Retro

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Merisian Shopping Centre, West Street, Havant

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25 nostalgic pictures showing West Street, Havant 20 years ago

ABC Cinema in High Street, Cosham, showing the queues forming for the film showings two days before its planned closure in December 2002.
Picture: Michael Scaddan

Step back in time with 35 nostalgic pictures of Cosham High Street

Contact nights out in Portsmouth over the years

Portsmouth dance music night to celebrate 28 years as we look back at memorable ...

Here is what a night out in 2011 looked like at Tiger Tiger in Gunwharf Quays. Picture: Sarah Standing (113240-3951)

Here's what a night out in 2011 looked like

14 shops which Portsmouth has lost

Hilsea Lido on a busy summer's day.
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23 wonderfully nostalgic pictures of Hilsea Lido over the years

Broad Street sketch 1800's

19 wonderful retro photos taking you back to Old Portsmouth

Revellers party the night away at Uropa night club in Portsmouth.

What a night out in 1999 looked like

South Parade Pier, Southsea

A fascinating window on Portsmouth and Hampshire in the 1930s

Retro face on the floor

Fun pictures of nights out in Portsmouth taking you back to 1999 to 2007

50 years of following Pompey home and away

50 years of supporting Pompey away - starting with Wrexham in 1976

Clubbers enjoy a night out in Portsmouth in 2009. Picture: (091104-2192)

36 fabulous pictures from fun nights out in Portsmouth 2009

Matt Woods and other music students test out the new music room which will be used for performance at South Downs College.
Picture: Luke MacGregor

Flashback at South Downs College from 20 years ago

Gary's market stall

Former stallholder records Charlotte Street Market's lost history

Revellers having a good time at Tiger Tiger in Gunwharf Quays back in the day.

41 fun photos showing an awesome night out in 90s and early 00s in Portsmouth

A woman feeding the birds at Canoe Lake in 1995

How Canoe Lake went from The Great Morass to a beloved part of city
In the first of a regular series looking at Portsmouth’s colourful past, historian Leo John Davies reveals the background of Canoe Lake
Leo John Davies

Canoes, kayaks and boats fill Canoe Lake, Southsea, in September 1978 PP5582

Looking back at Canoe Lake over the years - in pictures

Robert Rowe

Portsmouth man shares his story of growing up in the city after war

Historic pictures of the home of Portsmouth Football Club

Aerial of Haslar and HMS Dolphin in 1998.

10 glorious aerial pictures from across Portsmouth area in 1998

Portsmouth Point by Thomas Rowland

Spice Island's history: From lawless port to an upmarket paradise

Old House at Home in Havant, 1988. The News PP4812

10 classic picture memories taking you back to Havant 80s and 90s

Langstone Harbour, Havant, by the mill in December, 1990. The News PP4815

12 glorious pictures showing Havant in 80s and 90s

Gary, aged 13, with his grandmother at their family's fruit and veg stall

Stallholder writes book about beloved Charlotte Street Market

Fareham at Christmas between 1958-1960. Picture: Wright & Logan Photographers

18 amazing retro pictures from 1950s Portsmouth and Fareham

A charity match held between Pompey Legends v Alan Knight Celebrity XI at Fratton Park, Portsmouth, on bank holiday Monday, May 5, 2025.

Picture: Sarah Standing (050525-2704)

Pompey legend Alan Knight remembered in pictures as the city mourns

Portsmouth Guildhall, before the Second World War

How Portsmouth Guildhall was reborn after being destroyed in the Blitz
In the second in a series of pieces of Portsmouth history, to mark the city’s centenary, historian Leo John Davies looks at Portsmouth Guildhall
Leo John Davies

Southern Electricity Service on Southsea Common, Portsmouth in the 1950s. Picture: Wright & Logan Photographers

Glorious retro pictures from Portsmouth and Fareham in 1950s

The 1999 solar eclipse in Portsmouth Pictures by Steve Spurgin and Esme Allen

Did you join crowds on Southsea Common for the 1999 eclipse?

Cosham Police Station, Portsmouth in 1953.

Picture: Wright & Logan Photographers

Memorable retro pictures to take you back to Portsmouth and Gosport in 1953

People partying the night away at Paradise club in the Pyramids in Southsea in 1999.

What a night out in 1999 looked like

Winter Road, Southsea, in 1984. The News PP1936

16 memorable pictures taking you back to Southsea in the 80s

Alldays shop in San Diego Road, Gosport, in 1995.

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Amazing retro pictures of Gosport taking you back to 80s and 90s

The Gunwharf development 10th February 2001, viewed from Old Portsmouth. Picture: Malcolm Wells. 010784-3

19 photos showing how Gunwharf Quays was built

England at the World Cup - in Portsmouth pubs

Agony and ecstasy: Previous years' World Cup games in Portsmouth pubs

The Spinnaker tower starts to rise from its foundations at Gunwharf Quays, Old Portsmouth. 6/3/03

Wonderful retro pictures revealing the making of Portsmouth's famous Spinnaker T...

Tipner Greyhound Stadium in Portsmouth over the years

A look back at the long-lost Portsmouth Greyhound Stadium

Spinnaker Tower PICTURE: MALCOLM WELLS (046276-140 )

Rare pictures show building of Portsmouth's iconic Spinnaker Tower

Solent Diabetes Association, charity shop, West Street, Fareham. Picture: Allan Hutchings (101336-595)

In pictures: Wonderful retro pictures of West Street in Fareham from the 00s

Outdoor Portsmouth swimming culture makes comeback of “golden age”

2007. Market traders now placed in Commercial Road Portsmouth. Three of the four generations ¬ (Centre) George Warren (73), with (left) his son Michael (46) and (right) his grandson James (25. Picture: Mallcolm Wells (070151-120)

Portsmouth traders who have been a mainstay of markets in the city

Portsmouth Pride, Eastney Esplanade on Southsea seafront Picture: Chris Moorhouse (070625-070)

21 fun pictures show Portsmouth Pride in all its pomp in recent times

Burney House in South Street, Gosport in 1993.

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17 classic pictures from Gosport in the 70s, 80s and 90s

Gosport Library and Town Hall in 1992.

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

Scenes from the demolition of Whiteley Village and the building of Whiteley Shopping Centre from 2011 to 2013, including Denise van Outen opening mamas and Papas

How a ghost town outlet village was demolished and rebuilt

Wickham Horse Fair retro

Great retro photos of Wickham Horse Fair from over the years

Step onto the dancefloor at Joanna's
Picture: Sarah Standing (270625-5767)

Take a step back in time to Joanna's nightclub in Portsmouth

Broad Street sketch 1800's

19 wonderful retro photos taking you back to Old Portsmouth

It is hard to imagine our city's beach areas ever being THIS busy today, but this is a scene of a packed Southsea beach in the 1930s right next to South Parade Pier. Pictured here is the crowds watching the Schneider Trophy on 13 September 1931

Riveting retro pictures as we head back to the 1920s and 1930s

Photo from a night out at Tiger Tiger in 2010. Picture: (102559-5)

Take a trip back with these fun pictures of clubbing in 2010

The Times Clipper 2000 Round the World Yacht Race off Southsea Castle before they set off westward towards Stokes Bay and Cowes onwards to The Needles Channel. PICTURES BY MALCOLM R WELLS

Memorable pictures taking you right back to Portsmouth in 00s

Looking west from Lake Road towards Kingston Road circa 1930. Picture: Godfrey Doyle collection.

14 wonderful retro pictures showing Kingston Road and Lake Road

Old Portsmouth, 'Point' - Old Brickwoods Brewery 1920

Intriguing retro photos of Portsmouth a century ago

The American Bar in Old Portsmouth, March 1996

18 photos showing what Old Portsmouth was like years ago

Flooding outside the goods sheds in Commercial Road. The boy’s face in the centre says it all. Flooding in Commercial Road taken from inside the gates of the railway goods shed.

Incredible retro pictures of Portsmouth's iconic Commercial Road

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