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Latitude: 50.7879 / 50°47'16"N
Longitude: -1.0936 / 1°5'37"W
OS Eastings: 463985
OS Northings: 99096
OS Grid: SZ639990
Mapcode National: GBR VQM.N2
Mapcode Global: FRA 87L0.9RX
Plus Code: 9C2WQWQ4+5G
Entry Name: Portsmouth High School for Girls
Listing Date: 25 September 1972
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1271857
English Heritage Legacy ID: 474826
ID on this website: 101271857
Location: Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO5
County: City of Portsmouth
Electoral Ward/Division: St Jude
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Portsmouth
Traditional County: Hampshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hampshire
Church of England Parish: Southsea St Jude
Church of England Diocese: Portsmouth
Tagged with: Architectural structure
PORTSMOUTH
SZ6399 KENT ROAD, Southsea
774-1/12/374 (North side)
25/09/72 Portsmouth High School for Girls
II
School. 1886. By Osborne Smith. Red brick in Flemish bond.
Welsh slate roof with ornate brick stacks to left and right,
and flanking centre. Neo-Dutch style.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and basement; 9 bays arranged 3:3:3. At
centre an 8-panelled double door, upper panels glazed, set
under rounded arch, flanked by 2 sashes, each 4 panes with 2
fixed panes over and set under rounded arches with roll
moulded surrounds. Approach to entrance is up 11 stone steps
with brick flanking balustrades and end piers. External stacks
flanking centre channelled above gables and with brick
cornices. On right three 4-pane sashes, with 2-pane ventilator
lights over, set under rubbed brick segmental arches. On left
2 similar and 2 smaller sashes. Deep brick sillband. First
floor has nine 12-pane sashes with 3-pane ventilator light
over, each set under segmental brick arches with brick
keystones. Brick dentilled cornice over. Second floor has 9
sashes each set under segmental brick arch with projecting
brick labels, taller central sash to each of the 3 sections of
12 panes with 3-pane ventilator light over, and 12-pane
flanking sashes. 3 shaped brick gables, outer gables with
rounded tops and centre gable with pediment. Left and right
returns have shaped gables and broad stacks. Projecting wing
at rear.
INTERIOR not inspected.
(Lloyd DW: Buildings of Portsmouth and its Environs: 1974-:
106).
Listing NGR: SZ6398699116
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