Old Portsmouth picture special | Nostalgia

Broad Street, Old Portsmouth – one of the most atmospheric roads in the city.
By Chris Owen
Published 20th Jul 2020, 19:47 BST
Updated 20th Jul 2020, 19:48 BST
Thousands gathered in Old Portsmouth to greet the homecoming of HMS Hermes from the Falklands, 1982.Thousands gathered in Old Portsmouth to greet the homecoming of HMS Hermes from the Falklands, 1982.
Thousands gathered in Old Portsmouth to greet the homecoming of HMS Hermes from the Falklands, 1982.

At the lower end nearer the queue for the chain ferry, you could once dine in Loader’s Temperance Dining Rooms and, according to one of the boards outside enjoy food ‘as nice as mother makes it’. All washed down with... tea, coffee or cocoa, naturally.

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