Old pubs of Portsmouth - picture special | Nostalgia

Pubs and Portsmouth, pubs and Portsmouth, go together like… well, like the Still & West.
Dressed for wartime service with blackouts in the windows, this is the Three Crowns in St James' Street, Portsea.Dressed for wartime service with blackouts in the windows, this is the Three Crowns in St James' Street, Portsea.
Dressed for wartime service with blackouts in the windows, this is the Three Crowns in St James' Street, Portsea.

Here are some lovely atmospheric pictures of a handful of the city’s hostelries.

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