More shattered lives: Stamshaw street wrecked by final bomb to fall on city

Our pictures today from The News archive are all from the Stamshaw area of Portsmouth.
By Deborah Croker
Published 24th Jan 2021, 18:00 GMT
Newcomen Road, Stamshaw, Portsmouth after a flying bomb fell on July 15, 1944, the last bomb to fall on Portsmouth. Picture: The News PortsmouthNewcomen Road, Stamshaw, Portsmouth after a flying bomb fell on July 15, 1944, the last bomb to fall on Portsmouth. Picture: The News Portsmouth
Newcomen Road, Stamshaw, Portsmouth after a flying bomb fell on July 15, 1944, the last bomb to fall on Portsmouth. Picture: The News Portsmouth

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