10 shocking Portsmouth flooding scenes from the past

There have been a few times Portsmouth has seriously flooded – probably the most memorable being in 1910, 1911 and 1929. Here are a few of those occasions when the unexpected happened.

Some of the included images in this selection are Pier Road under quite a bit of water, and Guildhall Square after torrential rain in 1911. The selection also includes Broad Street flooding where boats were used to get around Old Portsmouth in 1910, and a couple of images of Commercial Road flooded of 1911.