Located mainly across Portsea Island on the south coast, the city of
Portsmouth is best known for its maritime heritage and association with
the Royal Navy. Its strategic location presented obvious importance in
wartime, which saw Admiral Lord Nelson sailing from the harbour to his
victory at Trafalgar and his doom. Today it is still a busy port, but
the ships that set sail are for tourism, business and friendship, not
war. In this book, authors R. J. Cook & K. C. Close provide a
fascinating visual chronicle of how much the city has changed across the
last century. Using sepia, black-and-white and colour photographs they
show how the city expanded and developed across the decades. Readers
will glimpse lost and forgotten scenes from the Victorian and Edwardian
eras, through both world wars and right up to more recent times. In
addition to the streets, buildings and industries, together with the
naval and military connections, the book offers a fascinating record of
the people of the city and their constantly changing way of life. Lost
Portsmouth is an engrossing look back in time that will appeal to
residents, visitors and all those with links to the city.
