Some of those included are great images of old stores Hart’s bakery on the corner of Lake Road and Turk Street, Pink & Sons the grocers on the corner of London Road and Croft Road, North End, Scott’s Bakery on the corner of Haslemere Road and Devonshire Avenue, Portsdown Cycles & Radio premises on the corner of London Road and Lansdowne Avenue, Widley and Tracys furniture store on Commercial Road and Thomas Street corner.
![The Portsmouth Gas showroom and offices at the corner of Commercial Road and Park Road (Now King Henry 1 Street), Portsmouth. Now Wetherspoons pub.
The Portsmouth Gas showroom and offices at the corner of Commercial Road and Park Road (Now King Henry 1 Street), Portsmouth.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU0ZTE4OWQxLTY4YmQtNGZkZS05NDRkLWU3MDIwMWJiMmFkZDo1MThjYWFlZi0xODQ3LTQ1YjktOTllNC0wZTBiNmU5Y2NhZmM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
9. Corner shops from the past
The Portsmouth Gas showroom and offices at the corner of Commercial Road and Park Road (Now King Henry 1 Street), Portsmouth. Now Wetherspoons pub. The Portsmouth Gas showroom and offices at the corner of Commercial Road and Park Road (Now King Henry 1 Street), Portsmouth.Photo: The News archive
![Britannia Building Society on the corner Stanhope Road and Commercial Road, Portsmouth](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjkyMjg4NWQ5LTA1YzYtNGE3Yy1iNGU4LTIwOGMxZGY0MDRiYzoyZTM1ZTk2MS05ZjI2LTQ4MmQtYmI0Zi1hYmM5N2Y3ODEwZTY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
10. Corner shops from the past
Britannia Building Society on the corner Stanhope Road and Commercial Road, PortsmouthPhoto: The News archive
![The corner shops at Bonfire Corner, Portsea circa 1930's Picture: The News archive](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmMyNjZmMjlhLWNmOGMtNDA3NC04NTQ1LTFlMzc3ZGYwMmRkNjpiMGU3MDVlNC02OTAxLTRkZDUtYTliMy0zYzNmZjc3MGE1OGE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
11. Corner shops from the past
The corner shops at Bonfire Corner, Portsea circa 1930's Picture: The News archivePhoto: The News archive