You will see holidaymakers on the beach next to the original Clarence Pier, a very Victorian-looking Portsmouth Dockyard, boats sailing close to the shoreline when people could enjoy that sight and The Royal Garrison Church Sunday Service, when the church had a roof and was in full use.
5. Portsmouth and Southsea in 1900
The original South Parade Pier in 1900, four years before it was destroyed by fire. The News PP984 Photo: The News archive
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