These photos whisk you back more than 50 years to show life around Portsmouth during the 60s and 70s.
They capture some of the major events of the era as well as everyday life.
Portsmouth’s proud maritime heritage is celebrated, with two of the nation’s most famous ships, the HMS Belfast and HMY Britannia, pictured sailing into the harbour.
This retro photo gallery gives a taste too of what it was like growing up back then, with schoolchildren are seen gathered around the headteacher’s desk, and young mudlarks playing in the harbour at low tide.
Elsewhere, the wreckage of a hovercraft is raised from the seabed, a popular pub is pictured, and a military training exercise is captured in full flow.
What are your memories of Portsmouth in the 60s and 70s? Let us know in the comments section.

9. HMS Belfast
The Royal Navy Town-class light cruiser HMS Belfast, under tow from tugboats, passes the 18th-century 104-gun first-rate ship of the line and Admiral Lord Nelson's flagship HMS Victory on her last voyage from Portsmouth Dockyard to her new berth in London as a floating museum on September 2, 1971 | Getty Images Photo: Keystone/Hulton Archive

10. Portsmouth Harbour
Portsmouth Harbour in 1974, looking across the harbour and naval dockyards towards Porchester | Getty Images Photo: Aerofilms/English Heritage/Heritage Images

11. Elton John
Elton John performing at Portsmouth Guildhall on August 26, 1972 | Getty Images Photo: Michael Putland

12. Theatre
The New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth, in May 1971 | Getty Images Photo: Evening Standard/Hulton Archive

