Portsmouth street waxes and wanes down the centuries
In the lithograph from the early 19th century it appears as a street of some length, nestling between The Navy Tavern and Common Hard.
It looks as though Havant Street, in the distance, is some hundreds of yards away.
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Hide AdFast forward to the early 1920s and Half Moon Street seems a busy place.
Perhaps it was decorated for the visit of an American warship.
Move forward again to the late 1950s and early 1960s and the war has done its worst and all the buildings on the left have disappeared. A taxi has made use of the parking space.
Today, Half Moon Street is a no-entry cul-de-sac with bollards stopping any potential taxis from waiting.
If you didn’t know of it and did not look up at the wall to see that this short piece of land is still called Half Moon Street you would not know of it.