Fascinating retro pictures of people and places in Gosport in the 80s and 90s

By Steve Deeks

Published 21st May 2026, 17:36 BST

We’ve delved into the archives to find some wonderful retro pictures of Gosport.

The selection below features a number of people and places during the 80s and 90s that some of you may recall.

Take a trip down memory lane and see how things have changed.

Gosport Library and Town Hall in 1992.

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1. Gosport

Gosport Library and Town Hall in 1992. Picture: (4113-1) Photo: The News Archive

Blake Road, Gosport, undergoing kerb refurbishments in 1994.

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Blake Road, Gosport, undergoing kerb refurbishments in 1994. Picture: (0230-1) Photo: The News Archive

John Mouncher next to the Gosport information panels in 1987.

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3. Gosport

John Mouncher next to the Gosport information panels in 1987. Picture: (5156-1) Photo: The News Archive

Residents Sally Waterhouse, Lynne Barker, Jim Barclay and Lib Dem Joyce Upperton at Marina Way in Gosport in 1991.

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Residents Sally Waterhouse, Lynne Barker, Jim Barclay and Lib Dem Joyce Upperton at Marina Way in Gosport in 1991. Picture: (1744-2) Photo: The News Archive