Fratton Road follows one of the ancient trackways off Portsea Island. By the late 1920s it was too narrow, greatly congested and dangerous. Action was needed so in 1929 it was upgraded to a 50ft widethorough fare by setting back all the houses and shops on the east side - a major civic initiative. The new wide road was opened with great pomp and ceremony on July 22.
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Portsmouth, Hampshire has an extraordinary past. During every era it has been at the forefront of events that have affected the course of not only national but often international history. Alongside this, on a smaller scale, there are the every day stories of the many differing peoples who have spent their lives here and took part in these historic events.
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