Mysterious Portsmouth corner shop that apparently didn't exist | Nostalgia

Searching through my Kelly’s directory for 1948, 1962 and 1971 but cannot find Olives on the left hand corner. Perhaps someone can tell me what the shop traded in? On the right is the Landport Liberal Club.

Since this time Drummond Road has been blocked off from Lake Road making it a cul-de-sac.

Today’s second picture was taken looking north along Castle Road, Southsea, with Clock House, owned by antiques dealer A Fleming Ltd, on the left. Just out of sight is Great Southsea Street.

On the right of Clock House is St Edward’s Road with the Barley Mow pub on the far corner – a very popular public house with a lovely garden lit with fairy lights which was packed on summer evenings.

On the right is the Sunflower Restaurant. In later years it became a cafe run by Arthur Rushforth.

The buildings between St Edwards Road and the restaurant have since been demolished and modern apartments built on the site. Clock House will hopefully remain a local landmark for years to come.

Visitors flock to the sunny common

With the illness that is now inflicting the world will we ever see scenes like this again? It must be a bank holiday weekend in the 1920s.

We are looking down Pier Road across the common to Southsea Terrace and Western Parade. Despite the crowds two cars have managed to make their way through. One has six passengers crowded in and no seat belts to be seen.

The billboard on the right tells us the the band leader Ambrose was appearing locally, perhaps on the pier.