Photo memories of one of Portsmouth's best-known roads

Today, a memory lane called Osborne Road, Southsea, and its plethora of little independent stores – many of them food related.
By Chris Owen
Published 27th Aug 2020, 17:23 BST
Updated 27th Aug 2020, 17:34 BST
A snowy day in Osborne Road in 1998. You can still see some Christmas decorations.A snowy day in Osborne Road in 1998. You can still see some Christmas decorations.
A snowy day in Osborne Road in 1998. You can still see some Christmas decorations.

We’ve been down in the vaults again and come up with a collection of 19 old pictures of this famous street.

Bon appetit.

• A message from the editor, Mark Waldron.

Shoppers heading into jeweller Dimmers in Osborne Road, Southsea, November 1989.Shoppers heading into jeweller Dimmers in Osborne Road, Southsea, November 1989.
Shoppers heading into jeweller Dimmers in Osborne Road, Southsea, November 1989.

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