The Portsmouth Society's Annual General Meeting took place at 7pm on Wednesday 23 May 2018 at the Royal maritime Club, Queen Street, Portsmouth, PO1 3HS. After the formal business, Fi Rosen gave a talk about Father Robert Dolling of St Agatha's Church. Father Robert Dolling was an extraordinary figure who had a profound influence on the society, morals, education and health
February Members Meeting – Researching a building’s history
It will be a pleasure to welcome historian Dr John Stedman to our next meeting on 21st February. John is the local history officer and an archivist with Portsmouth Museum Services, and has published extensively about the city. He will be talking about how the Portsmouth History Centre can be used to trace a building’s history – so we hope this
No Diving – Memories of Hilsea Lido
Its future has been uncertain but memories of Hilsea Lido will live on thanks to a £24,500 grant from the National Heritage Lottery Fund. This Learning Links (PACE) project saw artist Jez Stevens working with community learners and volunteers and collaborating with Wessex Film and Sound Archive and Chichester University to celebrate the architectural heritage of the Lido and the
Portsmouth Reflections
Neil Marshall has published this innovative book of Then and Now pictures - with contributions from Celia and Deane Clark, JA Hewes, Eddie Wallace, John Brownlee, John Sadden, Michael Zeffert and others. The recent photographs were taken from exactly the same spot at the same time of year as the old pictures - to get the shadows right - and
Pompey As She Is Spoke
Pompey As She Is Spoke "Sweet'eart", "lover", "are you goin' up [to watch Pompey play]?" "Nah, ah'm goin' in today [to work], n'at" [and that]. "I'm goin' dahn Sarfsea". "I've scrazed me knee, miss...." "E's a right dinlo". We'd like to make a collection of Portsmouth turns of phrase, a part of the local identity. Dockyard phrases such as matey - a contraction of
News Archive
Earlier news stories ... Portsmouth Society Newsletter January 2014 Roger James 5.1.1921 - 14.11.2013 Record Year for the Design Awards Portsmouth Society Moves Forward Historic Environment Meeting “Southern Comfort 2013” - Civic Associations get-together Portsmouth Naval Base – underpinning the nation's security through the 21st century Portsmouth City Council’s Planning Department An update on The Story of Southsea Rock Gardens The
Who are we?
The Portsmouth Society is a voluntary organisation interested in preserving the best of Portsmouth’s environment: buildings, streets, open spaces and seashore, and in encouraging well designed new buildings and amenities.
David Lloyd Architectural Historian, Scholar and Educator Extraordinaire
David Lloyd Architectural Historian, Scholar and Educator Extraordinaire We are very sad to hear that David Lloyd has died at his home in Harlow aged 92. He was one of the few surviving authors to have collaborated with Sir Nikolaus Pevsner on the first editions of the magisterial Buildings of England series, documenting the country's built heritage, county by county. Pevsner
Maritime City – Portsmouth 1945 – 2005′
Maritime City - Portsmouth 1945 - 2005' An inspirational view of Portsmouth's development since the second world war. This book provides a fascinating record of the buildings and streets that have been lost forever by insensitive redevelopment but also looks at what is positive about the city today. Portsmouth is essentially a maritime city but the changing nature of the Navy and the
Southern Comfort 2010
Nine of our members, led by our President Dr Celia Clark, had the pleasure of representing the Portsmouth Society at 'Southern Comfort' at Comfort' at the Ghurka Museum in the former Peninsular Barracks in Winchester on Saturday 10 July. This was a formal meeting of local Civic Societies in the South-East, hosted by the City of Winchester Trust and included