The images in the gallery date back as far as the 1800s.
You will see the flooding over the years, the chain ferry and a very old King James Gate - c1850.
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. Broad Street from the past
Vosper's Broad Street yard in 1951. Picture: Courtesy of Mark Barrett Photo: The News archive

. Broad Street from the past
Landing stage for the chain ferry at the end of Broad Street, Old Portsmouth. Undated Photo: The News archive

. Broad Street from the past
King James Gate - c1850, Broad Street Photo: The News archive

. Broad Street from the past
In the snow. Broad Street, Old Portsmouth, 1910 Photo: The News archive

. Broad Street from the past
Bath Square, Old Portsmouth, August 1981. The News PP52 Photo: The News archive


2. Broad Street from the past
Vosper's Broad Street yard in 1951. Picture: Courtesy of Mark Barrett Photo: The News archive

3. Broad Street from the past
Landing stage for the chain ferry at the end of Broad Street, Old Portsmouth. Undated Photo: The News archive

4. Broad Street from the past
King James Gate - c1850, Broad Street Photo: The News archive