This gallery is all about Southsea past - I've seen each of these images in several places, and their age makes it pretty certain that they are no longer subject to copyright, but I also like to think that whoever took the various original photographs would be pleased to know that his or her work was still being appreciated, mostly more than a century later.
Some of the pages these thumbnails take you to have additional images, so look for the Red Arrow pointing downwards from the top of the page.
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| South Parade Pier, circa 1905 |
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Esplanade Hotel, Clarence Pier, circa 1877 |
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End of the line - a tram at Clarence Pier |
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The original Southsea Bandstand |
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| Canoe Lake, 1910 |
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Southsea Beach
near Clarence Pier |
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Elm Grove - and a nice
hand-coloured version of more or less the same scene. |
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Francis Avenue in 1910
plus tram-line laying the year before |
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Bomb damage in Southsea |
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Hand-coloured image of Southsea Common in the Edwardian era. |
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Clarence Parade and Clarence Pier |
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| Soup kitchen, Kent Road, 1930 |
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| Handley's Corner, circa 1904 |
| Elm Grove in the early 20th or maybe even late 19th century |
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Osborne Road - plus a hand-colouring of the same scene |
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Kings Road, believed to be in 1880 |
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| Miniature railway on the Common, circa 1954 |
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Western Parade, circa 1900 |
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Palmerston Road
circa 1900 |
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Grove Road South
late 19th century |
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