Once upon a time,
before the town of Portsmouth was founded, this coastline was made up of creeks, low-lying marsh and water. Over the centuries the coastline has altered, but the town's position here on the south coast, its proximity to the open sea, coupled with control of the harbour and its entrance, have secured Portsmouth's place in history as one of the world's great anchorages and a rendezvous for British shipping in times of war for over 800 years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Enquiries

City Museum & Records Office
Museum Road
Portsmouth
PO1 2LJ

Telephone: +44 (0)23 9282 7261
Fax: +44 (0)23 9287 5276
Minicom: +44 (0)23 9287 6550

General enquiries about visiting, including group and school visits, and room hire - mvs@portsmouthcc.gov.uk 

Exhibition Enquiries - exhibitions@portsmouthmuseums.co.uk

Education Enquiries - education@portsmouthmuseums.co.uk

Historical and research enquiries

City Records Office (archives) - searchroom@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Museum Local History and Archaeology collections - localhistory@portsmouthmuseums.co.uk

Museum Fine and Decorative Art collection - fineanddecorativeart@portsmouthmuseums.co.uk

Museum Natural Science collection - info@portsmouthnaturalhistory.co.uk

Museum Military History collection - info@ddaymuseum.co.uk


Portsmouth Records Office
Visit the Records Office site
Visit the Natural History Museum Site
Visit the D-day museum site
Visit the Charles Dickens Birthplace site
Visit the Southsea Castle site
Visit the Portsmouth Museum Portal site
Photo of Arts Room