Links

Some useful sites relating to history in Portsmouth:-

• Memorials and Monuments in Portsmouth
  – nearly 1000 local memorials listed and transcribed.
• Sea Your History
  – discover hidden gems about the Royal Navy
• Hampshire Record Office Online Archive Catalogue
  – for essential local source material
• Historical Directories
  – a University of Leicester project
• William Loney RN
  – Peter Davis’s excellent history of the Royal Navy
• History of the Police in Portsmouth
  – Terry Swetnam’s knowledgable site
• The Jetsetter
  – the lost pubs of Portsmouth
• The Tunnels of Portsdown
  – Bob Hunt’s exhaustive research
• Portsmouth City Museums
  – visit in person; there’s not much online
• InPortsmouth Guide to Local Museums
  – the places on the tourist trail
• A brief history of Portsmouth
  – hard going, but comprehensive sprint through the ages
• History of Portsmouth Water Company
  – unfortunately rather brief
• A History of Portsmouth Cathedral