Camber docks, Portsmouth, in pictures

The Camber, in what we now call Old Portsmouth, is the site of the city’s oldest commercial docks.

Ships have been landing goods at the town that grew up around the Camber since the owner of a fleet of merchant ships, Jean de Gisors, decided, in about 1180, that the sheltered harbour at the Camber was the ideal place to start a town from which he could trade with Normandy.

The Camber, Old Portsmouth, which shows how the Bridge Tavern got its name. It is believed the picture was taken before 1926.

placeholder image — The Camber, Old Portsmouth, which shows how the Bridge Tavern got its name. It is believed the picture was taken before 1926.

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Captain Robert Falcon Scott's tall ship Discovery being refitted in the Vosper yard at the Camber in 1925. The dry dock was later used for unloading coal for the power station.
Picture: Stephen Payne collection. — Captain Robert Falcon Scott's tall ship Discovery being refitted in the Vosper yard at the Camber in 1925. The dry dock was later used for unloading coal for the power station. Picture: Stephen Payne collection.

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Camber docks, Portsmouth, in pictures | Nostalgia

The Camber, in what we now call Old Portsmouth, is the site of the city’s oldest commercial docks.

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