Settlements and ruins from bygone eras scatter the landscape
and from seeking out locations that are supposedly haunted or which have other legends attached to them
houses and public buildings and shops and factories that have vanished or been altered almost beyond recognition
comes to London in the late 90s
the railway and modern roads
People of Portsmouth: The 20th Century in Their Own Words Birmingham Settlements and ruins from bygoneTHIS remarkable, in depth oral history of the 20th century in Portsmouth offers a fascinating insight into the experience of life during the recent past. The many voices that have been recorded provide an intimate, authentic portrait of Portsmouth and its people. Chapters focus on the key stages in personal life stories, on childhood, courtship, sex and marriage, family life, old age and death. Reminiscences of World War Two are especially poignant,