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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5. Bath Square from the past
HMS Hermes passing Bath Square on her return home after the Falklands War. Photo: The News archive
6. 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
7. Broad Street from the past
Broad Street Yard 1st July 1965. Courtesy of Phil Rood Photo: The News archive
8. 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
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