The colourful history of one of Portsmouth's main streets | Nostalgia

Today’s collection of old pictures concentrates on Kingston Road.

It is part of the backbone which runs down the centre of Portsea Island and, like so many places in Portsmouth, has a colourful and characterful history.

Kingston Road at its Junction with Lake Road, 1934.placeholder image
Kingston Road at its Junction with Lake Road, 1934.

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