Born in Portsmouth 1947. Happy memories of the early 60's. 'Manhattan' Coffee bar Palmerston Road. 'Birdcage' Osborne Road and also 'Delmonico's', And the never to be forgotten R & B venue 'Kimballs'. D Davies nee Ford.

Inwas born in portsmouth in 1962, many parts of the city have completely changed from when I grew up there.

The part of portsmouth I was born in (born at home malins road) was demolished in the 70s, I remember the bulldozers and brick dust, we watched as they knocked down my dads (rip) local pub the centaur and we were still living in our house when the bulldozers were only a few doors down.

I saw the area I lived in being slowly flattened all around. it was quite strange walking past derilict houses where my friends had lived when walking to school. wellington place Junior&infant school.

Born in Oxford, I moved to Portsmouth in 1952. My Father was in the army department constabulary, now the MOD Police, and we lived at 9, then 8, then 13 York Terrace, Hilsea in married quarters, my Father was based at Hilsea Depot opposite Old London Road. My Father came from Swadlincote but all of my mothers family came from Eastney originally, many in the Royal Marines at Eastney and Deal and one based on the Royal Yacht Britannia. My grandmother did a lot of needlework for the marines, and another Aunt worked for Cawtes the cleaners in their shop in Highland Road, almost opposite Eastney bus depot, as the trolleybuses stopped outside the shop you could look down into the shop and see her working. They all lived in Tokar street, Eastney. I was educated at St Francis school, Hilsea, now flats, Northern Parade School and the Northern Grammar school, all in Portsmouth. Long evenings playing football and cricket in the field behind York Terrace and bounded by Peronne Road and Bapaume Road bring back very many happy memories playing late into the summer evenings. Working at James Clarke and Eaton, built on former MOD land where my Father worked, Whitbreads, J.E.Smiths coal merchants, and eventually various plant hire companies over the years, I have now retired to Clanfield just outside Portsmouth. Portsmouth has changed beyond belief in many ways, but I still feel attracted to the city with many memories, mostly happy. I also worked for three years at the Portsmouth Ambulance Service main station on the Eastern Road, and after getting married, ran a newsagents shop firstly at Copnor, then North End. Would love to hear from anyone that knew me or people with similar memories.

Born in Oakwood Rd Hilsea In 1937with memories of watching Dog Fights in the sky from our Anderson Air Raid shelter during the early part of WW2 before going up to Dunstaffnage in Scotland in 1943 when my father who was a Shipwright in the Dockyard was posted there. Returning to Oakwood Rd when the war ended I went to Northern Parade School and then Hilsea Modern until leaving in August 1952 to start work for Curry's Ltd which lasted 46 years. Interrupted by 2 years National Service in The Royal Signals. Friday night was Big Band night at the Savoy Dance Hall dancing where you held and talked to your dance partner. Bands, Ted Heath, Eric Delaney, Chris Barber, many more including Johnny Dankworth , female singer Cleo Laine who played on the 31st May 1958 the night where I met my wife to be Mavis Langford who then lived in Waltham St. Fratton. A dance and a wife for 5/- not bad. Friday night The Savoy, Saturday night was always South Parade Pier with 2 dance halls. S.P.P was always the New Years Eve venue. Wednesday on a summers night open air dancing at the end of the pier. I married my wife 13th January 1962, St Marys Church, Fratton Rd the day Pompey was beaten 3-1 by W.B.A. 3rd round F.A. Cup at Fratton Park. Left Pompey in 1962 and now live in Brighton, but am still that Pompey supporter. Have fun and chocolate.

Does anyone have any info on an old shop called Henry Good shoes thanks

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Does anyone remember the highland chief pub in Hampton street in the 1960s I was born there and my father died there a few years later

Does anyone have any photos or memories of Shaftesbury Ave southsea in the 70s please

Add the remaining years please

Can anyone remember the music shop that was in the shopping centre where Thorntons was in Fareham?
Think it was an Australian brand? Blue and Yellow colouring?

Conrad trained as an RP 24th May 61 - 18th Sept 61
HMS Eastbourne 19 Sep 61 -14 Nov 62 as ORD
HMS Yarmouth (Sea Eagle) 15 Nov 62 - 3 Nov 63 AB
Dryad 4 Nov 63 - 22 Jan 64
HMS Ashanti 23 Jan 64 - 20 Oct 65 AB A/LS
Excellent 21 Oct 65 - 8th Mar 66 A/LPM
Then RNB Victory Barracks/Dryad/ HMS Eagle/ Deadalus and leaving RN 19 Feb 1972 as an RPO

Funeral will take place on the 8th Dec at 12.30pm at Portchester Crematorium. He was always so proud of his time in the Royal Navy.

Would appreciate Standards and Veterans attend his funeral if possible.

His final wish is to have his ashes committed to the sea by the Royal Navy Chaplain service.

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I’d like to mark and divide up more from the paper please

Add please more years less Scottish and Irish titles

I am trying to gather detail about Rita Petley, Madge Evelyn and Richard (Dick) Petley who lived in Eastfield Road, Eastney in the 1940/50's. The parents were Owen and Lynda (nee Bright) Petley This is for a family tree I am working on.

I am trying to gather detail about Rita Petley, Madge Evelyn and Richard (Dick) Petley who lived in Eastfield Road, Eastney in the 1940/50's. The parents were Owen and Lynda (nee Bright) Petley This is for a family tree I am seeking for

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I would very much welcome the additions of 1969-1997 being added please

My grandparents William BREAM and Jane MARTIN were believed to have been buried in PORTSMOUTH. He in 1968 and she in 1978. Can anyone confirm this? I also have heard that several pubs in Portsmouth were owned by BREAMS. Does anyone know about this? Thanks

I am looking for John Baines. His father was John and mother was Acasta(Cis) Dodge. He was born in Portsmouth. When he was youn he lived with his parents in Nigeria. When his parents came back to this country they owned a pub in Upton Scudamore, Wiltshire during the 70's. When his mother died, his father owned a fish and chip shop in Frome. John had a pub in Seaton, Devon. Was married to Linda.

Im looking for any details on Canon Walter John Smith in the Portsmouth area. He was a church minister in the mid 1959s. His father was Walter Ernest Smith and his mother was Kate Cousins. I would love to know move about him if possible. I don't know when he was ordained so this is making it a little hard to trace him.