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Building MPM1327 - 139/147 Kingston Road

Summary

Former Oddfellows hall, theatre, and nightclub. Now a restaurant and nursing home.

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Type and Period (6)

Full Description

Brick & terra cotta building, partly painted. Built c. 1920. [1] The building has had a number of uses over the years as an Oddfellows hall (1926-1973) [2, 3], Flamingo Café (1962-1975) [3], Hornpipe Community Arts Centre (1984-1991) [5], and the Regal Palace nightclub (1996-1998) [6]. Numbers 139/141 have been the Ghandi Restaurant since 1996 [4], and 139/147 were converted to for use as the Blue Water Nursing Home nursing home in 2014.


<1> Portsmouth City Council, 2011, City of Portsmouth Local List of Buildings (Bibliographic reference). SPM37.

<2> Oddfellows, 1926, Oddfellows Magazine (Digital archive). SPM230.

<3> 1800s - 1976, Kelly's Street Directories (Bibliographic reference). SPM38.

<4> Yell Ltd, 1996, Yellow Pages (Bibliographic reference). SPM175.

<5> The News, 1984, The News (Bibliographic reference). SPM231.

<6> British Telecom, Various, The Phone Book (Bibliographic reference). SPM228.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> SPM37 Bibliographic reference: Portsmouth City Council. 2011. City of Portsmouth Local List of Buildings.
  • <2> SPM230 Digital archive: Oddfellows. 1926. Oddfellows Magazine.
  • <3> SPM38 Bibliographic reference: 1800s - 1976. Kelly's Street Directories.
  • <4> SPM175 Bibliographic reference: Yell Ltd. 1996. Yellow Pages.
  • <5> SPM231 Bibliographic reference: The News. 1984. The News.
  • <6> SPM228 Bibliographic reference: British Telecom. Various. The Phone Book.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Locally Listed

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Location

Grid reference SU 6498 0162 (point)
Unitary Authority Portsmouth City

Record last edited

Jul 1 2026 11:51AM