Various views of Portsmouth

From the collection of

Wessex Film and Sound Archive
Wessex Film and Sound Archive is based in Winchester. Providing the opportunity to see and hear history, the archive contains nearly 40,000 film, video and sound recordings relating to Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, ranging from late Victorian times to the present day. It includes both amateur and professional material, local newsreels, military and maritime subjects, as well as footage produced by individuals, businesses and organisations.

Various views of Portsmouth


The film begins with several brave, or foolhardy, individuals diving and jumping off the high boards at a very crowded Hilsea Lido. There is also a view of the Moderne-style Hilsea Café before we move to Old Portsmouth and the bombed out remains of the Royal Garrison Church. The funfair and entertainment complex at Clarence Pier can be seen in the distance. The film ends with various Isle of Wight ferries chugging to and fro along the waters of the Solent.


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