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Portsmouth High School for Girls

A Grade II Listed Building in Southsea, City of Portsmouth

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Coordinates

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

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Description


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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