Portsmouth Music Scene

The Portsmouth Music Scene
The venues photographed in 2009

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The Cosham Trades Club, from street level and from the air.

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The Odd Fellows Hall in Kingston Road.

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The Unity Hall Club in Arundel Street.

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Angerstein Hall, St Mark's Church Hall corner of Stamshaw Road,
street level and from the air. The hall has been replaced with a row of houses.


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Hilsea Lide Dance Hall/Ballroom

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It was originally called the Ambassador. There was a large room above the entrance.
In the daytime, it was a cafe, at night it was a ballroom,
but the name was changed to Odeon, as the 2nd War ended.
Today it is owned by the Arnett brothers and run as Crown Bingo

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The Savoy Ballroom once stood here.
The property, now owned by Harry Redknapp, is being part demolished on the west side
and part re-organsied on the east side as new appartments on the same site


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An airel shot of the Rathgar ballroom, which is the
long single storey building with the light roof and the white skylight windows.

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The building that was the Rathgar ballroom, is still there, but now houses businesses.
This sign appears on the wall of the building.

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The Clifton Ballroom at Kimbells in recent years was a Bunny Club and then a casino.

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The Embassy today


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Caesars Dance Club in 1958/59, the Oasis in the 60s and 70s Gatsbys in the 80s
Top Cats and then Strings in the 90s


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