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Hms Nelson: Victory Main Gate

A Grade II Listed Building in Portsmouth, City of Portsmouth

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Latitude: 50.8001 / 50°48'0"N

Longitude: -1.097 / 1°5'49"W

OS Eastings: 463733

OS Northings: 100445

OS Grid: SU637004

Mapcode National: GBR VQ2.TK

Mapcode Global: FRA 86LZ.GG9

Plus Code: 9C2WRW23+26

Entry Name: Hms Nelson: Victory Main Gate

Listing Date: 8 July 1998

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1387147

English Heritage Legacy ID: 475056

Also known as: Victory Gate, HMS Nelson

ID on this website: 101387147

Location: Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1

County: City of Portsmouth

Electoral Ward/Division: Charles Dickens

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Portsmouth

Traditional County: Hampshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hampshire

Church of England Parish: Portsea St George

Church of England Diocese: Portsmouth

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Description



PORTSMOUTH

SU6300 QUEEN STREET
774-1/8/102 (North side)
08/07/98 HMS Nelson: Victory Main Gate

GV II

Formerly known as: HMS Victory QUEEN STREET.
Entrance to naval barracks re-using parts from former Portsea
Quay Gate. Dated 1902, reused parts 1734. Superintendent
Engineer Sir Henry Pilkington RE. Red brick and ashlar. Banded
piers with roll-moulded plinths, deep cornices and blocking
courses, outer piers with pyramid-on-ball finials. Taller and
wider central gateway with flanking pedestrian gateways, all
having rusticated round arches. Impost band carried across
pedestrian gateways, and moulded cornice with blocking course
above them. Central archway flanked by reused attached Ionic
columns and with Admiralty crest on keystone which rises into
corniced segmental pediment in which is carved and painted
royal coat of arms. Central gates have decorative panels with
royal cipher and date.
HISTORY: formed the formal entrance to the first naval
barracks in Portsmouth, and part of a group with the fine
officer's quarters opposite (qv).


Listing NGR: SU6373200461

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