Courtney Photographic

22/05/2026

My 18 month one grand daughter already knows what she wants on the menu, obviously taking after her mother. good choice Margot.

19/05/2026

Clearing a house when someone dies is no easy task, but the love you have all shown with your comments and likes has made it a lot more fun than it should be.

Thanks for following this page, I appreciate each and every one of you. my mum would have been so happy that her photos, videos and stories are being enjoyed by so many people. So a massive thanks to you all. And yes, still lots more to come.

If you are new here, I have already made nearly 600 posts since October, so please page down and see what you have missed, there are some great stories from the past and some amazing old photos and videos too. Please like and comment as your feedback is really appreciated.

Nick Courtney x

19/05/2026

In 3rd place for most popular photo, with 40,000 views on this page is this random shot of Pompey locals

My Dad, Roger Courtney took this photo in the 1970a while photographing a wedding in Baffins, Portsmouth.

These kids weren’t at the wedding but were hanging around the church, they formed a group and asked my dad to take their photo. In a split second this moment in time was captured forever.

All the kids were named on my previous post by our page followers.

Wouldn’t it be great to re-take this photo today. I am totally up for it it anyone wants to round them all up.

18/05/2026

My 2nd biggest post on this page to date was photo of the building of Buckland in Portsmouth, which received a massive 54,000 views to date.

1972 The building of Buckland. The council offered to move us from Somerstown and we turned it down.

The second offer was Eastney Farm Road. Our first real family house . We had moved every 2 years approx 8 times since I was born and Eastney Farm Road finally felt like home.

We had already lived In Agincourt Road when we moved back to Portsmouth and didn’t have a great experience there and Buckland was just to close for comfort, but the brand new homes did look pretty good at the time, especially after living a maisonette in a Somerstown in the early 70s.

18/05/2026

1 year ago, I did a podcast called “Politely rebellious” so here is a link to it, for anyone that might be interested. It documents my life up to a year ago and my career to date.

Episode Nine is Here!🎙️ Sit down with us as we chat with the legendary Nick Courtney, Pompey's most popular promoter. 🌟 From his early years and career beg...

18/05/2026

1960s my dads Aunt Elsie, and his sister Janet and her partner Roy when the obvious match for orange wallpaper was Lemon curtains which probably saved on electricity.

18/05/2026

The 60s were so colourful and TV came 2nd to making your own entertainment which isn’t surprising as we only had 2 Television channels BBC and ITV.

18/05/2026

1962 – One of the Coldest Winters Ever… and this is where we lived. This is Pitfolds Farm. About 3 miles inland from Bridport Close to the coast of West Bay

This photo was take. during the brutal winter of 1962 / 1963,when Britain came to a standstill under snow and ice.

No central heating. No shortcuts. Just a farmhouse in the Dorset hills and a winter that didn’t let up .

it was my mums turn to pull me and my sister along in the sleigh and she’s still got a camera around her neck lol.

This was also the last place we lived before moving back to Portsmouth.

👉 Did anyone else live through that winter in Dorset, or remember just how bad it really was?

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18/05/2026

1970s Me, my mum and my sister, walking away from a friends yacht like we owned it, unfortunately we didn’t, but the dog looks convinced.

18/05/2026

1960s My mum with her mum and her sister. I always loved the embroidery on the wall of the tulip fields in Amsterdam. Who doesn’t love a windmill.

18/05/2026

There was plenty to smile about in the 60s but not on this occasion. Maybe her handbag was too heavy.