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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Hampshire & Isle of Wight => Topic started by: bramhallbill on Monday 07 August 17 23:02 BST (UK)

Title: Berkeley Street, Southsea
Post by: bramhallbill on Monday 07 August 17 23:02 BST (UK)

Hi Folks
Was Berkeley Street, Southsea pulled down or renamed? I can't find it on current maps. Cheers
Bill B

Title: Re: Berkeley Street, Southsea
Post by: hanes teulu on Tuesday 08 August 17 08:35 BST (UK)

http://maps.nls.uk/view/101441955

Top of map - midway along.
Ran between Somers Road and Grosvenor Street

Title: Re: Berkeley Street, Southsea
Post by: bramhallbill on Tuesday 08 August 17 11:03 BST (UK)

Wow Hanes so many streets wiped off the map. Thanks

Title: Re: Berkeley Street, Southsea
Post by: hanes teulu on Tuesday 08 August 17 13:04 BST (UK)

The can see Berkely Street mentioned  in the Portsmouth Evening News, 4 April 1955 (the archive only goes up to 1955)

Title: Re: Berkeley Street, Southsea
Post by: jonwicken on Thursday 11 November 21 11:18 GMT (UK)

My Great Uncle was in the Royal Engineers in WWII and was trying to difuse a bomb in Berkley Street in 1941 when it went off, killing them all. I wonder if the street was therefore badly damaged in the Portsmouth Blitz and then therefore later demolished?