
Pink Rose, Festing Road

Canoe Lake, Southsea

Angel statue, Canoe Lake

War memorial, near Canoe Lake

Relaxing on Southsea beach, and with Ryde, Isle of Wight, on the distant shoreline

South Parade Pier, Southsea

Sea watching, Southsea seafront

Seafront near Southsea Castle

Southsea Castle, built in 1544 by Henry VIII

Southsea Castle and the Lighthouse

The Lighthouse and an Isle of Wight ferry

Portsmouth Garden of Hope message

The Bandstand on Southsea Common

The Naval War Memorial on Southsea Common, with the Spinnaker Tower at Portsmouth Harbour in the distance

Among the names on the Naval Memorial is that of my maternal grandfather, who died aboard HMS Lawford on the 8th June, 1944

Further along Southsea seafront

Clarence Pier funfair…

Swing Tower at the funfair

Swing Tower (detail)…

More funfair amusements…

Donuts and 99s…

Southsea Fudge Factory

Beyond Clarence Pier, from the seafront heading to Portsmouth

A jetty further along the seafront

Sunbathers…

Portsmouth Cathedral, from Oyster Street

The Spinnaker Tower, at Portsmouth Harbour

Action Stations, in Portsmouth Dockyard

HMS Victory, Portsmouth Dockyard

HMS Victory, aft…

HMS Victory, fore…

The Mary Rose Museum, Portsmouth Dockyard
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