The name of Chubb has been synonymous with the most secure form of locks for 200 years and it was in Portsea that the family business established itself in 1804. The late great local historian [… read more ]
We reluctantly present some words of praise for Portsmouth’s most (in)famous Conservative by Sir Eugene Nicks QC, KBE: soldier, lawyer, lover, brother, mother and Policy Advisor to the All-Portsea Conservative, Regressive and Imperial Association (established [… read more ]
At his death in 1909, Portsmouth-born George Meredith was one of the most famous writers of fiction in England. But his relatives were quite intriguing too. The late historian Tim Backhouse decided to research the Meredith family back in [… read more ]
Portsmouth’s own historian Tim Backhouse throws light on one of the murkiest murders ever to have taken place in the city. The early months of 1450 were an anxious time for the English who were [… read more ]
The late scholar Dr Audrey Weinberg concludes her fascinating study of the growth of the local Jewish community and its significance on the national stage. The first legal document confirming the existence of a synagogue [… read more ]
The late Dr Audrey Weinberg examines the origins of Portsmouth’s Jewish community, which was to become highly influential in local public life. The history of Jewish settlement in Portsmouth, which for most commentators commences with the [… read more ]
The late great chronicler of Portsmouth Tim Backhouse shares a little-known but momentous event in the long and illustrious history of Hampshire cricket. The first Australian cricket team to visit England was composed of Aborigines. [… read more ]
Tim Backhouse spent decades researching and writing about the city he loved. In this excerpt from his website History in Portsmouth, the late local historian remembers a major figure in the Victorian hospitality business. As [… read more ]
The late great local historian Tim Backhouse examines the life and times of a true Pompey hero. By the time that John Pounds died in 1839, he was, despite his modest and humble lifestyle, arguably [… read more ]
As part of the University of Portsmouth’s public lecture series, fashion historian Amber Jane Butchart recently discussed her new book at a packed lecture theatre in Eldon Building. Lizzie Wildgoose reports. Aided by a collection of images [… read more ]
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