ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z ænd ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z mˈʌtʃ ʌvðɪ ˈɛɹiə wʌz klˈɪɹd tə mˌeɪk wˈeɪ fɚðɪ ˈɛm tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv mˈoʊɾɚwˌeɪ ænd pˈoːɹtsməθ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl pˈoːɹt.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s much of the area was cleared to make way for the M275 motorway and Portsmouth International Port.