14 May 1662: Catherine of Braganza lands at #Portsmouth#otd She married Charles II on 21 May - first in a secret #Catholic ceremony and after in a public Church of England one (BM)
"More than anything else, Portsmouth International Port offers a living, breathing argument for public ownership. Not only does it work – it thrives. The port’s cruise and ferry terminal, which opened in 2011, uses thermal energy from seawater to heat and cool the building – using only 20% of the energy one would expect from a traditional system."
Aaron Bastani on how one councillor's vote saved Portsmouth Port from #privatisation.
We made it to the local pub to show our faces. Music on the jukebox, people at tables, a friendly welcome with mention that a monthly quiz is coming before even asking what we want to drink. The contrast between this pub under the new landlady and its former host is remarkable.
We're on the Hobgoblin Gold because it's still the only half-decent beer they do but at some point they're bringing in guest beers.
Another apartment block shot for #FensterFreitag because I like these sorts of photos where there are little details of everyday life everywhere. This was taken in Southsea, the southern part of our home city of Portsmouth back in 2014 on a warm, bright, May day.
Random photo from the archive. A pseudo-HDR stacked image from inside the Eastney Beam Engine House here in Portsmouth. This Victorian engineering marvel was constructed in the late 1800s to help deal with sewage drainage issues on the low-lying land of Portsea Island, on which Portsmouth is located. This museum is open the last Sunday of most months.
I was thinking about visiting #Portsmouth tomorrow. Then I looked up the cost of a train. It's prohibitively expensive ;( somehow it's cheaper (by about half!) to go to London. What's wrong with this country and transport.
Dropped off a card for my wife's mum as well won't be around for Mother's Day next weekend so we've walked from there to our local brewery, Urban Island, as a reward. Wife is on the German pilsner while I'm trying the new 369 Hazy Pale made with mosaic hops; a proper session ale at just 4%.
I want to visit the #Portsmouth Historic Dockyard as a birthday treat to myself tomorrow. Not sure how learning about #history outside the classroom is supposed to be accessible at these prices.
Bless me Father, for I have sinned. I have just read some of the comments on the local newspaper's Facebook page's article about changes to the city centre.
A squirrel eating one of the nuts we distributed on our walk around Kingston Cemetery in Portsmouth yesterday. Despite some signs asking people not to feed the crows we also handed some out to some of them too because it never hurts to have crows think well of you.
One of the earliest photos of me for #ThrowbackThursday and this would have been perhaps a sunny October evening in 1971 on Southsea seafront where my parents lived in a flat for the first couple of years of my life.
Our walk in the freezing fog took about an hour and a quarter but would have been less if I hadn't pulled a calf muscle halfway through. I knew exercise was bad for you. Still, we're at the brewery now (Urban Island) so let's see if alcohol can work its magic on my leg.
@beersofmastodon Rhubarb cider for Marie, and an Urban Graffiti black IPA/stout for me. Both firm favourites for us.
For #ThrowbackThursday here's something of possible interest to #Portsmouth people too. This is a picture of workers digging up or laying road outside what was Landport Drapery Bazaar (later to become part of Commercial Road). One of the workers there is my wife's grandad. I love the look of the people here; men in flat caps, women in cloche hats. That would seem to date this photo to around 1930 but I can't be sure.