Downs & Co pawn shop was located at 157 to 161 Kingston Road. As well as exchanging goods for cash, money was also lent.Downs & Co pawn shop was located at 157 to 161 Kingston Road. As well as exchanging goods for cash, money was also lent.
Downs & Co pawn shop was located at 157 to 161 Kingston Road. As well as exchanging goods for cash, money was also lent.

18 rare pictures of Portsmouth shops you probably forgot existed

Here are some rare photos of lost shops and their owners in times gone by in Portsmouth.
By Steve Deeks
Published 29th Sep 2020, 17:47 BST
Updated 31st Jul 2023, 16:10 BST

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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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H Threadingham in Cosham High Street.

5. Portsmouth shops from the past

H Threadingham in Cosham High Street. Photo: The News archive

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William King from Hayling Island sent in this photograph of his grandparents Mr and Mrs W Griffin, standing outside their small grocer's shop in Buckland.

6. Portsmouth shops from the past

William King from Hayling Island sent in this photograph of his grandparents Mr and Mrs W Griffin, standing outside their small grocer's shop in Buckland. Photo: The News archive

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A Portsmouth butchers in the 1920's. We are unsure of exactly where.

7. Portsmouth shops from the past

A Portsmouth butchers in the 1920's. We are unsure of exactly where. Photo: The News archive

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Dennis Bevan in the front of F Arnett's fish shop, High Street, Cosham. .

8. Portsmouth shops from the past

Dennis Bevan in the front of F Arnett's fish shop, High Street, Cosham. . Photo: The News archive

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