Houses and flats of many differect architectural styles sit side by side in the more expensive areas of Old Portsmouth, hinting at the depth of history in this part of the city...

...while these flats in Old Portsmouth High Street show the modernist leanings of some sixties buildings.
 

Expensive postmodern apartments and penthouses are new to Gunwharf's waterfront...

...and terraced housing from the early 20th Century is eclectically boxed-in by more recently built buildings in Old Portsmouth.

...yet flats with a similar articectural influence reach high up into the sky, giving council residents a bird's eye view of Portsea.

The most postmodern of apartment blocks looks somewhat awkward and out-of-place in Old Portsmouth...

...but these recently built flats are one of several attempts to rejuvenate housing in Portsea.

Apartments and penthouses in Gunwharf can be bought for just a few spare quid, and most will become second homes for wealthy people from outsite Portsmouth...

...while residents in these run down Portsea houses would love some truly "affordable" housing to come onto the market.
 

...but does anyone dare leave their identikit rows of 1960s flats in Portsea at night?

These new flats in Old Portsmouth tastefully match the maritime architecture of the nearby dockyard...

...while this early postmodern block of flats has dated much, and stands out in Old Portsmouth High Street.