Portsmouth's Commercial Road - its glorious history in 35 photos
Commercial Road has a long and glorious history as Portsmouth city centre’s main shopping street.
By Kieran Davey
Thursday, 24th October 2019, 11:45 am
We’ve had a look back through the archives to find some of our favourite photos from the last few decades.
1. RW 20-09-10 brown2.JPG
Portsmouth Corporation electric tram No 19 negotiating floods in Commercial Road in August 1911.
Photo: CHRIS OWEN
2. RW 05-03-11 GIRLS ON COMMER.JPG
A close up of the girls pushing their cycles through a bombed out Commercial Road.
Photo: BOB HIND
3. RW 19-11-10 commrdFLOOD.JPG
August 1911 and torrential rain flooded Commercial Road in what is now Guildhall Square.
Photo: CHRIS OWEN
4. RW 23-11-10 SMITTEN.JPG
Sailors clearing debris from the remains of the Hippodrome, Commercial Road during the Blitz
Photo: CHRIS OWEN
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