Marines march past Eastney pubs... 116 years ago | Nostalgia
Seen marching from Highland Road into Kassasin Street and then down Eastney Street en route to Eastney barracks, we see a detachment of Royal Marine Artillery from HMS London which paid off on April 25, 1905.
On the left is the now closed British Flag pub and opposite is the Eldridge Pope hostelry the Cambridge Arms, now the Sirloin of Beef. To the right of the pub is where the Portsmouth Tramways’ offices were built in Highland Road.
I assume the band had come from the dockyard so I suspect a welcome cup of tea would have been poured on arrival at the barracks. The lower poster on the wall on the left is advertising a trip by train to London.
• In the second picture we’re in the 1930s for this view along the prom towards South Parade Pier. Everyone is dressed up, not dressed down as in today’s less formal ways. In the distance there are boats on the beach.
After the war, when Children’s Week began again, I remember going out in the boats with other children for fishing competitions. This was in the late 1950s early1960s. Of course, like deck chairs on the beach, the boats have gone.