In an era of stratospheric salaries for footballers, author and journalist Barry McLoughlin looks back to Pompey’s remarkable 1939 FA Cup triumph – at a time when skipper Jimmy Guthrie said players were ‘serfs and [… read more ]
In a new series, John Callaway explores his family history after discovering boxes of old photographs and documents which belonged to his parents. ‘They represent a view to a bygone age,’ said John, ‘and although [… read more ]
In a new series, John Callaway explores his family history after discovering boxes of old photographs and documents which belonged to his parents. ‘They represent a view to a bygone age,’ said John, ‘and although [… read more ]
In a new series, John Callaway explores his family history after discovering boxes of old photographs and documents which belonged to his parents. ‘They represent a view to a bygone age,’ said John, ‘and although [… read more ]
Local resident and photographer John Callaway gives us a glimpse into Portsmouth’s hidden places with his stunning photography. This week, John heads to Fishbourne and Chichester Harbour. The thing about photography is that sometimes a different narrative begins [… read more ]
Local resident and photographer John Callaway gives us a glimpse into Portsmouth’s hidden places with his stunning photography. This week, John heads out to Titchfield Abbey to discover its rich history and hauntingly beautiful architecture. If history [… read more ]
Local resident and photographer John Callaway gives us a glimpse into Portsmouth’s hidden places with his stunning photography. This week John muses on where land, sea and sky meet, in Eastney. The Eastney end of Langstone Harbour remains [… read more ]
Karl Bell, Reader in Cultural History, at the University of Portsmouth, shares findings from his research on how people in Britain historically have used folklore and urban legends to adjust to the experience of city [… read more ]
Local resident and photographer John Callaway gives us a glimpse into Portsmouth’s hidden places with his stunning photography. This week, John heads to Wymering, where he takes a series of truly haunting shots. Despite appearances, all of these [… read more ]
We are speaking, reading and writing about the Coronavirus crisis in new and rapidly changing ways. This is having a significant impact on our lives, on the way we think, on our values and morality, [… read more ]
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