Clearing the wreckage after the last bomb fell on Portsmouth | Nostalgia

Five pictures today all featuring the Stamshaw area of Portsmouth in the first half of the 20th century.

They include scenes in Newcomen Road after the final bomb of the Second World War fell on this district of the city.

Clearing up. Newcomen Road, Stamshaw, after a flying bomb fell on July 15, 1944 - the last bomb to fall on Portsmouth. Picture: The News.placeholder image
Clearing up. Newcomen Road, Stamshaw, after a flying bomb fell on July 15, 1944 - the last bomb to fall on Portsmouth. Picture: The News.

And then came the street parties…

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