This area of Old Portsmouth feels very nautical, with narrow town houses, usually three story, squeezed in to form non-uniform terraces, many with those characteristic maritime bays on the first floor. Lombard Street and St Thomas Street are just east of The Camber harbour, with The Point being on the west side: Broad Street and Bath Square leading towards the narrow entrance to Portsmouth Harbour. All of this area was within the old walled city. Apart from the town houses, one can find fortifications, an old savings bank, historic inns, a former bathing house (Quebec House), the Popinjays warehouse, the sailing club and an old customs watch house with an observation hut. Most of the buildings are C18, with some C17 and C19. The landmark former Seagull Restaurant is from the early C20.
Lombard Street:
The listed buildings of Lombard Street and St Thomas Street, Old Portsmouth:
Broad Street Portsmouth:
The listed buildings of The Point / Spice Island, Old Portsmouth:
Bath Square, Old Portsmouth:
Falling Awake 
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beautiful ending boss…
I was born at 23 Broad Street – my Grandparent’s home but I lived at No. 48. My grandparents surname was “Sturmey” and my family had lived in Old Portsmouth for generations. The last to live there were my Great Aunt Flo and Uncle Alf Sturmey.
I remember when the naval ships returned from overseas and as they neared Quebec House, the guns would be raised and fired. I would watch those ships and as soon as the guns began to rise I would rush up to the Prom, where my Granddad would be sitting with the other “Old Salts,” and put my head between his knees. I was about three years old and the noise frightened me. I remember when I was older – as a visitor – leapfrogging over Napoleon’s cannon in Bath Square. The ability to do that always exhilarated me.
I also remember the Princess flying boats landing in the harbour. I thought they were so beautiful.
My family moved before I was five years old but I always remember the most wonderful childhood living on Broad Street and during WWII when I was evacuated I dwelt on my memories of living there. Those memories helped me through some sad times.
Colleen Buckley
Thank you for sharing this, Colleen!