Southsea

Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Saturday, 17 September, 2005

Lighthouse, Southsea Castle

Southsea Castle.

Location

Geodata of the photograph illustrating this article...
Location name: 
Lighthouse, Southsea Castle
Coordinates (lat,lon): 
50.778331,-1.089017
Elevation: 
1 metres
OS Grid Ref: 
SZ 64325 98035
Nearest Post Code: 
PO5 3PA

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"In 1544 Henry VIII built the fort which became known as Southsea Castle. Although it would not have been called that at the time it is recorded as "Southsea Castle" in a map of 1724.

In 1809 a new suburb began to grow. It became known as Southsea after the castle. The first houses were built for skilled workers in the 'mineral' streets (Silver Street, Nickel Street etc).

Around 1810 Hampshire Terrace, Landport Terrace, King’s Terrace, Jubilee Terrace and Bellevue Terrace were built adjacent to the town walls. Nowadays they form an almost continuous road between the City Centre and the beach." - Wikipedia

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