Portsea Island "northern end" of Kingston. Old Portsmouth lies on the south west corner of Portsea Island and forms the eastern side of the narrow entrance to Portsmouth Harbour at the ports mouth. Old Portsmouth contains most of the traditional High Street and heritage of the original old town of Portsmouth, including Portsmouth Point (also known as "Spice Island") and the Camber Dock. Portsea is a parish and narrower, informal area of the city of Portsmouth, occupying much of its south-west. Engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born in Britain Street in 1806; writer Charles Dickens was born nearby at Landport on 7
Trolleybuses in Portsmouth Trolleybuses in Portsmouth The Portsmouth trolleybus system once served the city of Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Opened on , it gradually replaced the Portsmouth tramway network; the last trams ran on 10 November 1936. By the standards of the various now-defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, the Portsmouth system was a medium-sized one, with a total of nine routes, and a maximum fleet of 139 trolleybuses. It was closed on . The former trolleybus routes were replaced by diesel bus services. Two of the former Portsmouth trolleybuses are now preserved, one (No. 313) at the East Anglia Transport Museum at