Portsmouth Road Names (Then and Now)
Some of the streets of Portsmouth and Portsea mentioned in the old registers and census returns have had their names changed over the years.
In the following table are a few of them which were originally shown in our Journal the Hampshire Family Historian of November 1985. Vol XII No. 3 pages 192-193.
Original Source: Changing Names of Portsmouth Roads By E Edwards
| Former Name | Name (in 1985) |
|---|---|
| Asylum Road | Locksway Road, Milton |
| Bathing House Square | Bath Square, Old Portsmouth |
| Butcher Row | Butcher Street, Portsea |
| Canal View | Blackfriars Road, Southsea |
| Coach and Horses Street | Crown Street, Portsea (off Highbury Street) |
| Corporation Row | Gloucester Street, Southsea |
| Cubb’s Alley | Tower Street, Old Portsmouth (off Broad Street) |
| Deadman’s Lane | St. Mary’s Road, Kingston |
| Fighting Cock Lane | Pembroke Road, Old Portsmouth |
| Fleet Street, Southsea | (Defunct) was part of Blackfriars Road |
| Fratton Path | Arundel St and Upper Arundel Street |
| Genmell Street | Pembroke Road, Old Portsmouth |
| Golden Lion Lane | Lombard Street, Old Portsmouth |
| Green Lane | Somers Road, Southsea |
| Head and Horn Row | Havant Street, Portsea |
| Hogmarket Street | Warblington Street, Old Portsmouth |
| Jew’s Lane | Fawcett Road, Southsea ( Southern End) |
| Lake Gate | Lake Road, Landport |
| Lazy Lane | Fawcett Road, Southsea (from Fratton Bridge to Lawrence Road |
| Lion Gate Road | Commercial Road (part of), Landport |
| Little Penny Lane | Pembroke Road, Old Portsmouth |
| Love Lane | Lawrence Road, Southsea |
| Marlborough Street | Marlborough Row, Portsea |
| Milton Lane | Locksway Road, Milton |
| Montague Street | Sussex Street, Landport |
| Old Rope Walk | Kent Street, Portsea |
| Peacock Lane | Barrack Street, Old Portsmouth |
| Pembroke Street | Pembroke Road, Old Portsmouth |
| Prospect Row | Gunwharf Road, Portsmouth |
| Pud’s Hole | St James’s Street, Portsea |
| Sandwich Street, Portsea | Absorbed into Dockyard 1847 |
| Stamshaw Lane | Stamshaw Road, Stamshaw |
| St John’s Road, Landport | Arthur Street, Landport |
| Wish Lane | Elm Grove, Southsea |
| Wish Street (earlier Wish Lane) | Lake Road, Landport |
It will be noted that LOCKSWAY Road, Milton and PEMBROKE Road, Old Portsmouth had more than one change of name over the years.