Eastern Road picture special | Nostalgia

Construction of Eastern Road, Portsmouth, started in the 1920s.
By Chris Owen
Published 13th Aug 2020, 18:12 BST
Updated 13th Aug 2020, 18:19 BST
A crash at Portsmouth Airport in August 1967. The News PP4382.A crash at Portsmouth Airport in August 1967. The News PP4382.
A crash at Portsmouth Airport in August 1967. The News PP4382.

It took about 20 years to complete and opened on May 6, 1942.

In 1930, work started on the adjacent Portsmouth Airport – the site was eventually redeveloped as Anchorage Park.

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Part of Eastern Road, which was built in stages, was also used as a race track for cars in its early years.

Riders in the 1994 Tour de France return to Portsmouth heading south down Eastern Road.Riders in the 1994 Tour de France return to Portsmouth heading south down Eastern Road.
Riders in the 1994 Tour de France return to Portsmouth heading south down Eastern Road.

Eastern Road has certainly had a dramatic history and to see more of its chequered past click here.

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