Fascinating historic pictures of Broad Street, Old Portsmouth | Nostalgia

It’s hard to believe today but the Broad Street area of Old Portsmouth was once industrialised
Broad Street, Old Portsmouth, about 1910.Broad Street, Old Portsmouth, about 1910.
Broad Street, Old Portsmouth, about 1910.

A Vospers yard, a huge power station and a busy port, this part of the old town has not always been the smart, well-heeled area of the city it is today.

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