Intriguing pictures which capture the huge amount of change in Portsmouth in the 80s and 90s

Intriguing pictures capture the huge amount of change in Portsmouth in the 80s and 90s which has saw important events and milestones in ouyr city.

The wreck of the Mary Rose was discovered in 1971 and was raised on October 11 1982 by the Mary Rose Trust. The surviving section of the ship and thousands of recovered artefacts now sit in The Mary Rose Museum for us all to see.

Port Solent as we know it today was also created as well as the Pyramids in Southsea.

And Royal Navy families celebrated the return of their loved ones after the Falklands War in 1982.

53. Portsmouth in the 1980s

Port Solent Marina in January 1988. The News PP5109 Photo: The News archive

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54. Portsmouth in the 1980s

The South Stand at Fratton Park - home of Portsmouth Football Club - with Portsmouth playing Leicester. 29th August 1988. Picture: The News 0359-5 Photo: The News