In this interesting selection you will see the unexpected view of a seaplane off Eastney beach in 1919, the old Mikado Cafe in Palmerston Road that was the largest cafe on the south coast and a lovely old shot of Postlethwaite’s chemist that was in Fawcett Road.
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There are also photos of the Savoy Cafe at the seafront in the 1920s, the Hippodrome Theatre in Commercial Road before it was damaged in the Blitz and a very quiet view of Cosham High Street in 1898.
All images are from the Barry Cox collection.
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There are also photos of the Savoy Cafe at the seafront in the 1920s, the Hippodrome Theatre in Commercial Road before it was damaged in the Blitz and a very quiet view of Cosham High Street in 1898.