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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 in the early nineteenth century for a clear range of fire from the harbour defences at any enemy ships which dared to approach Portsmouth and its dockyard. [19]
Clarence Pier is an amusement pier in Portsmouth, Hampshire. It is located next to Southsea Hoverport . Unlike most seaside piers in the UK, the pier does not extend very far out to sea and instead goes along the coast.
A 1910 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Portsmouth, showing the Southsea Railway. The Southsea Railway was a short railway branch line. It was built to give easier access from the jointly operated main line railway approaching Portsmouth to the Clarence Pier from which Isle of Wight ferries sailed.
The Portsmouth Naval Memorial, sometimes known as Southsea Naval Memorial, is a war memorial in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, on Southsea Common beside Clarence Esplanade, between Clarence Pier and Southsea Castle. The memorial commemorates approximately 25,000 British and Commonwealth sailors who were lost in the World Wars, around 10,000 ...
Clarence Esplanade, Portsmouth, United Kingdom ... The D-Day Story (formerly the D-Day Museum) is a visitor attraction located in Southsea, Portsmouth in Hampshire ...
The South Parade Pier, in Southsea, part of the English city of Portsmouth, is a pleasure pier offering typical seaside attractions including souvenir shops, ice creams, indoor amusements and a small children's funfair. It also contains a fishing deck and two function rooms which are often used for live music.
English: Clarence Pier, Southsea. The Clarence Pier pavilion, Southsea. The Clarence Pier pavilion, Southsea. Opened in the 1960s and part of a funfair complex, the pavilion contains an amusement arcade, Bingo hall and Wimpy bar.
Southsea beach in front of Clarence Pier. The Chesapeake Monument can be seen on the right. The area is now used for Southsea Hoverport. Date: 8 January 2007, 23:03: Source: Southsea beach England: Author: Snapshots Of The Past: Other versions