Portsmouth & Southsea

Photographs of Portsmouth and the surrounding area.

Fratton – Portsmouth UK – I cannot resist an architectural shot every now and then, and this was one of those times.

Southsea Motor Factors – The colors remind me of India.

Shell (Colour) – Shell service station, Goldsmith Avenue, Portsmouth.

KFC at the Pompey Centre, Portsmouth

Jubilee Church, Somers Road, Portsmouth UK

Canal Walk, Portsmouth UK – Originally part of the route of the Portsmouth and Arundel Canal, the railway line was built in the canal bed.

Across The Tracks – New buildings (offices and housing) opposite Sydenham Terrace.

Photograph of St. Jude's Southsea frame by the modern 'wave' sculpture in the Palmerstone Road pedestrian precinct.

St. Jude’s – Menaced – I find this sculpture rather threatening.

Sunset at Gunwharf.

A panoramic view of a golden sunset showing a silhouette of South Parade Pier, the beach, sea and Isle of Wight. Southsea, UK

Panoramic Sunset – South Parade, Southsea UK – A spectacular sunset and South Parade Pier, Southsea. This is five handheld photographs stitched together.

Royal Mail Sorting Office / Post Office, Slindon Street, Portsmouth

Not very subtle architecture… But I did love the way the sky was reflected in the windows and glass.

Pompey Sunset – One of the joys of my flat’s westward facing window is the sunset.

My new home. I signed the lease today. 44a St. David’s Road, Portsmouth. The top flat will be mine from July 5th. I’m looking forward to getting out of temporary bed & breakfast accommodation and into my own place. 4

Beach Flowers — I’ve lived in Portsmouth over thirty years. This was just a shingle beach when I first arrived. Over the years plants have been reclaiming it.

Rose Garden, Fort Cumberland, Southsea. 2

Rose Garden, Fort Cumberland, Southsea.

Selesy Avenue — looking west.

Worsley Street — Looking east.

Adair Road — Looking north from the southern end.

Too blue — It used to be white, and I have a vague memory that it was included in some sailing guides as a “white house, Conspic.” St. George’s Road, Eastney.

View from Portsdown Hill — This is the view over Portsmouth from Portsdown Hill, with the English Channel, Solent, and Isle of Wight in the background.

View from Portsdown Hill — This is the view over Portsmouth from Portsdown Hill, with the English Channel, Solent, and Isle of Wight in the background. 2

Spring — No I didn’t put the rubbish there, that’s just how I saw it. Commercial Road shopping precinct.

Accessorize. 2

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