tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post3057817017163327240..comments2024-03-08T11:16:16.812+00:00Comments on A Postcard a Day: Main gate, Portsmouth DockyardSheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-87129721847501386332012-11-09T05:45:53.730+00:002012-11-09T05:45:53.730+00:00It looks like a wonderful historic place to visit,...It looks like a wonderful historic place to visit, Sheila. I wonder if I'll ever get back to the UK. I miss those trips to my English friends.RNSANEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841873957894861725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-58776703083261108002012-11-05T22:52:25.080+00:002012-11-05T22:52:25.080+00:00Great postcard! It's nice that they kept the ...Great postcard! It's nice that they kept the gate virtually the same after widening it, including the gate including the globes. It's too bad though about the archway and lantern. Those were beautiful.Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-91566121830073185292012-11-05T21:29:54.072+00:002012-11-05T21:29:54.072+00:00Very nice old postcard, love all the nicely dresse...Very nice old postcard, love all the nicely dressed men in suits and hats. Not like today - the only hats you see are young men (and some old) wearing baseball hats (as Tattered and Lost says above). Not like in the 40's and 50's when gentlemen always wore a nice dress hat. I have a great photo of my grandfather as a young man in a suit and hat that I treasure.Teresa Wilson Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-53597970011381448942012-11-05T19:50:08.457+00:002012-11-05T19:50:08.457+00:00Well, well! I have had occasion to walk the decks ...Well, well! I have had occasion to walk the decks of the H.M.S. Victory in drydock at Portsmouth. I even have a few photos.<br /><br />This took me back to a wonderful holiday in 1991. Thanks.Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-26804096608134315392012-11-05T05:23:16.446+00:002012-11-05T05:23:16.446+00:00I wish men today would take off their hats when in...I wish men today would take off their hats when inside. It really irks my father when he sees men in restaurants wearing the stupid baseball hats. Several years ago one of my cousin's sons was wearing a that inside on Thanksgiving. My dad "jokingly" told him he shouldn't be wearing it in the house. The kid laughed. I looked at him and said, "Oh no, he's serious. Take off the freakin' hat." He did.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-33575713774092531612012-11-04T13:23:19.473+00:002012-11-04T13:23:19.473+00:00Oh yes. This goes nicely with my 'Victory Para...Oh yes. This goes nicely with my 'Victory Parade' post. <br /><a href="http://hangingonmyword.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/victory-parade.html." rel="nofollow">here</a><br /><br />It's always nice to get more information about the historic dockyards.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-45296731269696525052012-11-04T12:43:53.921+00:002012-11-04T12:43:53.921+00:00A truly historic place. Great postcard.A truly historic place. Great postcard.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-68430996167656373062012-11-04T11:42:16.873+00:002012-11-04T11:42:16.873+00:00I did a double-take when I saw the picture and sta...I did a double-take when I saw the picture and started reading. The walls and gates around the shipyard in Portsmouth, VIRGINIA look similar. But when I read "HMS" I knew we were in England. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-40078475927489150252012-11-04T07:38:20.330+00:002012-11-04T07:38:20.330+00:00I am with Postcardy, in Rotterdam they call these ...I am with Postcardy, in Rotterdam they call these people ship chandlers. The other possibility is that he was selling his goods including shipping to the door. Today we call these companies integrators (Fedex, DHL).Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512412669995490110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-17605661339416185652012-11-04T01:15:49.794+00:002012-11-04T01:15:49.794+00:00I think Mr Caswell has been there before :-). He h...I think Mr Caswell has been there before :-). He has chosen a strategic location to sell his goods.Rob From Amersfoorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126935681056217032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-1757861113044862242012-11-04T00:20:51.375+00:002012-11-04T00:20:51.375+00:00Maybe they mean they supply the shippers.Maybe they mean they supply the shippers.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.com