Description

PORTSMOUTH

SZ6499 GREAT SOUTHSEA STREET, Southsea
774-1/13/349 (West side)
15/04/96 Nos.30 AND 32
India Arms

GV II

Public house. North part 1902 by AE Cogswell; south part
formerly Fishmonger and Game shop 1900, which formed the
extension to the public house c1980. Red brick in Flemish
bond. Interlocking tiled roof, brick stack to left and right.
South part-painted and yellow brick in Flemish bond. Roof
obscured.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, 2 + 2 bays. On right the north part has
at centre a wide canted timber transomed and mullioned
recessed pub front with fixed glazing, 3-lights wide at front
and 1-light to each side, lights divided by slim moulded
pilasters to transom level. Centre light has semicircular
broken head with ornate moulded spandrels. Each light has
etched patterned glass, painted brickwork below sill. To left
and right of bay set within recessed area is a 4-panelled
half-glazed door with overlight, etched patterned glass to
left door. Flanking wall within recess of each entrance has a
patterned tile mural with date 1902. Pilaster to quoins with
moulded cap. Fascia and dentilled cornice. First floor with
rusticated stone quoins has 2 canted tripart oriels each with
4-pane sash at front and narrow flanking sashes divided by
pilaster, flat roof, frieze and band cornice; semicircular
gauged brick arch with moulded hood and keystone, stuccoed
infill with leaf motif sculptured relief. Facing stone coped
brick half gable, brickwork and semicircular stone apex with
sculptured shell relief. Moulded stone copped brick parapet.
On left the south part has late C20 front infill with blinded
doorway and overlight at centre and to left and right a
shallow projecting canted casement with brick on edge below
sills. Flanking brick pilasters, each with heavy moulded leaf
motif capital and dentilled cap. Fascia and cornice. First
floor has 2 large recessed 4-pane unequal sashes each set
under flat gauged brick arch with moulded stone architrave.
Stone pilaster to quoins each with dentilled cap and fluted
shaft, base with semicircular shaped top. Moulded cornice,
stone parapet with moulded copping, small stone pediment over
each pilaster. At centre is a recessed stone pediment with
ball finial and date 1900.
INTERIOR: 2 tiled murals by Carters of Poole, 1 depicting a
game shooting scene and the other fishing boats and fishermen.

Listing NGR: SZ6400999349

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26398284

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)