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Lots of pictures of Portchester use ctrl+click on this hyperlink
The 1960's - Portchester Community Centre under construction, use ctrl+click on this hyperlink
Pictures added 2nd March 2009
The destruction of houses and bungalows, Portchester Road (A27)
Ducks were evicted! They were moved to a safe haven at Wallington by the RSPCA
Getting ready for the next one
and the nextMORE TO COME
New Pictures added February 2nd 2009
Myrtle Cottage the home of the former Commander C.E.Hammond DSO DSC RN. His 20 paintings and drawing seen below have been donated to the Society.
End of new pictures added Feb 2nd 2009
The remains of a windmill still standing near Portchester foreshore. It was known as Pycroft Mill
Old Mill House. Taken from a slightly different angle from the photo above, the metal door on the stump can be seen in both photographs.
The Millers House near Portchester foreshore. Note the castellated new building behind the house (photograph below)
(see remains of windmill in photograph above)
History in the making in the grounds of the Millers House, close to the remains of the old windmill.
A beautiful new castle for Portchester?
Portchester Castle by Captain John Durrant
Portchester Castle - Fun Fair at the Gala 2008
This photograph was taken by David Packman. With his kind permission, it is used on every page of this website. It can be copied for personal use but should not be re-produced for any publications.
We thank all the people that are working so hard to keep the Community Centre going until its re-build in 2011. It is a wonderful effort and we are sure it is appreciated by all of our community.
A volunteer working hard on the Portchester Community Centre
Saturday July 5th 2008
The new gazebo successfully erected
Part of our display. A very busy day.
The 6 photographs below were taken by Joyce Wadey using a simple disc camera in 1987 and 1988
Toby's thatched cottage - 158, Castle Street, Portchester
The thatch had been blown from the roof in the great gale of October 1987 and carelessly left against the wall
The following 5 photographs of the fire were taken on March 10th 1988
The thatch on the ground was ignited and rapidly spread to the roof
Fire service arrives and is quickly in action
but the roof could not be saved
Councillor Nick Walker's canons leaving Hospital Lane (bottom of Castle Street) Portchester,
The beauty Queen is Beverley Robinson (now Wilkins)
May 27th 1967
Portchester Ladies Cricket Team 1930's see names on the Archive/Pics page.
Jean Withinshaw, Chairman of The Portchester Society, presenting a picture of a 'Birds Eye View of Portchester Castle' painted in 1817 by an unknown artist to Mr Matthews, Headmaster of Portchester Community School, White Hart Lane, Portchester and pupils Dominic Warren and Zoe Freeman.
The presentation took place at The Portchester Society Meeting in the Methodist Church Hall on September 3rd 2007.
We are waiting the return of this plaque.
The land on which the Old Parish Hall stood is shown on the Common Fields Map of 1405.
This will be the subject for research of the Farms in Portchester with the names of who owned and farmed it from 1405 onwards.
The drawing is on one of our notelets (see our 'Publications' page for details)
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In and around Portchester
