The home and business of Portsmouth sailing legend Sir Alec Rose have been commemorated with the installation of a blue plaque.
On Wednesday 21 March a crowd gathered to see the new sign in Osborne Road, Southsea, that shows where iconic round-the-world sailor, Sir Alec Rose, once lived and worked.
He arrived back at Portsmouth and Southsea, UK following a 28,500 mile round-the-world voyage on 4 July 1968.
Currently the site of a Ken’s Fried Chicken, the premises used to be a grocery store run by Sir Alec and his wife Dorothy during the 1960s and 70s.
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