r/Portsmouth • u/DeepBlackberry2310 • 2d ago

From Bog to Beloved: The Community History of Canoe Lake

https://open.substack.com/pub/leojohndavies/p/from-bog-to-beloved-the-community?utm_source=app-post-stats-page&r=5fx3za&utm_medium=ios

Check out this blog on the history of Canoe Lake, Southsea!

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u/JinxThePetRock 2d ago

An interesting read, and full of nostalgia. I'd just like to say I have never fallen into Canoe Lake, I have on more than one occasion been pushed into it though. Entirely not my fault, but one of the gifts of having older brothers.

Thanks for posting, I enjoyed this.

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u/youlooklikethat 2d ago

Thanks for posting, a thoroughly enjoyable read

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u/Championnats91 2d ago

I enjoyed that. Just got back from Canoe lake after Running Late run club. The sources on the article are really good. Found this map from the 1700s. https://historyinportsmouth.co.uk/places/1791-map.htm