| Southsea | |
  Southsea shown within Hampshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Unitary authority | Portsmouth |
| Ceremonial county | Hampshire |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SOUTHSEA |
| Postcode district | PO4 - PO5 |
| Dialling code | 023 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Portsmouth South |
| List of places: UK • England • Hampshire | |
Southsea is a seaside resort located in Portsmouth at the southern tip of Portsea Island in the county of Hampshire in England. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one South East England is one of the nine official Regions of England. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Portsmouth postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Bembridge, Bognor Regis, Chichester, Cowes The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Hampshire Constabulary is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in southern England The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service is the Statutory fire and rescue service for the area of Hampshire, on the south Coast of England The South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the authority responsible for providing NHS Ambulance services in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, South East England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Portsmouth South is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of settlements in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A seaside resort is a Resort located on the Coast. Where a Beach is the primary focus for Tourists it may be called a beach resort History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which There is also a town in Australia named Portsea Victoria after this island Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The built up areas of Portsmouth and Southsea run into one another, and the centre of Southsea is less than a mile from Portsmouth city centre.
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History
In 1544 Henry VIII built the fort which became known as Southsea Castle. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of Southsea Castle is one of Henry VIII 's Device Forts, built in 1544 on the waterfront at the southern end of Portsea Island (an area that later became Although it would not have been called that at the time it is recorded as "Southsea Castle" in a map of 1724. Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
In 1809 a new suburb began to grow. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 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. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Nowadays they form an almost continuous road between the City Centre and the beach.
Southsea remained small until 1835. The area between Castle Road and Victoria Road South was built up between 1835 and 1860 as housing for middle class families. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting A prominent architect during this period was Thomas Ellis Owen who built properties in Kent Road, Queen’s Terrace, Sussex Terrace and Portland Terrace. Thomas Ellis Owen (1805 &ndash 1862 was an English architect and developer responsible for many of the buildings of Portsmouth and Southsea.
By the 1860s the suburb of Southsea had grown along Clarendon Road as far as Granada Road. In 1857 Southsea gained its own Improvement Commissioners responsible for paving, cleaning and lighting the streets.
After the 1870s, east of Victoria Road, there was new building in the Campbell Road / Outram Road area. Events and Trends Technology The invention of the prototype telephone by Alexander G
As building proceeded most was put up in the cramped manner typical of much of Portsmouth, a city where space is at a premium.
Recent history
On June 5, 1994 a drumhead service attended by US President Bill Clinton and HM Queen Elizabeth II was held on Southsea Common in front of the War Memorial. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of D-Day was also attended by over 100,000 members of the public. D-Day may also refer to Decimal Day in the United Kingdom. D-Day is a term often used in Military parlance to denote Historically, a blessing before battle was offered during a drumhead service which is conducted in the field with the drums forming the altar and the colours serving as the altar cloth.
In September 2000 parts of Southsea were flooded when the pumping station that normally pumps surface water out to sea was itself flooded during a particularly heavy storm. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.
Architecture
Much of Southsea was designed by the architect Thomas Ellis Owen. Thomas Ellis Owen (1805 &ndash 1862 was an English architect and developer responsible for many of the buildings of Portsmouth and Southsea. Although some of his buildings were destroyed in World War 2 and some have since been unsympathetically modernised, his work still shapes the architecture of modern Southsea. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The majority of Owen's Southsea is now protected by a number of Conservation Areas or by being Listed Buildings. A conservation area is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features cultural heritage or biota are safeguarded A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance
Southsea Common
Southsea Common is a large expanse of mown grassland parallel to the shore from Clarence Pier to Southsea Castle. The Common owes its existence to the demands of the military for a clear range of fire from the harbour defences at enemy ships. The site is also home to a remarkable collection of mature elm trees that have escaped Dutch elm disease owing to their isolation. Elms are Deciduous and Semi-deciduous Trees comprising the genus Ulmus, family Ulmaceae, found Dutch elm disease (DED is a fungal disease of Elm trees which is spread by the Elm bark beetle. The majority of the larger trees are Huntingdon Elms, but nearer the entrance to the Skate Park there is a fine example of the 'Den Haag' hybrid elm, one of only two known in the UK. Ulmus × hollandica Mill ' Vegeta' Lindley, sometimes known as the Huntingdon Elm, is an old English Cultivar raised at The hybrid cultivar elm ' Den Haag' is a Dutch development derived from a crossing of the Siberian Elm Ulmus pumila and Ulmus × hollandica 'Belgica' The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
The Huntingdon Elms once lined the Ladies' Mile avenue through the centre of the Common, but many were lost to the Great Storm of 1987 and replaced by the Dutch cultivar 'Lobel'. The Great Storm of 1987 occurred on the night of 15 October to 16 October 1987, when an unusually strong weather system caused winds to hit much of A Dutch hybrid Cultivar raised at Wageningen, ' Lobel' was derived from a crossing of clone 202 ( U
The Common hosts a number of annual events including the Southsea Show, Para Spectacular, Military Vehicle Show and Kite Festival.
Tourist attractions
The Southsea beach is stony and has two piers: South Parade Pier and Clarence Pier; both house amusement arcades; South Parade Pier also contains a ballroom and a bar area. The South Parade Pier is a pier in Portsmouth, England. It is one of two piers in the city the other being Clarence Pier. Clarence Pier is an amusement pier in Portsmouth, Hampshire. It is located by the Portsmouth Hovercraft terminal Clarence Pier is adjacent to a permanent funfair.
To commemorate the millennium, a scenic walk was created which runs to Gunwharf Quays from Southsea seafront. The route is marked on the pavement, and is lined by distinctive blue street lanterns.
There are a number of miniature golf courses, a skateboard park and public grass and clay tennis courts.
The D-Day museum (which holds the Overlord embroidery) is located on the seafront in Southsea, very close to Southsea castle. The D-Day Museum is located in Portsmouth, Southsea in Hampshire, England. The Overlord embroidery was commissioned by Lord Dulverton in 1968 and made by the Royal School of Needlework from designs by artist Sandra Lawrence. Southsea Castle is one of Henry VIII 's Device Forts, built in 1544 on the waterfront at the southern end of Portsea Island (an area that later became
Cumberland House is a natural history museum, butterfly house and aquarium.
The Blue Reef Aquarium is also situated on the seafront.
Throughout the summer, there are regular open air concerts and events at the bandstand and on Castle Field.
Just off the seafront is Southsea Model Village which is a 1/12th scale model village with forty miniature buildings, houses, forts, castles and a miniature railway. It was opened in 1956 on the site of a Victorian fort. Another part of the fort has been converted into Southsea Rose Garden.
Canoe Lake is the last remnant of an area of marsh and open water known as the Great Morass, drained in 1886, which much of Southsea now sits on. Canoe Lake may refer to Any of the many Canoe Lakes in Ontario Canoe Lake (Saskatchewan, a lake in northeastern Saskatchewan Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The lake is topped up from the sea by opening a sluice at high tide. Crabs and fish find their way in, and attract children fishing equipped with a piece of bacon on a string.
When undisturbed there are regularly swan and mallard, with less frequent visits from tufted duck, mediterranean gull, cormorant, little Grebe and occasionally a lone black swan. Swans are Birds of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and Ducks Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in The Mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos) probably the best-known and most recognizable of all ducks is a Dabbling duck which breeds throughout the Temperate The Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula, is a medium-sized Diving duck with a population of close to one million birds The Bird family Phalacrocoracidae is represented by some 40 Species of cormorants and shags. The Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis, formerly known as Dabchick) is 23 to 29 cm in length The Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus) is a large waterbird which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. In summer pedalos can be rented on the lake.
Towards the eastern end of the seafront is the Royal Marines Museum. The Royal Marines Museum is located in Portsmouth Hampshire England and is open to the public every day of the week throughout the year apart from Christmas Eve Christmas Day and Boxing
The Kings Theatre, situated in Albert Road, is a venue that hosts a variety of performances. Kings Theatre is a Theatre in Southsea, Portsmouth which opened in 1907
Southsea Town Council
Southsea Parish Council was created in 1999 following a successful submission to the UK Government under the Local Government and Rating Act 1997. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The parish council later became the Southsea Town Council.
The existence of the town council has been controversial from the outset. The initial creation of the town council was opposed by Portsmouth city council. There has been a long standing campaign to disband the town council. In a poll of local residents in February 2005, 56% voted to abolish it. Southsea Town Council continues to operate although its future is uncertain.
The town council has limited powers and a small budget funded by the local precept. It campaigns on local issues, seeking to influence the unitary authority Portsmouth City Council, it makes awards of funds to local causes and funds infrastructure improvements in the local area. Until 2007 it had a small office open to the public in Southsea town centre, but this has now closed.
Transport links
Hovertravel operate a regular hovercraft service to Ryde on the Isle of Wight which runs from Southsea seafront. For information on hovercraft in general please see Hovercraft. A hovercraft, or air-cushion vehicle (ACV is an Amphibious vehicle or craft, designed to travel over any sufficiently smooth surface supported by Ryde is a British seaside town and the most populous town and urban area on the Isle of Wight, with a population of approximately 30000 The Isle of Wight is an English Island and county in the English Channel between three and five miles (8 km from the south coast of the
In 1898 a railway branch called the Southsea Railway was opened from Fratton Station, terminating at East Southsea Station (near to The Strand). Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Southsea Railway was a branch of the Portsmouth Direct Line. Two unstaffed halts were added at Albert Road and Jessie Road/Devonshire Avenue. The line was not able to compete with the Portsmouth corporation tram services. It was closed in 1914 and never re-opened. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The line itself and the station have since been demolished and replaced with houses; however it is possible to walk the approximate route. Southsea is now served by stations at Fratton and Portsmouth and Southsea station and on to Portsmouth Harbour (also called The Hard), with regular trains to London Waterloo. Fratton railway station is a railway station in Portsmouth, located near Fratton Park, the Stadium of Association football (soccer club Portsmouth and Southsea railway station is the main railway station in central Portsmouth in Hampshire, England. Portsmouth Harbour railway station is a Railway station in Portsmouth, England.
Education
- University of Portsmouth
- Portsmouth Grammar School
- Portsmouth High School
- Mayville High School
- St John's College (Portsmouth)
- Priory School
- City Girls
- City of Portsmouth Boys School (formerly Portsmouth Technical High School for Boys)
- Southern Grammar School
- St Swithun's RC Primary School
- Owen Street Primary School
Famous residents
External links
- http://www.clarencepier.co.uk/ Clarence Pier Southsea
- http://www.port.ac.uk/ University of Portsmouth
- http://www.ddaymuseum.co.uk/ D Day Museum
- http://www.southseatowncouncil.co.uk/ Southsea Town Council
- http://www.thomas-ellis-owen.org/home.htm Thomas Ellis Owen
- http://www.southsea.co.uk Southsea Village
- http://www.insouthsea.co.uk Southsea Business and Community Directory
Dictionary
Southsea
-proper noun
- a town in southern England, widely considered a suburb of Portsmouth
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