Remember horses tethered on Portsmouth bomb sites? | Nostalgia

Trade is our theme today with pictures ranging from the home of Shippam’s paste in Chichester to a bustling street market in Southsea.
By Deborah Croker
Published 6th Jan 2022, 18:11 GMT
Updated 6th Jan 2022, 18:13 GMT
A scene which many will recognise when horses (for rag and bone men or fruit traders) were tethered to eat grass on bomb sites. This was taken looking west from the corner of Lake Road towards what is now Market Way - The horse's head obscures Martha's pub.A scene which many will recognise when horses (for rag and bone men or fruit traders) were tethered to eat grass on bomb sites. This was taken looking west from the corner of Lake Road towards what is now Market Way - The horse's head obscures Martha's pub.
A scene which many will recognise when horses (for rag and bone men or fruit traders) were tethered to eat grass on bomb sites. This was taken looking west from the corner of Lake Road towards what is now Market Way - The horse's head obscures Martha's pub.

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