Some of those included are great images of old stores Hart’s bakery on the corner of Lake Road and Turk Street, Pink & Sons the grocers on the corner of London Road and Croft Road, North End, Scott’s Bakery on the corner of Haslemere Road and Devonshire Avenue, Portsdown Cycles & Radio premises on the corner of London Road and Lansdowne Avenue, Widley and Tracys furniture store on Commercial Road and Thomas Street corner.
![The former Portsdown Cycles & Radio premises on the corner of London Road and Lansdowne Avenue, Widley.
Picture: Barry Cox collection](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjhiMzAyZTU3LTE5NTgtNGYwOS05NmRjLWQzZDVhMzhlYWM3ZTozYzRmNmJhNy02MmQ0LTQ5OGYtOWMwMy1iZWU3ODc0MDBiZWM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Corner shops from the past
The former Portsdown Cycles & Radio premises on the corner of London Road and Lansdowne Avenue, Widley. Picture: Barry Cox collection Photo: The News archive
![Tracys furniture store on Commercial Road and Thomas Street corner, March 1964](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmJiM2ZlZjQ2LWFhNTAtNDIxNy05NTlmLTY3YjVhYjczMDEyYTowZjgwZmIwZC03YjVkLTRmZjQtOGEzNC03MDljZjQ3MWNhYjg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Corner shops from the past
Tracys furniture store on Commercial Road and Thomas Street corner, March 1964 Photo: The News archive
![Pink & Sons the grocers on the corner of London Road and Croft Road, North End.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjZjYjBjNTExLTc3MjQtNDQzMi04M2JiLWZiYzZhZTAyNDlhYzo5Y2FlNGY1NS1lYzE4LTRkNTAtOWU1MC1jYmZjNDJmMTVlMGE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Corner shops from the past
Pink & Sons the grocers on the corner of London Road and Croft Road, North End. Photo: The News archive
![Confectioner D.K. Imray on the corner of Kimbolton Road and Hayling Avenue in the 1960's.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU0YjVlOTAyLTk4MjYtNDBmMy05OWZhLWQ2M2IxOTc1Y2YxOTpiZTIwYjZlNC1hMmY3LTRjNDAtYmVjYS01NGI1MDQwMDgyMTc=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Corner shops from the past
Confectioner D.K. Imray on the corner of Kimbolton Road and Hayling Avenue in the 1960's. Photo: The News archive