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In the photograph, below right, we are looking up North Street, Havant, in the 1920s. On the right is the White Hart pub which was recently closed and is now a gaming hall.
Running across is the A27, an old Roman Road from Chichester to Winchester.
At one time South Street – which is behind the camera – and North Street were the main roads to London from Hayling Island. It joined the A3 at Horndean.
There is an ulterior motive for putting in this photograph.
I am at the moment putting together another two books of thenand-now photographs. One is of Portsmouth, of which I have many pictures.
The other is of the Havant area. I am somewhat short of photographs of Bedhampton and Leigh Park, especially Leigh Park when the estate was first built in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
If you could assist I would be very grateful. I would not have to take them out of your house. I can photograph a photograph.
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