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| John Cooper | profile | all galleries >> English Coastal Towns >> Portsmouth, Hampshire. >> Southsea | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow | map |
 A tough little dog enjoying the beach |
 The sea is always cold here, takes courage to go under and swim |
 Now which block shall i go to, as if i had to make a choice |
 Engines started, ready to leave |
 Moving backwards, turning to the right |
 Still turning, throwing up lots of shingle, spectacular and noisy |
 Throwing up sea spray as well |
 Lots of sea spray now, I got very wet |
 On its way to Ryde, IOW |
 What a great life some people have |
 This small jump is training for the big one. |
 Very majestic. |
 The setting sun at Southsea. |
 Back to the Isle of Wight again. Wish they would build a bridge. |
 Southsea to Isle of Wight. |
 The top of the war memorial. |
 The memorial from the Spinnaker. |
 Southsea War Memorial. |
 Reminder of WW2 |
 The pier in the evening |
 Just lifted up, ready to go. |
 Flower gardens on the sea front. |
 The pleasure of being young. |
 Ferry entering Portsmouth Harbour. |
 This gives an idea of the size of the concrete blocks. |
 Seafront at Southsea |
 Evening at Southsea on the Esplanade. |
 Jumpers return. |
 Southsea memorial |
 Sun setting over the Isle of Wight |
 Waiting for the slower ferry to pass. |
 Just left Southsea |
 Friends do it together. |
 A young lady demonstrates the feet first entry. |
 Nice straight jump |
 Good style. |
 Legs should be together. |
 Feet first is best as you get higher. |
 This boy is good. |
 Low marks for style, but he did the jump. |
 Hot day, jump in the sea, sounds good to me. |
 The Nab Tower |
 Isle of Wight ferry going home. |
 The sun sets behind Southsea pier. |
 Hovercraft leaves Southsea for Isle of Wight. |
 Jet boat. |
 Fast approach on a calm sea. |
 Hovercraft just before it stops. |
 Royal Mail bags being unloaded. |
 Hovercraft, reverses and slips sideways to leave ramp. |
 Leaving Southsea. |
 Wavey seats on the ramparts. |
 Danger of death. |
 The founders of Australia. |
 The first English village in America. |
 Swimmer. |
 Has this fisherman caught the Isle of Wight ferry ? |
 Boat just leaving harbour entrance. |
 Police boat just leaving the harbour. |
 Fast Cat, ferry service. |
 Brittany ferry, Portsmouth to France. |
 The Isle of Wight ferries passing. |
 The Moorhen entering Portsmouth harbour. |
 The D Day museum Southsea. |
 The Yomper |
 A Solent fort. |
 Nutbourne entering harbour. |
 England expects every man to do his duty. |
 New lamp posts along the battlements. |
 King Charles the first. |
 The Old Sally Port plaque. |
 The Queen visits old Portsmouth. |
 Blue plaque for Sir Alec Rose. |
 Submarine training escape tower. |
 The Round Tower, Portsmouth. |
 Site of the Mary Rose Wreck. |
 Normandie Express catamaran leaves the harbour. |
 St Clare passes the small boats fighting the rip. |
 The Bretagne with a tug escort in case of problems entering the harbour. |
 The Fast Cat approaches Portsmouth harbour. |
 Move to the left when being overtaken. |
 Passing Southsea Castle on the way in to the harbour. |
 The Moat between Southsea Castle and the Solent. |
 Fighting the rip tide to get into Portsmouth Harbour. |
 Passing Southsea Castle, approaching Portsmouth. |
 Ferry in, ferry out, this is a busy stretch of water here. |
 They pass very close. |
 The F235 slips out to sea on a secret mission. |
 A hazy day in the solent. |
 Contemplating. |
 Sunset from Southsea |
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