THIS WEEK IN 1972: Developers ready for Cosham work

By The Newsroom
Published 1st Feb 2018, 06:00 BST
Part of the large audience which attended the Cosham meeting in the Civic CentrePart of the large audience which attended the Cosham meeting in the Civic Centre
Part of the large audience which attended the Cosham meeting in the Civic Centre

These included a multi-deck car park, library, community centre, double-deck shopping centres, and to the north of Havant Road, a hotel and offices.

The High Street would become a pedestrian precinct, and the whole area would be developed comprehensively, said Mr Heath.

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But Ald Dr Maxwell Bresler told the 200-strong audience at the Civic Centre: ‘One of these developers was planning to develop part of Cosham in 1962 – and nothing has happened since then.

‘I have never heard of the other company before.’