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How the Pier used to look

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011. Published in Architecture & The City, Photography by

Wow. I’ve seen plenty of old photographs of South Parade Pier and it never ceases to amaze me how grand and, well let’s face it, god damn cool it used to be. Such a shame it’s lost it’s original charm today, but it must be said that the pier still remains an iconic local piece of history and I challenge you to find someone from Portsmouth & Southsea who hasn’t taken a photo of it.

Got any photos of the pier that you’ve taken? I bet you have you. Dig them out, send them in to me at tristan@strong-island.co.uk and we’ll put them all up in a post next month.

Photo Via: Southsea Facebook

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6 Comments to How the Pier used to look

  1. Pier shot taken with a Wide Pinhole Holga

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/apacheanderson/5364613111/

    Phil on May 11th, 2011

  2. Oddly, looking at my shot now and comparing it to the original pic you posted make me wonder if buildings can have ghosts.

    Phil on May 11th, 2011

  3. Love that shot Phil. Looks great where it must have moved slightly during exposure.

    Tristan Savage on May 11th, 2011

  4. Nice!

    Paul Gonella on May 11th, 2011

  5. One of my contacts on Flickr put this photo up a few weeks ago asking anyone if they knew where it was… it’s a great shot of the pier and surrounding buildings taken from the sea in the late 50′s: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mange/5603078691/

    Sarah on May 13th, 2011

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    South Parade Pier – Readers Photos | Strong Island on June 14th, 2011

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Features

The 2nd Strong Island Ale – Dry Dock No. 1

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012. Published in Features, Food & Drink, Strong Island by

As you may know each year we run a home brew competition in February where the winning brew has the opportunity to be brewed by Irving & Co Brewing Co. and sold around the city in the summer. Last year’s brew, the Strong Island Hopper Ale, was hugely successful being one of Inving’s best selling ales and selling out so quickly it went through a second brew run. This year’s winning ale is Dry Dock No. 1, originally brewed by Lee Immins, went on sale in some of Portsmouth and Southsea’s pubs over the weekend.

We spoke to The Hole in The Wall in Southsea who said the new ale went down a storm with it being their best seller on Sunday and with almost two barrels empty by the end of the Bank Holiday weekend. Those guys at the Hole in The Wall and their regular ale drinkers know their stuff so for us this was amazing early news with the ale.

To officially launch Dry Dock No. 1 we are having a launch party with the lovely souls at The Belle Isle on Thursday evening. The ale will be on full flow, come down and try a pint or two. As well as being on sale all around the city the ale will also be available in Chichester’s Belle Isle too, so you can drink it away from home for the first time too.






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The Isle Of Wight Randonnee 2012 – Team Strong Island

Monday, May 7th, 2012. Published in Bikes & Cycling, Features by

Just over a year ago, a group of Strong Islanders were sat on the Isle of Wight ferry on our way to the yearly Randonnee cycling event; 60 miles around the island spread across 5 checkpoints. Whilst on the crossing we couldn’t help but admire various enthusiasts and their custom team jerseys. Fast forward a year and it is my great pleasure to unveil the Strong Island cycling jersey. Made as a one off for the event, the jersey is our way of representing this city and all the values that come with it. Thanks to the combined designing efforts of Chris Ballingall and Tristan Savage, we were able to produce this clean, retro looking jersey that 11 of Southsea’s finest could wear to conquer the island’s endless hills. Well done chaps.

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