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Monday 24 December 2018

Pam and I hope you all have a very Happy and Peaceful Christmas

I am looking forward to posting even more blogs in 2019

Yours

Peter

Posted by Peter at 12:08

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trolley bus

Home and Colonial Store

Flood in Old Portsmouth

Coberg Street 1950's

Minature train at Southsea

Fiutchers School

Trolley bus at Southsea

Fratton Road

Havant Road 1964

Charlotte Street

Bonfire Corner

The Tangier

Cosham High Street

Pompey Tram

Remember Jamboree Bags?

Pirates of Penzance Manor Court 1965

Jenny , Ray Barrett Christine

Court Lane 1963

Tribute to Pete Sexton who died last month

Photo's taken in The George in 2015

I remember Adrian Gee had a three wheeled ex sweeps van as his first car

Hilsea Lido

HilseaBoats

Portsmouth Gas Works

Trolley Bus

Upper Drayton Lane

HMS Vernon

Fratton Grove post war

Commercial Road 1964

Long's Lorry

Guildhall Square mid 1960's

Commercial Road with tram

Bomb Damage in Commercial Road

Fun on Whale Island on Families Day

Drayton 1960's

Line to South Railway Jetty

Home Appliances

Guildhall Square plus tram

Home and Colonial

Drayton 1931

North End 1965

The old Eye and Ear Hospital

Cosham Railway Yard

Cosham High Street looking South

Roy Bodle motor cycle shop

Floods in Old Portsmouth

Coberg Street

Portsmouth Tram

Early picture of the Coach and Horses

Arnets fish shop in Cosham High Street

By The George 1967

Rathgar School of Dancing

Top of Cosham High Street before Spur Road was built

South Parade Pier

Bonfire Corner

Some old time shops

The Rock Gardens

Great place for jazz nights in the 60's

The Railway Hotel

Remember Le Pages Glue?

Charlotte Street in the 1970's

Smiths Garage again

Smiths Garage FARLINGTON 1928

Drayton Farm

Cosham High Street before Spur Road

Charlotte Street

Looking along Horsea Island

Who remembers Jamboree Bags

Cosham High Street

House boats Langston

Dead mans wood

The Brighton to Plymouth train storms under the Eastern Road bridge 1960

Early Paulsgrove

1950's cook books

Postcard of Portsdown Hill

|Portsmouth Trolley bus in Southsea

Commercial Road with overhead traffic scheme

Did your Mum use this?

Gosport Car Ferry

Bastion Tea House

Allaway Avenue 1995

Green Shield stamps

Bombing in Portsmouth Harbour 1940

Wild Mouse at Billy Mannings

Christmas Book 60+ years ago

MY OLD COLLEGE PUB

Southsea Miniature Train

Memories from the past

Rock Gardens

Coronation decorations HMS Vernon

On the pier

Note the wartime maritime defences in the water

Coal Office by Cosham station

Remember these?

Bus in Central Road

Commercial Road in the late 1950's

Steam Train at Portsmouth Harbour

Under the railway bridge

The New Inn Drayton

Southsea Miniature Railway

Mr Francis Fish Shop Drayton

Commercial Road

A colourised image

The Criterion

Portsmouth Power station

Railway Cottages Cosham Triangle

The Albertolli Swiss Cafe

Old Cosham

........................Trolley bus at Cosham

Havant Road Drayton 1930's

78's from Weston Harts

Northern Road

1965

South Parade Pier and steamer

Fort Purbrook

Were you an Ovaltinee?

Crows Nest Service Station

The East Cosham Tavern

City Limits Farlington

High Street Old Portsmouth

The Black House Langston Harbour

South Parade Pier

Hilsea

Early picture of Drayton and Wellington Terrace

Remember the Flatley Dryer

Remember these around town?

They were known as mechanical horses

The production of Barnabas at Manor Court

Mid 1960's

Havant Road Drayton 1962

Trolley Bus at Cosham

Through the gates to Cosham High Street

Well Known Fishmonger

Corporation platform lorry

Snow in Court Lane before the Infant School was built

Did you have one of these money boxes?

The ex Government store

My grandmother alway used this, did yours?

Charlotte Street

High Street Old Portsmouth between the wars

Coop House

Charlotte Street

Cosham High Street looking north

Cosham Tram Shelter

Palace Continental

Trolley at Southsea

Drayton

Trolley Bus in Greetham Street

Odeon North End

Havant Road Drayton 1920's

Remember the Palm Court in Cosham High Street

I remember when it was Mary's Milk Bar!

Charlotte Street

Manor Court Woodwork class 1967

Carnarthon Avenue

Charlotte Street

Drayton in 1950's

Drayton Post Office raid 100 years ago

Drayotn Post Office raid 1919

Castle Street Southsea

Havant Road late 1930's

Near top of South Road

Havant Road 1930's

Top of South Road

Sparshatts at Hilsesa

Kings Theatre

Trolley Bus on Western Parade

Mile End Cemetery

Portsdown Avenue Drayton

Leaving the North End garage

I remember playing this with my Grandma

Fun at Eastney in 1950

Sea Front Service

Portsdown Avenue

Busy Charlotte Street

Drayton 1964

The Havant Road 1928

Scout Hut on right, Waterworks Road on left and before the Eastern Road Eastern

Seaview Road, Drayton 1928

Second new photograph of Smiths Garage

1928

Two recently acquired photographs of Smiths garage on the corner of Waterworks Roads

Circa 1930

Weston Harts

Steve Timms and friends on go cart in Second Ave

Coburg Street

Little bus to Upper Drayton

Commercial Road

Building the clock in Southsea

Show Time in Southsea

Greetham Street

Charlotte Street

A 1950s favourite

Did you have one of these?

Four pictures from the get together today

Pam and June

Robert Macks' at the end of Charlotte Street

Good for your Health!

My Grandfather on his first motorbike

Remember adverts on the side of the house?

Charlotte Street

Flood in Broad Street

Cosham High Street at the top end

Cosham High Street by the crossing gates

Every household had Imperial Leather

Remember Ben Grubb's?

Drayton 1931

Were you a member of the Tufty Club?

HMS Vernon at the Coronation

A poster from the Rendezvous

Did you belong?

Langstone house boats

Kings Theatre

Southsea Front late 1950s

John Bull Christmas Edition

Christmas Edition

Carol Winters school report

Fort Redoubt

The Flea Market in Unicorn Road

Woolworths at Christmas

Carmarthan Avenue

The Bastion Tea Rooms as was now car sales

Barclays Bank in Drayton 1960s

Tram stop in Cosham

Hilsea Lido 1935

Air raid over Portsmouth Harbour

Thatched Cottage that was at the top of Court Lane

My Mum swore by these

Thatched Cottage at the top of Court Lane

Pompey Pubs!!!!

Flea Market Unicorn Road

Southsea Front late 1950s

Whale Island Bridge

Portsmouth Trolley Bus

Wesley Central Hall

Alan Hartley and Friends at The George

June and Linda in The George today

Anyone remember this?

Harbour Station

Drayton Postcard

Castle Road

Wymering Air Raid shelter bunks

The Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert

At South Railway Jetty

Coronation Programme

Drayton in 1930s

Charlotte Street 1960s

Drayton in the 1920s

Camping on the hill

Cottages at Cosham

How many of these makes do you remember?

Havant Road at the top of South Road

1930s

Remember these lads?

Remember these girls?

Charlotte Street

Canoe Lake 1950s

View over Portsmouth

Portsdown Avenue Drayton

Tommy Trinder

Drayton

Southsea Terrace

Neilson's Ice Cream

Hilsea Miniature Railway

Canoe Lake 1953

Weston Harts in Cosham

Remember all night burners?

Poster for South Parade Pier

Kings Theatre

Paddling at Eastney

Floods in Broad Street

Commercial Road 1974

Bus Platform 1960s

Trip to Paris 1967

June Blitz and Bert Ray

Court Lane Exam Results

Bomb Damage in St Pauls Square Southsea.

South Parade Pier

Commercial Road 1964

Remember these cycle spares?

Train on Dockyard Line

The Weston Harts Cosham High Street

End of South Parade Pier 1960s

Bomb Damage near Queen Street

Aldsworth Close Drayton

The Hi Fi's

Empress Ballroom Stubbington Avenue

Aboard the 'Little Bus' to Upper Drayton

Highbury Houses

Chatsworth Avenue

Court Lane School Badge

Coal Office at Cosham station

Charlotte Street

Bus by Dockyard Crossing

Blue Roof Garage?

Delivery from Walkers Dairy

Aberdare Avenue

Chapmans Laundry

Trolley Bus at Portsmouth station

Windsor Road Cosham

We all remember this I expect

Remember these?

Wesley Central Hall

Remember Chapmans Laundry?

The little bus

The outside of Lyn's needlework

Lyn's needlework from Court Lane

Opening of the Eastern Road

1950s advertising

Remember these?

Widley Street

Drayton 1931

Were you a member

Top of Drayton Lane 1950s

A Christmas Fat Cat

A Christmas Wish

Did you go?

Charlotte Street

Christmas decorations at Woolworths

St. Mary's in the snow

Sweet shop opposite Cosham Odeon

Looking down Carmarthan Avenue

A bit cold for ice cream!

The Cosham to Upper Drayton little bus

Remember Cremola Foam?

Air Raid in 1940

Lake Road

One of Ken Well's steam engines

Hilsea Lido

Havant Road and British Restaurant

Cosham Signal Box

Remember these?

Old 'Pop' Wing from Solent Road School

Charlotte Street in full swing

Cliffdene Cottage near The George

Demolition of Dunham and Bush

QA in the 1960s

Old bridge onto Whale Island

Coop House Fratton Road

Havant Road

Huts at Eastney

Canoe Lake

The Harbour station

Drayton in the 1930's

The Havant Road 1920s

Window display at Weston Harts

Havant Road 1964

Book 6 has now hit the streets

Revd Michael Cooper and Ron Robinson outside the Church of the Resurrection

Two smoking ads sent in by Chris Ashby in New Zealand

Strange smoking Ad

Havant Road Drayton

Station Road Drayton

Remember fireplaces like this?

Drayton 1964

Canoe Lake

Hilsea Foot Bridge

Charlotte Street Market

Fort Purbrook

Beatles Ticket

Canoe Lake 1905

Cycle Delivery

Charlotte Street Market

Chapmans Laundry

Remember these change machines?

Bear at Whale Island zoo before the war

Air Raid on Portsmouth 1940

Spur Road Cosham

Remember these Clubs?

Bridge to Whale Island 1930s

Drayton 1920s

Poster from South Parade Pier

Betty Astell was Cyril Fletche'rs wife

Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert at South Railway Jetty

Boating Lake Southsea

Havant Road Drayton 1930's

Houses on the Havant Road 1964

Bert's Cafe Portchester

Overnight Accommodation Berts Cafe

Remember the Rendezvous?

Do you still have your Coronation Book?

Maureen has!

Weston Harts

Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert

Boating Lake Southsea

Trouble at Southwick Hill

Names from the Past

Maison Drayton 2017

Inside Maison Drayton

Closing after 71 years

Guildhall Square 1960s

Eastney 1950

Manor Court Teachers 1965

? Bert Ray, Bob Coulthard, David Pafford Joe Tyler, Harold Bennett, Norman Folland, David Gee ? Nelson Trowbridge, Ivor Fentiman, Mr Hodgkinson ? ? ? ? Julia Barber ? ?1 1 Ray Dopson ?Bett Butterfield , Miss Crocker or Miss Evening, Harry Harrison, Joyce Pipe, Reg Davis, George Pledger, Miss Curtis, Audrey Wyspianska , Miss Richardson Fred Vince, Peter Sexton, Jill Smith, ? , June Blitz ? Clive Spinney, Ken Wells

Ticket to see the Beatles

Palace Continental Cinema

Local Group The Hi Fi's

ATC Summer Camp St Athen 1962

Phillip Ward, Barry Dunnaway, Robert Webster

ATC Summer Camp St Athen 1962

Robert Webster, RAF Driver, Phillip Ward

Franks Music Shop

Municipal Baths

From Griff

"I am very happy to report that my coffee table that I made in Ken Well's metalwork class back in 1961/2 is still going strong and supports my Grandaughter's dolls house being the perfect height for her to move furniture around inside. Built to last !"

The Havant Road at Drayton

Commercial Road 1974

Drayton 1984

Cycle Proficiency Tests

Early Days Station Road Drayton

Madgwicks

Tudor Sailing Club

Charlotte Street

Brighton Plymouth express at the bottom of Station Road

Drayton 1960s

Below are nine pictures from Allen Plumley

I will add names in the next few days

Court Lane

Report Heading

Canoe Lake

Portsmouth Central baths

The City mortuary was next door !!!!

Early Elm Grove.

Hilsea Lido footbridge

Morning view from ASWE

Cosham High Street

This used to be the time for a coal fire

Drayton

Chalk Pit near the George

Troops climbing Gillman Lane on pratice assault on Fort Purbrook

Troops crossing the Havant Road on pratice assault on Fort Purbrook

Two Coronation memories from Maureen

Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert at South Railway Jetty

Drayton in the 1960s

Coop House

THE ABC Commercial Road

The Bastion Filling Station

Drayton 1960

Airspeed Badge

Much sought after by little Boys

The Blue Roof Garage

The latest book in the Drayton Series is now available

£3.00 each from Drayton News and +£1.25 from me for p&p

Remember Airspeed

These pin badges were one of the most collectable for us as kids. I had one!

Street view Drayton 1956

Where you there?

Will Brown

I was given this picture on Thursday, a real old Pompey store

Odeon North End

The step outside Bob Frasers shop

It is still there!

Drayton1920s

Remember Bob Frasers Elcectrical and Record shop?

Picture thanks to Bobs son

Commercial Road 1972

The Kings Theatre

The New Inn 1950s

Note Futchers Terrace

Mum's choice

Draytom 1960's

The Portsmouth Pals off the war

Fratton Station

House Boats at Langston

Griff found this letter from 55 years ago

Who remembers at Tennis Tournament?

The Havant Road in the 1830s

The ever popular Ice Cream Man

For use on the Trolley Wires

Who remembers the Drayton Chip Shop?

Nappers in Drayton

War time wire along Southsea Sea Front

Floral Clock at Southsea

Every stamp collector had a set of these!

Theme to Steptoe and Son by a local band

The original Title was Old Ned

Drayton 1965

Southsea

The George early 1960s

Hilsea Lido 1960

Royal Visit to Cosham

Portsmouth Corporation bus

Drayton 1956

Unicorn Gate out muster

Sean Connery at Hilsea 1949

Remember Southdown?

Woolworths in Commercial Road 1962

Knowsley Road

Early Postcard

Corgi Classic Car

Remember McIlroys?

The New Inn 1950s

Coronation HMS Vernon 1911

John King sent in this pic of the Guildhall

Pitt Street Baths

South Parade Pier at night

Commercial Road Woolworths

New Inn 1959

Corporation bus at Cosham

Remember Quink Ink>

Southsea Police Car

Woolworths in Commercial Road

Drayton Shopping Centre

Just received this note Lights, the Coop and the British Restaurant next door

The George all pictures April 2016

The George

The Swiss Restaurant

South Parade Pier in the 1950s

The Troxy in Fratton Road

Drayton 1984

Verrecchias

The Cosham Essoldo (Carlton)

Albert Grove in Southsea

1906 snowballs Portsdown Hill

Knocking off time at Unicorn gate

Was your home like this?

Strange Train at Southsea

Albert Road before The Hings Theatre was built

Another well known store!

A well known store in its day

Double Decker of the 1950's

Traditional delivery

Commercial Road 1964

A strangepost card from Portsmouth Asylem

Hilsea Lido 1947

Wellington Terrace, Drayton

Childrens playground Southswa

Portsdown Fair 1924

The Wonder of Woolies

Posh 1960s baubles

Vintage Decorations

Commercial Road

Early 1960's

Cussons Imperial Leather

Always thgought it was a strange way to spell cousin and why leather?

Fratton Grove 1950s

Remember Neilsons Ice Cream?

Station Road 1950s

Remember Ilford?

Leals in Spur Road

Peter Keat, David (John) Wyatt and Peter Westcott

More George pictures on http://manorcourt2.blogspot.co.uk/?

The Old Thatched Cottage

This was at the corner of Court Lane and the Havant Road

Pictutres from The George from Bett

Pam Hammond and Peter Sexton

June Blitz and Peter Sexton

At the meeting at The George we welcomed Peter Sexton. More pictures to follow

The getogether at The George this time welcomed Peter Sexton. L to R Steve Long,Peter Sexton, Maureen Snook and Joy Cootes

June holds court

Bett Semour, Maureen Snook and Malcolm Meritt

Carl (Fred) Randall and friends

Mike Devon and the Diplomats

Coronation Gate HMS Vernon

Wymering Air Raid Shelter

Barclays Bank and Streets Butchers Drayton

Were you an Ovaltiney

Portsmouth Coronation Programme

Barclays Bank Drayton

Station end of Commercial Road

Copnor Road 1975

Flemings in Castle Road Southsea

Charlotte Street

Early 1970's

Newly discovered picture of Barclays Bank in Drayton

About 1955

Postcard of Drayton

Burfields Level Crossing

Remember the BSA Gold Flash?

Commercial Road in the 1950's

The Kings Theatre

Hilsea Lido

Commercial Road in the 1960's

Drayton Revisited

The corrected reprint is now available. If you have already bought an original it will be replaced free of charge.

Ladies of the Gas Works during the war

Is there anyone you recognise?

Charlotte Street When it was still a market

Fun at Canoe lake

A brand new car for the modern family?

Drayton 1955 when I was 9 years old!

Remember the AA man?

Get your vitamin C

Drayton 1950's

The George and Dragon Cosham High Street

Trolley Buses a The Hard

Typical 1960, cigarette advert

What ever happened to Craven A ?

Drayton 1956

Colin Whittington and I met up in Drayton this week.

Colin is the one with more hair

Inside the Kings Theatre

Copsey Grove tunnel

Chipperfiels Circus in Kingston Crescent

1955

Shop in Fawcett Road

Remember the Morgan Three Wheeler?

Saw this one at the Festival of Speed at Goodwood this week.

The Old Rectory Farlington

Diana Dors

Married David Emms a Gosport Bus Driver and lived in Bridgemary for three years

Long Lost Pub

The East Cosham Tavern

Coop Fratton Road

Now who remembers Capstan Full Strength?

The Yorkshire Grey

Who remembers Vat 69?

The Drayton Institute interior today

Guildhall Square 1950s

The days of the IOW Paddle Steamers

PS Whippingham

What a line up at The Birdcage

1965

The pub in the Tricorn

We could buy these from Exchange and Mart in the 1960's

Want to buy a house in Highbury?

The tale of the toilet the council built a Public Convenience at the top of Lower Drayton Lane

Then they decided to sell this 1960's property and put up a For Sale sign last year

It is now a bijou officewith an added floor and spiral staircase for a Cosham Estate Agent

Lita Roza at the Kings

Drayton 1955

His Masters Voice

Commercial Road 1950

Thanks to Maureen these three photo's of Solent Road Junior School have come to light

Dated about 1953?

Solent Road

Pam and June

Peter, David (John), Pam

The George

Vivian and Tina

The George

Get together

Peter and Steve

Cosham Fire Brigade out on a 'Shout'

Cosham Railway Station

Court Lane visit to IOW in 1958 taken by Sue Griffiths

Right to Left: Mr Ramsey (English Teacher), two unknown pupils, Mrs Ramsey.

Poster for Bertram Mills Circus

Featuring Coco the Clown

Clarence Pier

Cosham with The Ship in the background.

Down at The Hard

Just a chocice please

Sunny Days at Hilsea

Changing Rooms Hilsea Lido

Always wet and cold!!!!

All off to The Blue Laggon for the evening!

Trolley Buses at The Hard

Good Old Southdown

Portsmouth IOW Car Ferry

The For-tunes

The Troxy in Fratton Road

United Reformed Church Mulberry Avenue

Vintage 1950's

Remember these Post Office Signs?

Cycle racing at Alexandra Park

Panto time again

Danny La Rue at the Kings in the 1960's

Much in demand in the late 1950's The Arthur Ward Band

Following on from last weeks picture

THE DROKE

Christmas Decorations Woolworths 1965

Typical 1950's home

The High Street end of The Droke

2014

The Kontiki Bar at Sinah Warren

Who remembers the floating dock in the dockyard?

Kimballs towards the end

We all had a fireplace like this!

East Cosham House

Unicorn Road Crossing

The George

Our 'Local'

Old Police Box at the top of the Eastern Road

Commercial Road 1950's

Who remembers Trojan Cars?

Billy Mannings 1960's

The Cresta's

Well known local band

The Corner Shop

Memorial stone in Dead Mans Wood

Dead Mans Wood

Eastern Road

Ivy covered police box

Dual Tub Washing Machine

Portsmouth Woolworths 1950

The For-Tunes

Clarence Pier

Did you belong to the Tufty Club?

Wakey, Wakey

One of the earliest cars in Portsmouth

Buckland just post war

Bombed Out Guildhall

Dance Band at the Savoy 1950

Southsea Bandstand

Pop poster I remember all the acts!!!

Remember the Drayton Institute?

Picture take in August this year

Top of Cosham High Street many decades ago

Commercial Road in the early 1960's

Note Trolley Bus

Bus stop at Forty Acres

The girls at the corset factory

Dead Mans Wood from the air

Piano race 1962

Police Box at top of the Eastern Road

Charlotte Street in the 1950's or 60's

Watneys Red Barrel

From the John (David) Wyatt collection

Who was this 1950's pin up girl?

Southdown Buses on Parade

Court Lane Orchestra from John (David) Wyatt

Back - Mr. Dobson Mr. Hodgkinson Middle - Peter Merckel, Colin Blake, Philip Chambers Front - John Stevens, ?,David Wyatt, ?, ?

Another view of the Classic Cinema

Commercial Road 1950

These seem so old fashioned now!

Sometimes known as Farlington Grange of Manhattan

The house was on the left going down Lower Drayton Lane

Who remembers the Classic Cinema?

Peter Westcott, Sally Griffiths, Pam Hammond and June Blitz

The George June 2014

Norma and Trevor

Griff and Norma

Bus to Billy Mannings

The Wild Mouse at Billy Mannings

Cyclamen green houseMr Cross's Drayton Farm

First Avenue Wymering Garden Suburb

Aerial View Cosham and Drayton 1946

A stone in Dead Man's Wood.

Who remembers the old CINENEWS theatre in Commercial Road?

Rush Hour at the IOW ferry terminal

Down to Billy Mannings

When the Guildhall Square was a real square

A little before our time!

Anyone know anything about Portsmouth Brick Works?

Billy Mannings

The Wild Mouse at Billy Mannings

Charlotte Street as it used to be!

Three wheels on my wagon!

Kimbells

Music at the Railway Hotel, Fratton

Two more memory joggers from maureen

Hope we have all read these!

This one is for Gloria

Two Memory Joggers from Maureen

Never did like the Cherry Flavour

Were you a member of the I-Spy Tribe?

Looking down Cosham High Street in the 1970's

Wish you were here??????

Paulsgrove bus at the Guildhall

Down on The Hard

The News Cinema in Commercial Road

A real Old Fashioned Tobacco

Chef at work in Woolworths

ABC Portsmouth

Remember Navy Days

See the Ships meet the Men

Lake Road

Remember these?

Pompey Prefab

School Picture from Michele Pictures by Ian Marshall

?, ?, ?, Sue Ayling, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Glynn Jones, ?,Anne Davis, Barry Jackman, Ian Marshall, Philip Woods, Carl Randall ?, Jenny Taylor, ? Norman Folland, Jill Wakely Behind her Jane Merritt, Sheila Wilton, Candy Whiteman,Michele Laviers, ,Susan Collins , Jenny Went. Anne ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Chris Farmer, Barbara Quinell, Jill Budd, Lyn ?, Susan Finch, June Blitz

Another School pic from Michele his time the last day

Back Row Males L to R - Philip Wood, Carl Randall, Ricky James, Dereck Dacre, Ian MacDowell. Glyn Jones, Peter Lawley, Ian Marshall, Stephen Peel Middle Row Females L to R - Michele Laviers, Anne Davies, Carol Winter, Susan Collins, Kathy Cook, Anne Turtle, Jennifer Went Front Row L to R Chris Farmer, Susan Ayling, RR Davies, Miss J. Pipe, Barry Jackman, Carole Overton.

Did you have one of these?

Fire at Leigh Park

The Robertson's Golly

Here's a memory jogger for the girls!

Something for the Christmas Tree!

A Corner Shop in Fawcett Road

Portsmouth/Gosport 1960's group The Classics

One of the stones in Dead mans Wood

Lets stop for a swift one?

Remember the Power Station?

Corporation bus ticket

Plenty of room on top

Here is a sight you don't see today!

Dylan did play the Guildhall

Want to buy a bus station?

Rudmore Gas Works

Remember The Classic cinema?

Two more pictures from John Cross

Map of Drayton 1907. Elmwood Farm marked in red

Cosham Home Guard 1944

The Nursery 1935 note the lack of houses on the hill!

I am grateful to John Cross for these two pictures of the Elmwood Farm. It was off Lower Drayton lane behind the Herbert's Market Garden

The Old Elmwood Farmhouse

Circus Van on Portsdown Hill 1950's

Recently discovered picture of Uncle Toms Cabin

Note the signal flags on the road works, the ex army lorry, the East Cosham Tavern and the Esso station at the top of Park Lane.

Northern Road Coshan 1930's

Canoe Lake 1960

News Cinema Commercial Road

New Ambulance

Weston Hart's North End

Remember the Foudroyant in the harbour?

Charlotte Street in its heyday

Little Bricky Key Ring

New Picture from Joy Coots 1956 at Court Lane

Left to Right Brenda Willy, Joy Coots - Joyce Lewington, Joan Sandys, Christine Tanner, Dianne Wheeler, PAMELA TANDY, the one Joy is trying to find, ? ? and Pearl Strange. Trevor Goodall, ? Brown, Ann Phillips and Christine Crayden are peeping through. 1956

Tobacco from the past

Remember the Birdcage Club?

The ladies of the Smiths Crisp Factory

Spring in Court Lane

New Book is available now

The Savoy Southsea

Trolley at Cosham

Three more picture from the get together last month

Pam, June, Jean. Pictures from Barry

Peter Mary Malcolm

Pam, June,Jean,Norma

Cosham High Street

Houseboat in Langston Harbour

Before electric bikes!

North End in the rush hour 1965

More at the Churchillian

Barry and Norma have a meaningful discussion at the get together at the Churchillian

L to R Barry Dunnaway, Mary Smith, Malcolm Merritt, Pam Hammond June Blitz (hidden) and Jean Whitticomb. Steve Long and Dave Bartlett also attended.

Cosham Gates 1919

Good Old Fashioned Box Camera

Treadgold's in White Lion Street

This was a road off of Queen Street

The Mile End Cellars

All aboard the open top bus!

Advert for Swiss Restaurant

Shops at Mile End

All under the M275 now

Fun at Billy Mannings

(Ali) Ben Grubbs

The Guldhall post war

Who remembers the boarding round the site?

We all used these as kids!

Mile End Cemetery

Now under the M275

Billy Mannings

Remember when you could bump in Dodgem Cars?

Osbourne Road 1959

Photo by Nelson Trowbridge

Manor Court School 1962

Inside the Essoldo

Canoe Lake

Brownie Box Camera

Spuds for Smiths Crisps

Corporation Bus at Southsea

Note the Wimpy Bar

Beech Nut

Remember these machines?

Walls Ices 1960's

Bus at Southsea 1950's

Remember Lucky Bags?

The Viewmaster

Did you have one?

Rememder reading these?

I was there!

Invitation Card to Launch of HMSLeopard

I was there with my Dad

How to catch smokers early

We all had these at one time

The good old Tanner

No Lifebouy in sight!

Remember these?

I am in touch with Bobby Rydell who has all kinds of healt problems over the last year

Frys Chocolate Creams

Unusual Airfix Kit

Time to clean those teeth?

Remember playing this when we were children?

Portsmouth to Gosport Floating Bridge

Commercial Road 1967

HMS Vanguard and Car Ferry

Kimbels

Did you enjoy growing up in the 1960's?

Canoe Lake area

Floods under the railway bridge Commercial Road

Our Favourite Emporium Ben Grubb's

Accident at the bottom of Commercial Road 1965

Cliff Richard Programme

North End

Commercial Road 1957

Airspeed factory

Portsdown Hill 1955

Portsmouth Police

Follow up to The Time of Our Lives

Available from 15/1/13 at £2.95 + 95p P&P

Paulsgrove House during demolition

Old Portsmouth Ambulance

Mary Hill's 13th Birthday. Thanks Mary

: Mary centre with Angela Ellis, Glynes Rees, Barbara? and Penny Gillman. In front on the left is Mary’s 10 yr old brother, David and on the right Freda Kerridge. Behind Raymond Whitworth.

The back of Commercial Road Woolworths

What every young boy wanted for Christmas

What every teenage boy wanted for Christmas

Portsmouth Cathedral in the snow

The Warrior at Christmas

Hilsea Lido on a sunny day

Back to 1954

HMS Vernon 1960's

Cosham High Street 1960's

The Wheelbarrow 1960

Gauntlett and Walker milk bottle

More Charlotte Street this time 1950's

Life in Charlotte Street in the 1960's

Southsea Train

My first Camera

Hilsea Lido

Here is the 1962 Manor Court Speech Day sent by Pam

Were you there?

The railway line passing under the Eastern Road and onto Farlington Marshes before the motorway

Can you spot the Dunham & Bush and Twilfit factories?

John Dean in Court Lane

Circa 1958-59

WRNS at work at HMS Vernon

Pop Poster for one night stand at the Guildhall

RMS Queen Mary off Southsea 1955

Fort Purbrook

Games from the 1950's

South Parade Pier in the early 1960's

Mr Bennet's Woodwork Class

From John Lockwood

Some more of Pam's pictures from France 1962

We start in the bedroom!

Dormitory scene in Paris

Angela Ellis, Maureen Snook, Veronica Eyles, Pam Hammond and Madeline Hallman

The first drink in France

Madeline Hallman, Veronica Eyles and Pam Hammond

On the boat from Newhaven to Dieppe July 16th 1962

Eastern Road, Dunham and Bush and Twilfit factory

The straight line is the railway line

Joyce Pipe Retirement 1977

Joyce Pipe retirement after 23 years

Paris 1962

June Blitz and Ray Dopson

Paris 1962

Veronica Eyles on wall flanked by Ray Dopson and June Blitz, Middle back Norma Plumb and Lesley Chapman, Right back Madeline Hallman, Carol Osbourne, Linda McIntyre, Maureen Snook,?, Pam Hammond, Pat Holden. Front left Geoff Ranger, Peter Carter and Miss Crocker, Alan Hartley, Bob Barlow

Paris 1962

Madeline Hallman, Maureen Snook, Veronica Eyles, Pam Hammond

Paris 1962

Veronica Eyels, Madeline Hallman, Angela Ellis, Maureen Snook

Victoria Park in the mid 1960's

Just the place for courting when we were at college.

Ivor Fentiman with John Dean 1958-9

Thanks to John for the picture

The old Dansette

Commercial Road 1961

Was this one of Ken Wells' vices?

Clarence Pier 1958

Prefab estate on Portsdown Hill early 1960's

World War Two Gas Mask

Sunny Southsea by the Sea

Remember these Keith?

A dip at Southsea

Prefabs on Portsdown Hill

The Building School Cosham High Street

Griff spotted this Palm Beach bike on Ebay price £120

The Book is available from me now £2.95 & £1.00 p &p

How many of you remember Dave King?

The Guinness Festival Clock 1959

Ist Drayton cubs 1956

Corporation bus tickets

For those who went to Solent Road remember Les Rose

Cricket team 1956

Portsmouth Airport early 1960's

Cosham Station 1959

Portsmouth Airport

Remember the days of the Southdown bus?

War damage in central portsmouth

Record made by Pompey Football Club

Cosham Home Guard

Last of the Summer Wine

Barry Dunnaway, Peter Westcott, Me, Melv Bridger

Shopping in Southsea

Canal Street 1958

I don't remember this!!!

The wonder of 1950's Woolworths

Cosham Home Guard

All saints Church 1964

Looking down on the Guild Hall Square 1968

Woolworths in 1969

The East Cosham Tavern

The Building School Cosham High Street

Navy days in Pompey Yard

Portsmouth Dockyard 1930's

Drayton

Mary Anns shop in Cosham High Street

Commercial Road 1950

Cosham High Street 1956

1st year trip to London 1958

Cosham High Street 1956

Roger Dawkins and Christopher ( Biff) Richards + Unknown at camp

Roger Dawkins and Steve Carter on Snowdon 1955

Roger Dawkins and Griff on Snowdon

Barry Dunnaway at Hindhead in the First Year

Prize giving at Sports Day by Councillor Mrs Kerr

Teachers Cycle Race at Sports Day at East Lodge

L to R Miss Blitz, unknown, Mr Greer, Mr White, Miss Coggan with the flag, Mr Ray behind her and Mr Bennett in the middle distance

Commercial Road Woolworths Christmas 1950

Anyone want a 61 year old calander?

Manor Court Tennis Team sent by Christine

Who can you name? Second right front Carol Paige

Anida has come up trumps already with a picture of the Palace Continental

Manor Court Club Official Opening

A newly found picture. Richard Pegg and Christine Budd centre, I am dancing with Carol Page, Steve Carter, "Digger" Marsh far right, Josephine Pappa far left.

Richard Pegg and Christine Budd at the School Sports Day

1963

A series of four pictures from Willie Westcott. They show the school outing to London in 1958

L to R. John Mortimer, Robert Webster, Barry Dunnaway,Coach Driver, Frank Howells, Melv Bridger and Robert Murdoch kneeling

Miss Barbara Burden

School Crumpet and Geography teacher !!! Note her boyfriend in the background

Molly Butler

Not the school crumpet !! On her right Steve Long

Willie (Peter) Westcott 1960

Sitting astride his Armstrong Havana

Sent by Dave is this the 1965/66 Manor Court Football Team?

L to R; Ray Jarvis, Rodney Nicholls, Pete Wheeler, Jim Fernyhaugh, Nigel Bates, Pete Scott, Steve Banks, Dave Jeffs, T Stack, Paul Lindsey

Norman Folland just before his last cruise

ATC Annual Dinner at Court Lane

But Whose Who?

Anybody recognise anybody?

Back Right Maureen Albertolli. Front below Maureen Christine Budd and Jennifer West

Griffs picture of ATC Camp in Wales

Back L to R: John Mortimer, Martyn Smith, Melvyn Bridger, Alan Cox, Graham Arnold. Middle: Johnny Robrts,Alan Clarkson, Lower: ??? Robert Webster, Phillip Ward

Unlikely as it may seem but this is Miss Pipe paddling in the Med.

More Woodwork 1961

Top Row:Thomas West-Michael wake-Mervyn Allen-Paul Green-Mick Macari-Ivor Andrews.2nd Row:Peter Bug- Keith Tilbury-Mike Devereux-Ant Davis-Phil Adams-3rd Row:Rex Whistler-Malcom Smith-Barry Squibb-Steve Timms-Michael Hawes 4th Row:Mick Dingle-George Gregory-David Costick-Norman Bishop-Roger Lillywhite.

Even Older

My Ration Book, my Grandmothers tobacco coupons and my fathers petrol coupons.

'O' Level papers from 1962 & 3

Almost 50 years ago

Children at Court Lane

Top Row - Fay Thompson - Ian Sellars - Ann Morris - Rob Passmore - Shiela Vidler - Roger Cloony and Christine Lemuri.2nd Row - Carol Chapman - Peter Brown - Deborah Coates - Geoff Norman - ? - Carole Silver and Wendy Dunnaway.3rd Row - Judith Blake - Geoff Gruber - J Hemphill - Mrs. Uden - Angela Drummond - Mike Pappa and Janet Froud. 4th - Row - Pauline Hare - Pauline Brown - John Bishop - Jean Brown - Tim Craggs - Susan Jones - Martin Watts and Pricilla Maunder.Front Row - Martin O'Brien - Pamela Williamson - Steve Talbot - Maureen Waite - Gary Lucas and Linda Fulstow.

Station Road Drayton in the 1950's

Messiah Programme signed by Mr Stephens

Manor Court Club

Whose Who

The only one I can name is Anida Folland in the Sunburst Hat

Barry Cook

Colin Broom

Aren't old pictures embarrassing

Maureen O'Donnell and I in Maureen Albertolli's front room 1962. Picture taken by Maureen A..

School Reunion almost nine years ago !!! Top: Alan Clarkson, Griff, June Blitz Bottom:Group View with Lorraine and Ros on the right

Angela Drummond and Adrian Gee at a Rover Ranger Weekend 1964

Back L to R: Dorothy Ryan, Linda ?, Pat Short, Carol Ellis, Front L to R ? Evans, Colin Bell, Richard Potter.

School Prize Giving 1961 Back L to R Me, Sally Ridgeway, Gillian Gale, Brian Palmer Front L to R Melvyn Bridger, Laraine Durrow, Pat Eustace, Phillip Woods

Anida Folland presents a bouquet to Mrs Dunstan as the retiring headmaster looks on

June Blitz 5th year class 1963. Anne Piper, Christine Ward, Verity Houghton, Eileen ? Sally Kibblewhite, Glenda ? Christine Budd, Valerie Martell, Carol Page, Anne Davies, Susan Percy, Jennifer Taylor, Susan Ayling, Wendy Richards, Jackie ? Susan Hill, Lynette Lewis, Janet Lloyd, Carol ? Pam ? Clive Gibb, Julia Hogan, Dick ? Fred ? Sorry if I have missed any names out.

Jenny Taylor and I on Southsea front

Goodbye Wally Dunstan

A class picture from Margaret Cox (Pexton)

Three pictures of the opening of the Manor Court Club

Can you spot Steve Carter and Me?

Barbara Nuttall

Angela Ellis and Pam Hammond

Norma, Margaret, Gerry, Larry, Linda, Ros, Pat, Ozzy, Anne

In the woodwork shop 1962

Back l to r: Thomas West, Michael Wake, Mervyn Allen, Paul Green, Michael Macari, Ivor Andrews. Second Row: l to r: Peter Bugg, Keith Tilbury, Michael Deveruoux, Anthony Davis, Peter Adams. Third Row: l to t; Rex Whistler, Malcolm Smith, Barry Squibb, Steve Timms, Michael Hawes. Front Row: l to r; Michael Dingle, George Gregory, David Costik, Norman Bishop, Roger Lillywhite.

The School Cricket Team

Reg Davis and Bill Greer

Julia Hogan and Val Martel 1963

Barry Jackman, Maureen Albertolli & ?

ATC

Mr Bennett's woodwork class 1959:

L to R Bottom to top: Turtle,Sawyer,Carter,Ward, Me. Second: Long, Blake, Andrews, Westcott, Harris: Top Thaxter, Howells, Gee, Yarnold, Morrell.

The Hockey Team in the 60's. Dave Bartlet bottom right

Left to Right:Gerry Foley, Ros Coates, Larry Durow 1962

Barry Jackman Joyce Pipe Reg Davis, Veronica Eyles, Melv Bridger, Sue Ayling, Ann Davies,

Mr Folland

Myself, Norman and Audrey Folland at Southampton Terminal 2007

Cubs Corner

1955-6 Ist Drayton Cubs L to R Peter Westcott, John Quarterly, Mike Sanger, Unknown, Phillip Chambers, Unknown, ME

The School Choir for the Messiah

I am the only one in the back row with his jacket wide open

Ken Wells

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