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
13. Broad Street from the past
Located at the lower end of Broad Street we see Loader's Temperance Dining Rooms. The bill board outside states that the food is 'As nice as mother makes it'. Photo: The News archive
14. Broad Street from the past
Broad Street in 1975. Courtesy of Phil Rood Photo: The News archive
15. Bath Square from the past
Bath Square, August 1977. The News PP53 Photo: The News archive
16. Broad Street from the past
Broad Street, Old Portsmouth chock-a-block. Thousands gather in Old Portsmouth to greet the homecoming of HMS Hermes from the Falklands. Photo: The News archive