Hampshire Genealogical Society WEA Publications

We are pleased to offer the following publications from the Portsmouth Workers Education Association Local History Group. This is a splendid series entitled "Memories …..", covering various areas of Portsmouth. They contain fascinating detail of the streets and houses within the area using early records from Portsmouth Record Office. The books also include personal stories from inhabitants of the area, as do teh more general books about wartime and work experiences. They are an invaluable source of social history and detailed observation of daily life mainly from the 1920s and 30s, but also 40s and 50s.

The information on this page supersedes all previous publication lists.

Title	Content	Collect in Person	By Post UK	By Post Non-UK
Arundel Street Memories	Revised in 2002 with 9 new illustrations and the addition of streets lying between Arundel Street and the railway.	£2.40	£3.20	£4.50
Memories of: Downtown Portsmouth	This illustrated volume covers Commercial Road, the largest shopping street in Portsmouth. Reprint of the 1994 edition.	£2.40	£3.20	£4.50
Going to Work Volume One	Published in 2001, this book contains memories of starting work in the Portsmouth-Portsea areas in a variety of trades and occupations. This is an illustrated version of the 1981 booklet.	£1.00	£1.80	£3.10
Going to Work Volume Two	Newly published in 2002, this book continues with more memories of starting work in the Portsmouth-Portsea areas in a variety of trades and occupations.	£1.00	£1.80	£3.10
Memories of Lake Road and its Locality	This covers the area enclosed by Lake Road, Fratton Road, Arundel Street and Commercial Road. 62 pages with 8 illustrations. First published in 1980; revised and expanded in 1999.	£2.40	£3.20	£4.50
Memories of Mile End and Rudmore	This book covers three adjacent areas on the west of Portsea Island: Flathouse along the western shore; Mile End surrounding part of Commercial Road, and Rudmore further north.	£2.00	£2.80	£4.10
Memories of Old Portsmouth	This edition revisits Old Portsmouth, but using a post war street directory as a guide to the research. First published 2009.	£2.50	£3.30	£4.60
Memories of Southsea	This book covers the area now known as Southsea including the area from the beach to the parades and the common. Reprint of the volume first published in 2000.	£2.40	£3.20	£4.50
Memories of Wymering and Paulsgrove	First published in 1998, this reprint covers the area to the north west of Portsea Island which was developed pre- and post-war to accommodate the expansion of Portsmouth.	£2.25	£3.00	£4.30
Women at War	The third in the series 'Portsmouth at War', this book relates the experiences of women during the Second World War. It continues with stories of evacuees. Illustrated with drawings and photographs. Also includes a list of previous titles, sadly most out of print.	£2.10	£2.90	£4.20

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Title Content Collect in Person By Post UK By Post Non-UK

Memories of Portsea This volume incorporates the former Memories of Portsea and Memories of Queen Street booklets. It covers the area between the town of Old Portsmouth and the Dockyard, centred on Queen Street. There is also a new section on the history of the Gunwharf leading up to the modern Gunwharf Quays development. Published 2007.
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Title	Content	Collect in Person	By Post UK	By Post Non-UK
Memories of Portsea	This volume incorporates the former Memories of Portsea and Memories of Queen Street booklets. It covers the area between the town of Old Portsmouth and the Dockyard, centred on Queen Street. There is also a new section on the history of the Gunwharf leading up to the modern Gunwharf Quays development. Published 2007.	£2.40	£3.20	£4.50

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