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Title: French Fleet in Portsmouth, 1905 [Go to resource]
Description: On August 7th 19056 the French Northern Squadron paid a visit to Portsmouth and were reviewed by King Edward VII on the 9th. During their stay the sailors were entertained at a fete at North End Recreation Ground and in the evening the officers went to a banquet at the Town Hall. On August 12th a garden party was held in Victoria Park and the fleet left Portsmouth on the 14th after a week of rest and relaxation. Copy photograph Ref: Gates, W. City of Portsmouth Corporation Records 1835 - 1927. Format: image/jpeg License: http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=gateway&f=generic_sitetext%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&cms_con_core_subtype%3acms_con_text_what=copyright&%3acms_sys_group=%22sopse%22 Rights holder: Portsmouth City Council Subjects: tramcar
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French FleetTemporal: start=1905-01-01; Source: Sense of place SE Creator: Copied by: Dine, Derek; Hampshire County Library; 1970s-1980s Identifier: http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... Language: en-GB Format: image/jpeg Go to resource More Like this...
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