If you have lived in Cosham, maybe you recognise some of the shops, cinemas and people featured in our gallery?
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5. Cosham
Tram cars crossing the railway west of Cosham railway station. Northern Road has yet to be constructed. Photo: The News archive
6. Cosham
Trollybuses passing one another outside of the Ports Bridge Hotel, Cosham. Photo: The News archive
7. Cosham
A view across Cosham. Just how countrified Cosham was at one time. This is a look up the High Street with the Railway Hotel on the right in 1898. Photo: The News archive
8. Cosham
Taken sometime between 1948 and 1962 here we see the Essoldo cinema in Cosham High Street. Photo: The News archive