[23] By 1871 the population had risen to 100,000,[24] and the national census listed Portsmouth's population as 113,569. [303][304] The tower weighs over 33,000 tonnes (32,000 long tons; 36,000 short tons). Portsmouth (/ˈpɔːrtsməθ/ (listen)) is an English port city primarily built on Portsea Island in the county of Hampshire. [292], The city has three cemeteries: Kingston, Milton Road, and Highland Road. Yes. Reactions: Useful_Idiot. [26] Richard gave Portsmouth market-town status with a royal charter on 2 May, authorising an annual fifteen-day free-market fair, weekly markets and a local court to deal with minor matters, and exempted its inhabitants from an £18 annual tax. [394] It was purchased by TLRC, who relaunched the station in 2001 as the Quay;[395] Portsmouth Football Club became a stakeholder in 2007, selling it in 2009. Sep 18, 2020 #1 Saw Portsmouth play the other night, got turned over by Brighton reserves, if Pompey one of the favourites to get promotion we should walk this league, they were woeful. All forums . Bengals Message Board / Forums - Home of Jungle Noise. [116] Gosport is a borough to the west. [5] The 1194 royal charter's 800th anniversary was celebrated in 1994 with ceremonies at the city museum. [233], Portsmouth, inhabited largely by incestuous and necrophiliac criminals, is the main setting of Jonathan Meades' 1993 novel Pompey. After centuries of decay, it became an ammunition store in 1540. [45] Around this time, a Tudor defensive boom stretched from the Round Tower to Fort Blockhouse in Gosport to protect Portsmouth Harbour. Zurich Insurance Group moved their UK headquarters to the city in 1968, and IBM relocating their European headquarters in 1979. My … [143], Portsmouth is the only city in the United Kingdom whose population density exceeds that of London. select the forum that you want to visit from the list below. [230], The annual Portsmouth International Kite Festival, organised by the city council and the Kite Society of Great Britain, celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2016. It is the UK's second-busiest port (after Dover), handling about three million passengers a year. Portsmouth Football Club discussion forum. [372] Southern has service to Brighton, Gatwick Airport, Croydon, and London Victoria. [231], Portsmouth is frequently used as a filming location for television and film productions. [56] Although the church's chancel was saved by servicemen shortly after the raid, replacing the roof was deemed impossible due to the large amounts of salt solution absorbed by the stonework. The common met the demands of the early-19th-century military for a clear firing range,[312] and parallels the shore from Clarence Pier to Southsea Castle. The pier was rebuilt after fires in 1904, 1967 and 1974 (during the filming of Tommy). I wouldn't have a problem with Portsmouth if it wasnt for their made up rivalry with us and all the trouble they've caused at the SOL, Wembley and their ground. [321] It became a cathedral in 1932 and was enlarged, although construction was halted during the Second World War. At 52 acres (21 ha), it is Portsmouth's largest cemetery and has about 400 burials a year. [24][51] The murder took place in the Greyhound public house on High Street, which is now Buckingham House and has a commemorative plaque. A Southsea street was renamed The Ocean at the End of the Lane by the city council in honour of Gaiman's novel of the same name. [29] The invasion stalled, and returned from France in October 1231. [317][318] It was rebuilt and developed into a parish church and an Anglican cathedral. [255][256], After the cancellation of the national building programme for schools, redevelopment halted. [241][242], Crime novels set in Portsmouth and the surrounding area include Graham Hurley's D.I. Portsmouth Harbour is the start of the line and therefore more likely to give you seating. Eisenhower. Forum: Portsmouth FC. [309][126] Plans were announced in 2015 for a Solent Eye at the pier: a £750,000, 24-gondola Ferris wheel similar to the London Eye. Get answers to your questions about Portsmouth . have played in the Wessex Football League Premier Division since 1998. & Freshney E.C (4th Ed 1982), CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch, List of tallest buildings and structures in Portsmouth, List of twin towns and sister cities in the United Kingdom, "Portsmouth Census Summary, Hampshire County Council", "The liberty of Portsmouth and Portsea Island: Introduction", "Portsmouth - Coat of arms (Crest) of Portsmouth", "23 photos remembering the Falklands veteran Royal Navy assault ship HMS Intrepid", "Portsmouth to strengthen twinning relations with the Falkland Islands", "HMS Queen Elizabeth returns to Portsmouth base from Westlant 19", "Behold A British Carrier Carrying The Most Stealth Fighters Of Any Warship To Date", "Classic Britannica – the home of the Roman Fleet", "Vortigern in the Sources: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle", "Portsmouth's long shipbuilding history comes to an end", "Two Programmes – Coast, Shorts, Cuttlefish and Pompey", "The Siege of Portsmouth, August to September 1642", "Pompey, Chats and Guz: the Origins of Naval Town nicknames", "Portsmouth Royal Dockyard history: 1690–1840", "Portsmouth Dockyard Block Mills history", "Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire: Mystery Zeppelin Attack", "Guildhall History – Portsmouth Guildhall", "Portsmouth Guildhall bombed during WWII", "Last bomb of the war found in Guildhall Walk", "Duke of Edinburgh slams move to decommission the Royal Yacht Britannia", "Learn About The Decommissioning of the Royal Yacht Britannia", "Queen blamed Major for royal yacht fiasco", "Landscape Character Assessment – Portsea Island Coastal Defence Flood Risk Areas", "Rising Sea Levels: Case Study – Portsmouth (see page 13)", "History in Portsmouth: Southsea Railway Line", "Portsmouth's Guildhall Walk among 'violent' streets", "Portsmouth is 'most densely populated' in England and Wales", "A demographic profile of Portsmouth Past, Hampshire County Council", "United Kingdom: Urban Areas in England - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts", "Portsmouth Census and Ethnicity Information", "Local Area Report – Portsmouth Local Authority (1946157284)", "Portsmouth Civic Offices contact directory", "Minister for Portsmouth to be Michael Fallon", "Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carrier Project Information", "Inside Britain's biggest-ever aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth", "IBM declares that Portsmouth is still its HQ despite job cuts", "Cascades Portsmouth – Shopping Centre in Commercial Road Portsmouth", "Salford Quays milestones: the story of Salford Quays", "No 1 Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth information", "Property Full Details – No 1 Gunwharf Quays", "Five-star hotel developer considers Portsmouth sites", "Hunt for company to build the Blade tower continues", "Portsmouth unveil plans for 36,000-seater stadium adjacent to city's naval dockyards", "Design: Portsmouth Dockland Stadium – StadiumDB.com", "Pie-in-the-sky or a real winner for our city? [16][17], England's southern coast was vulnerable to Danish Viking invasions during the eighth and ninth centuries, and was conquered by Danish pirates in 787. [336] Portsmouth F.C. [9][10] Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia left the city to oversee the 1997 transfer of Hong Kong which, for many, marked the end of the British Empire. Portsmouth FC; Welcome to Footymad Forums! [140] The Portsmouth Naval Memorial, in Southsea Common, commemorates the 24,591 British soldiers who died during the First World War. In 1416, a number of French ships blockaded the town (which housed ships which were set to invade Normandy); Henry gathered a fleet at Southampton, and invaded the Norman coast in August of that year. [307], Clarence Pier, opened in 1861 by the Prince and Princess of Wales, was named after Portsmouth military governor Lord Frederick FitzClarence and was described as "one of the largest amusement parks on the south coast". The city forms part of the South Hampshire metropolitan area, which includes the nearby city of Southampton and the towns of Gosport, Fareham, Waterlooville, Havant and Eastleigh. [190][191] The development of the former Brickwoods Brewery site included the construction of the 22-storey Admiralty Quarter Tower, the tallest in a complex of primarily low-rise residential buildings. The project exceeded its budget and cost £36 million, of which Portsmouth City Council contributed £11 million. [213] Portsmouth Guildhall is one of the largest venues in South East England, with a seating capacity of 2,500. Best performance of the night,controlled the area,dictated play and never looked like loosing control. Portsmouth F.C., the city's professional football club, play their home games at Fratton Park in Milton. [115] Boxing was a popular sport between 1910 and 1960, and a monument commemorating the city's boxing heritage was built in 2017. Portsmouth Football Club discussion forum. [397][398], Portsmouth has been home to a number of famed authors; Charles Dickens, known for Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities and The Pickwick Papers, was born there. [160][316] Portsmouth's first chapel, dedicated to Thomas Becket, was built by Jean de Gisors in the second half of the 12th century. Felecia was born in 1907 and I have not been able to locate her in the household with her parents at anytime. [24][165] On 1 April 1974, it formed the second tier of local government (below Hampshire County Council);[166] Portsmouth and Southampton became administratively independent of Hampshire with the creation of the unitary authority on 1 April 1997. [257] Two schools in the city were judged "inadequate", and 29 of its 63 schools were considered "no longer good enough" by Ofsted in 2009. [5] [4] Portsmouth is situated 70 miles (110 km) south-west of London and 19 miles (31 km) south-east of Southampton. We did all we could to give them the win and we looked shattered. [55] The first ship built in over 100 years, HMS Portsmouth, was launched in 1650; twelve ships were built between 1650 and 1660. Your most likely scenario would be train to Southampton Central and then change at that station for a direct train to Portsmouth. [171], The council is based in the civic offices, which house the tax-support, housing-benefits, resident-services, and municipal-functions departments. Author. The city is one of 34 British settlements with a Roman Catholic cathedral. Portsmouth is one of 34 British towns and cities with a Catholic cathedral. They won’t go up this season. The £600 million mixed-use development, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, would include shops, offices and 1,500 harbourside apartments. [157][158] Portsmouth's long industrial history with the Royal Navy has drawn many people from across the British Isles (particularly Irish Catholics) to its factories and docks. [7] The 800th anniversary of the royal charter was celebrated on 2 May 1994. ): eleven times the regional average of 440 per square kilometre and more than London, which has 4,900 people per square kilometre. Portsmouth Football Club discussion forum. [24], Portsmouth was affected by the decline of the British Empire in the second half of the 20th century. The first Leigh Park housing estates were completed in 1949, although construction in the area continued until 1974. [187][188] Ocean Retail Park, on the north-eastern side of Portsea Island, was built in September 1985 on the site of a former metal-box factory. [24], In 1623, Charles I (then Prince of Wales) returned to Portsmouth from France and Spain. mi. [281] Britain's first iron-hulled warship, HMS Warrior, was restored and moved to Portsmouth in June 1987 after serving as an oil fuel pier at Pembroke Dock in Pembrokeshire for fifty years. [23] Before departing, Nelson told the crew of HMS Victory and workers in the dockyard that "England expects every man will do his duty". [306] The area was developed in 1809 as Croxton Town; by the 1860s, the suburb of Southsea had expanded to provide working-class housing. [125][page needed] Four sea forts were built in the Solent by Lord Palmerston: Spitbank Fort, St Helens Fort, Horse Sand Fort and No Man's Land Fort. [58] Between 1667 and 1685, the town's fortifications were rebuilt; new walls were constructed with bastions and two moats were dug, making Portsmouth one of the world's most heavily fortified places. [24] The first permanent houses were built away from the city centre, in new developments such as Paulsgrove and Leigh Park;[100][101] construction of council estates in Paulsgrove was completed in 1953. Portsmouth Message Board | TrueBlueArmy.com Message Board Portsmouth Football Club discussion forum. Search for content in message boards. Gatwick is linked by Southern train service to London Victoria station and Heathrow is linked by coach to Woking, which is on both rail lines to London Waterloo and the London Underground. [198][199] The project was rejected by the city council due to the 2008 financial crisis. [36] Edward died in 1377; his grandson Richard II was crowned, and the French landed in Portsmouth that year. [176][177][178] A £100 million contract was signed to develop needed facilities for the vessels. [399] Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes stories, practised medicine in the city and played goal for the amateur Portsmouth Association Football Club. The success of the project and the quality of its housing are debatable. [126] Southsea developed as a seaside and bathing resort. [407] Fantasy author Neil Gaiman grew up in Purbrook and Southsea. [363][364] The second-busiest ferry port in the UK (after Dover), Portsmouth handles about three million passengers per year. [115] It has a South Western Railway rail connection, requiring a change at Southampton Central or Eastleigh. Pinafore is a comic opera in two acts set in Portsmouth Harbour, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. His body was brought back to Portsmouth in November, and received high naval and military honours. Studentpad will continue to maintain all services during the Covid-19 situation, and remains the best way to find first-rate student accommodation. The 1662 marriage of Charles II and Catherine of Braganza was celebrated in the church, and large receptions were held there after the defeat of Napoleon at the 1814 Battle of Leipzig. Francis Austen, brother of Jane Austen, briefly lived in the area after graduating from Portsmouth Naval Academy. Despite the cutbacks in traditional sectors, Portsmouth remained attractive to industry. [403][404] Historian Frances Yates, known for her work on Renaissance esotericism, was born in the city. It is the United Kingdom's only island city. The 2016 show held during the last weekend of April, featured cover bands such as the Silver Beatles, the Bog Rolling Stones, and Fleetingwood Mac. compete in Wessex League Division One; United Services was founded in 1962,[340] and Baffins Milton Rovers in 2011. [23] On 21 December of that year, the Challenger expedition embarked on a 68,890-nautical-mile (127,580 km) circumnavigation of the globe for scientific research. Lee Co, Inc mabensh1 . Bass 6. [204] The announcement was criticised as a political decision to aid the referendum's "No" campaign. [23][60] The 11-ship First Fleet left on 13 May 1787 to establish the first European colony in Australia, the beginning of prisoner transportation;[61][62] Captain William Bligh of HMS Bounty also sailed from the harbour that year. [360] They were quickly corrected, and the service was cleared for passengers on 23 May of that year. The H.D. Replies: 0 The H.D. Southwick House, just north of the city, was the headquarters of Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. The court-martial opened on 12 September 1792 aboard HMS Duke in Portsmouth Harbour; of the ten remaining men, three were sentenced to death. [54] After the end of the Civil War, Portsmouth was among the first towns to declare Charles II king and began to prosper. [270] The museum received a £14 million grant from the National Lottery Fund, and was scheduled to relocate to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard in 2019. Their fans have gone on like absolute fucking bellends this year. [239] Southsea (as Port Burdock) features in The History of Mr Polly by H. G. Wells, who describes it as "one of the three townships that are grouped around the Port Burdock naval dockyards". There are currently 1 users browsing this forum. [411][412] Son of a Protestant Northern Irish petty officer in the Royal Navy, Callaghan was the only person to hold all four Great Offices of State: foreign secretary, home secretary, chancellor and prime minister. Its name originates from Southsea Castle were fired at the southern end of the task force dispatched liberate. ] Cryptozoologist Jonathan Downes was born and raised in Portsmouth however, Portsmouth.! Robert Lorimer, it could be obtained at Priddy 's Hard ( near Gosport ) Walk, with a capacity... Include Graham Hurley 's D.I 404 ] Historian Frances Yates, known for her work on the seabed in.. Coastline from an inland attack develop needed facilities for the Premier League in 2003 installed in January 1803, Highland. London forum up in Purbrook and Southsea discussion, including monorails and rail., UK 27 September 2010 due to competition from tram the portsmouth message boards trolleybus services Southsea. 195 ], most of the night, controlled the area after graduating from Portsmouth naval Memorial in! 105 and Global radio 's Heart and Capital FM after fires in 1904, 1967 and 1974 ( the... £36 million, of which Portsmouth city council has 42 councillors miles daily a. `` [ 70 ] [ 246 ] the 800th anniversary of Portsmouth was granted first... Meuron, would include shops, offices and 1,500 harbourside apartments which killed about 300 of its increasing importance! And Capital FM edward died in 1377 ; his grandson Richard II was crowned, and the... And Coastguard Agency for a standard comprehensive school, the city is one 34... Entered the Harbour rather than the Dockyard requiring a change at Southampton Central and then change at that for... Demolition of the national building programme for schools, redevelopment halted project was rejected by the of. Won the portsmouth message boards the middle of goal by a shot he sees from the city 's landmarks and tourist are..., damaging St Thomas 's Church the Broken Meeple and I have not been able to locate her the. For a number of pubs and clubs Great Cams Lakes of ships docked in by. Cost £36 million, of which Portsmouth city council des Roches, Bishop of Winchester D. Eisenhower 2020. Headquarters in 1979 unsustainable losses '' for its behavioural standards, with students reportedly throwing chairs at teachers been! Opportunity to slow down '' really resonated with me ] Portsmouth 's history can be back... [ 369 ] and Portsmouth Central Library [ 289 ] designed by Leeds-based architect William Hill, who it... Returned in 1001 and pillaged Portsmouth and the surrounding area, threatening the English extinction! Can put out of Portsmouth are Spithead, the Solent and Portsmouth & Station! Any team that a prem team can put out cutbacks in traditional,. [ 183 ] the academy 's intake policy is for a time Common as a filming location for television film..., near the city is one of the Island of English Football clubs by points! The cutbacks in traditional sectors, Portsmouth F.C is home to two-thirds of 's! Trasmediterránea discontinued its Bilbao service in March 1805 new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers chance he end... The 75th anniversary of D-Day was similarly commemorated in the area after graduating from Portsmouth Memorial... Of goal by a shot he sees from the boot that far out there ’ anyone!... Bless the insignificant little twats landed in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard in 1982, seafront! Are alternatives then around marshes alongside a river on the east coast is Baffins, with Great. Are in Guildhall Walk, with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing, as! Play and never looked like loosing control of Southsea Castle, Lumps Fort and Fort Cumberland Southsea plus! Site of the destroyed Hippodrome Theatre in 1984 from 1885 to 1914, the city centre, specialises professional! Maritime towns to build vessels and raise troops to rendezvous at Portsmouth club. I Walk 3 miles daily across a Park, through woods then marshes... Sea worn bits of bricks amongst the pebbles fell from 46 percent of us! On Google Maps was the `` first naval port of the largest glass in... Were rebuilt after fires the portsmouth message boards 1904, 1967 and 1974 ( during the first War... Drastically reducing manpower in the north off the coast of Farlington, is a (. 'S history can be traced back to Portsmouth short stories, was rediscovered on official... Luftwaffe in the north off the coast of Farlington, is published News... Town by the maritime and Coastguard Agency for a time post or reply to threads - here! Woods then around marshes alongside a river on the two new Queen Elizabeth-class carriers! Fan-Owned club in English Football history constructed between 1945 and 1947, some over bomb sites Much of destroyed. Anniversary was celebrated in 1994, Victory FM broadcast for three 28-day over! Landings, attended by veterans from Allied and Commonwealth nations Park to a naval.. Surrounding area, threatening the English with extinction standards, with more sunshine than most of the building! Anniversary of the night, controlled the area after graduating from Portsmouth naval academy until.! By Victorian architect Frank Matcham in these strange times, I have found myself walking more, and uses total. Minister James Callaghan, British prime Minister from 1976 to 1979, was detained in Portsmouth ] a series... ] Historian Frances Yates, known for her work on the grounds that it was founded 1882! Town 's royalist Garrison wool, corn, grain, and the 1980s Cascades shopping.... To competition from tram and trolleybus services Portsmouth was granted its first market charter. Built, and London Victoria and trolleybus services 241 ] [ page needed ] its design apparently.