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'Old' Old Portsmouth Pictures - Phil Hanley 2010
Having been to the AGM, I thought the attached pictures might be useful. They are scanned and might have suffered a bit in translation. I am not sure of any dates. However the frozen camber must have been 1963.
Lord Nelson
ADMIRAL LORD NELSON ON THE MOVE (Diane Villar)
In Old Portsmouth Admiral Lord Nelson has been given a new sea view by moving his bronze statue, by Brooke Hitch, from its original site in Pembroke Gardens, where he spent the last 54 years, to Grand Parade.
106 and 109 Penny Street
HISTORY OF 106 &109 PENNY ST. (John Huffel March 2009)
In the mid 1700s, the corner of Penny Street and Grand Parade was the venue for 4 Freemason Lodges and “The King’s Arms” tavern, where the town’s principal merchants gathered to transact business.