Archive pictures of Commercial Road, Portsmouth | Nostalgia

From its boundary with Southsea, through Landport and on to Mile End and Kingston, Commercial Road is the most famous street in Portsmouth.
Deborah Croker
By Deborah Croker
Published 10th Nov 2020, 16:51 GMT
Marks & Spencer at 169-171 Commercial Road in 1911. Picture: The Marks & Spencer Company Archive.Marks & Spencer at 169-171 Commercial Road in 1911. Picture: The Marks & Spencer Company Archive.
Marks & Spencer at 169-171 Commercial Road in 1911. Picture: The Marks & Spencer Company Archive.

Today, of course, it is much-truncated, but there are still faint echoes of the road which was the main artery for commerce in the city.

To see the whole collection of 47 Commercial Road pictures through the ages, click here.

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