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Site provided by Friends of Old Portsmouth Association as a source of information and community events for Old Portsmouth.
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Pictures of the Moment (Click picture to enlarge) - Ark Royal Rob Wood Winter 2010 - Sunset Dave Jafkins Summer 2010. - email your recent Old Portsmouth picture and it could appear here! (more pictures) email:
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Friends of Old Portsmouth Association (FOOPA)
Latest Commitee Minutes (Click Here)
Latest AGM (March 2011) Minutes (Click Here)
FOOPA is an association of local residents interested in monitoring Old Portsmouth developments & conserving the area's historical nature.
History of Old Portsmouth
OLD PORTSMOUTH HISTORICAL NOTES (Keith Feltham 2005)
Following the Norman Conquest, it was recognised that Portsmouth Harbour was ideally situated for communications and trade with France, and a small community was established around the Camber. The area flourished during the twelfth century and Richard I granted the town a charter in 1194. However, the town then started to decline and war with France resulted in attacks on the area with the largely timber buildings being burnt down, but buildings constructed of masonry survived, notably the church of St Thomas (now the Anglican Cathedral) and the Domus Dei (now the Royal Garrison Church).
'Old' Old Portsmouth Pictures - Phil Hanley 2010
Having been to the AGM, I thought the attached pictures might be useful. They are scanned and might have suffered a bit in translation. I am not sure of any dates. However the frozen camber must have been 1963.