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This view, along the Portsmouth Road, formerly the A3, shows the late Victorian expansion of Kingston past Surbiton.

Liphook expanded as a village thanks to the London to Portsmouth road and the arrival of the railway in 1859.

Continuing north-east along Portsmouth Road we reach Godalming, a market town since 1300, its centre now by-passed.

Roman builders mixed crushed seashells from Portsmouth Harbour with clay from the creek to produce bricks for the fort.

unmade roadway in front of the camera would be taking her life in her hands were she to attempt such a casual progress today, when modern traffic thunders up this hill on its way to Cobham along the old Portsmouth

When the library was built, a bronze statue, 'Boy Eating Apple' by Percy Portsmouth, was sited outside.

The plastered section of this long building was known as Webbs Cottages, and the southern range, Portsmouth Cottages.

The Royal Marines were moved to Portsmouth.

This broad expanse of the old Portsmouth Road is lined with pollarded trees.

This is where, in all weathers you would find Fred 'Benzo' Kimber selling the Portsmouth Evening News.

These refreshment and dining rooms, on the corner of the Portsmouth Road and Copse Road, provided a popular stopping place for cyclists, particularly since the rear of the premises housed a cycle repair

The Rising Sun on top of the pub sign was a trademark of Brickwoods (Portsmouth) brewery.

Some of the two hundred navvies engaged in building the Portsmouth Railway line were drinking here late one evening, when Donaldson attempted to enforce closing time, and was struck down by a blow from

Golf enthusiasts can become members of the Haywards Heath golf club and use their 18-hole golf course situated just off Portsmouth Lane on the borders with Lindfield, whilst cricketers can still

In the 18th century, The Red Lion was a popular stopping point on the London to Portsmouth road before the stage coaches began the long haul up to the wild and treacherous wastes of Hindhead Common, the

Pink's the Family Grocer gives testimony to the the business empire of Alderman Pink of Portsmouth.

Packets for Dublin, Falmouth, Plymouth, Glasgow, Liverpool and Cork used the Town Pier, as did the ferry for Hythe, while those for the Isle of Wight, Southsea and Portsmouth left from the Royal

Lord Nelson, along with Lady Hamilton, spent his last night ashore here before travelling on to Portsmouth and embarking on HMS Victory for the Battle of Trafalgar.

Portsmouth acquired city status in 1926 and its prestige was enhanced even further (Sarah Quail) A view of early 20th-century housing and post-Second World War housing development on the mainland

The upper reaches of both harbours would have provided just such resources for early man in the Portsmouth area and while there is not a lot of evidence of settlement, flints have been identified