Once
upon a time,
before the town of Portsmouth was founded, this coastline was made
up of creeks, low-lying marsh and water. Over the centuries the coastline
has altered, but the town's position here on the south coast, its
proximity to the open sea, coupled with control of the harbour and
its entrance, have secured Portsmouth's place in history as one of
the world's great anchoranges and a rendevouz for British shipping
in times of war for over 800 years
Recent Acquistions : December 2006
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Two of a series of instructional postcards drawn by a member of the 17th (Portsmouth) Battalion, Hampshire Home Guard, during the Second World War. They were preserved after the war by Cyril Norman Dean from Copnor, who served in this unit.
Donated by Mr Graham Dean
2005/1255 - 2005/1274
