Victorian Christmas at Historic Portsmouth Docks

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The Historic Dockyards in Portsmouth hosted a 'Victorian Christmas' event at the end of November. The ship museums were open to the public, and Christmas markets lined the streets and buildings around the dockyard. Actors and actresses were dressed up in Victorian costume to act out Victorian characters. I spotted chimney sweepers, a traveler, a criminal being paraded through the streets, Scrooge, women protesting for voting rights, and people on penny farthing bicycles.

I took my parents here while they were in town visiting. There was plenty to do and see, and this was perfect to mix shopping, watching the actors, and visiting the historic ships and the many museums. A few of my photographs are below.

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We boarded the HMS Warrior and had a look around this battleship. There were many cannons.

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These soldiers walked up and down the street, and they fired guns and marched to their drums. 

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One of the small docks contained a sunken boat.

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Actors and actresses dressed as Victorians rode on these contraptions, which looked like penny farthings.

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More actors and actresses on penny farthings.

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Actresses dressed as Victorian women protest about women's right to vote.

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Steam trains feature in one area of the historic dockyard.

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These children were dressed as chimney sweepers.

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A makeshift hut serves as a bar and a brothel.

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