Perhaps you now run a shop that is in one of the images? Or maybe you know any of these shop keepers or have a story to tell about these businesses?
Enjoy a trip down memory lane with these pictures.
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9. Portsmouth shops from the past
C.J.Bones bakers and grocers shop in St Jamess Road. Although it states 193, Kingston Road, Bedford Road was on the corner of St Jamess Road. Photo: The News archive
10. Portsmouth shops from the past
A Hostler and Co Portsmouth. Gilberts sweet shop in Milton. How the shop looked in 1909 when it first opened. Photo: The News archive
11. Portsmouth shops from the past
Martin Wills shoe shop in Fawcett Road, Southsea which was destroyed in the blitz of January 10, 1941. Photo: The News archive
12. Portsmouth shops from the past
The Wavy Line Kemps corner shop at Arundel Street/Canal Walk area of Landport, Portsmouth, April 1968. Photo: The News archive