Old pictures from Milton, Portsmouth | Nostalgia

By Deborah Croker
Published 23rd Feb 2021, 17:51 GMT
Pictured in Crofton Road, Milton, is the horse and cart belonging to Arthur Edward Shrubsole (Ted) who delivered all around the Milton area between 1935-55. The picture belongs to Doreen Watts who remembers the horse walking along the street and stopping at each customer's house. He knew the round better than Ted it seems.Pictured in Crofton Road, Milton, is the horse and cart belonging to Arthur Edward Shrubsole (Ted) who delivered all around the Milton area between 1935-55. The picture belongs to Doreen Watts who remembers the horse walking along the street and stopping at each customer's house. He knew the round better than Ted it seems.
Pictured in Crofton Road, Milton, is the horse and cart belonging to Arthur Edward Shrubsole (Ted) who delivered all around the Milton area between 1935-55. The picture belongs to Doreen Watts who remembers the horse walking along the street and stopping at each customer's house. He knew the round better than Ted it seems.
Included in this selection of pictures from the Milton area of Portsmouth are Arthur Edward Shrubsole (Ted) doing the rounds with his horse and cart on Crofton Road, ice cream treats on Eastney Road, the wedding of Jimmy James, the landlord of the Thatched House to Winnie, and St James’ Hospital in 1912.

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