In pictures: The Portsmouth area in the 1940s and '50s | Nostalgia

By Debz Croker

Published 15th Sep 2021, 19:56 BST

From Hayling Island to Goodwood via Lee-on-the-Solent, today we look at the wider Portsmouth area in the 1940s and ’50s.

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Freddie March standing by his MG Midget No. 60 in which he won the Double Twelve at Brooklands in 1931 and founded the Goodwood Motor Circuit in 1948. Picture: The News PP4799

placeholder image — Freddie March standing by his MG Midget No. 60 in which he won the Double Twelve at Brooklands in 1931 and founded the Goodwood Motor Circuit in 1948. Picture: The News PP4799

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Glorious Goodwood at its best, as clubracing sports cars stream away from the starting grid in 1957. The News PP4802

placeholder image — Glorious Goodwood at its best, as clubracing sports cars stream away from the starting grid in 1957. The News PP4802

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