Who remembers the paddle steamer that became a café on the A27 in Portsmouth? | Nostalgia

All today’s pictures from The News archives were recorded as being taken in 1950 or a few years later.
By Deborah Croker
Published 7th Jan 2022, 19:03 GMT
The former paddle steamer Solent lying alongside the A27 at Paulsgrove in the 1950s shortly after her arrival as a cafe. In the background are the buildings of the former Vosper Thornycroft shipyard.The former paddle steamer Solent lying alongside the A27 at Paulsgrove in the 1950s shortly after her arrival as a cafe. In the background are the buildings of the former Vosper Thornycroft shipyard.
The former paddle steamer Solent lying alongside the A27 at Paulsgrove in the 1950s shortly after her arrival as a cafe. In the background are the buildings of the former Vosper Thornycroft shipyard.

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