Perhaps you now run a shop that is in one of the images? Or maybe you know any of these shop keepers or have a story to tell about these businesses?
Enjoy a trip down memory lane with these pictures.
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1. Portsmouth shops from the past
Heywood and Sons and The Square Deal shop. Heywoods cycle shop at 270/272 Lake Road with the Square Deal shop was next door. Can anyone recognise the lady with baby in her arms in the doorway? Photo: The News archive
2. Portsmouth shops from the past
Downs & Co pawn shop was located at 157 to 161 Kingston Road. As well as exchanging goods for cash, money was also lent. Photo: The News archive
3. Portsmouth shops from the past
Lee Bryant on a pony outside his grandfather's paper shop WH Bryant's in Charlotte Street, Portsmouth Photo: The News archive
4. Portsmouth shops from the past
J H Bower and Sons. Dennis, third from the right, as a boy outside his late father's shop in Old Fawcett Road. To the right is his father and to his left his two brothers Roy and Eric. . Photo: The News archive