16 memorable Portsmouth shops from the 1990s you loved visiting

By Steve Deeks

Published 20th May 2020, 17:28 BST

Updated 24th Dec 2025, 15:52 BST

Portsmouth’s main streets are always changing and there are so many shops we have loved and lost over the years.

Perhaps you worked in one of these stores, or shopped there in years past?

Take a step back in time and see how Portsmouth shops looked in the 1990s.

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Cresta Gas, Classic Carpets and Shop and Save, Albert Road Portsmouth around 1992 Picture: C1528-3

1. Portsmouth shops of the 1990s

Cresta Gas, Classic Carpets and Shop and Save, Albert Road Portsmouth around 1992 Picture: C1528-3 Photo: The News archive

Shops to let around 1992, Albert Road Portsmouth Picture: 1835-2

2. Portsmouth shops of the 1990s

Shops to let around 1992, Albert Road Portsmouth Picture: 1835-2 Photo: The News archive

Exterior of the Nijkar and Tozer chemist in London Road in 1994

3. Portsmouth shops 1990s

Exterior of the Nijkar and Tozer chemist in London Road in 1994 Photo: The News archive

Safeway in London Road in 1994

4. Portsmouth shops 1990s

Safeway in London Road in 1994 Photo: The News archive