Many of our city’s streets are named for other areas of the county or for their military locations – which is unsurprising given Portsmouth’s strong military links.
But many are also named after people too – including many who have had a great impact on our city and the country as a whole.
Here are just some of the many streets in Portsmouth with a story to tell:
25. Isambard Brunel Road
Portsmouth-born Isambard Kingdom Brunel was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer, who is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history". Monuments to him can be found all over the county but his home city is also ensuring his legacy is fully remembered. Not only does this city centre street bear his name but also a junior school, a Wetherspoon pub and a car park in the city centre. Photo: Google Maps
26. Nelsonsville: Naval heritage remembered
Portsmouth's long history with the Royal Navy means that a number of its roads are named after important figures from its history. Examples include Collingwood Road, Duncan Road and Exmouth Road named after admirals. This area of Southsea's development in the 1860's was known as Nelsonville. HMS Collingwood in Fareham is also named for the same reason, named after Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood who fought with Admiral Lord Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar 1805, Collingwood led the second naval column at the battle. Photo: Google Maps
27. Poetry corner in Paulsgrove
Paulsgrove boasts a batch of roads named after giants in the world of poetry Chaucer Avenue named after Geoffrey Chaucer, while neighbouring Keats Avenue is named after John Keats, Shelley Avenue named after Percy Bysshe Shelley (whose second wife was Frankenstein author Mary Shelley), Browning Avenue named after Robert Browning, Dryden Avenue named after John Dryden and Wordsworth Avenue named for William Wordsworth. Photo: Google Maps
28. Bishop Crispian Way
The road outside Bishop’s House, Portsmouth and St John’s Cathedral was re-named Bishop Crispian Way in 2011 to mark his forthcoming retirement after 22 years service. Photo: Google Maps