Building MPM1494 - Former Police House, The Hard

Former police house built c. 1900. Single-storey red brick building with tiled roof, sash windows, barge boards. [1] Became a tourist information centre and is now a shop. [2]

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Former Naval Recruiting Office situated outside Victory Gate. Built 1862. The building was refurbished by Portsmouth City Council in 2001, when a rear extension and entrance, and a raised viewing terrace on the eastern elevation were added. In use as a Tourist Information Centre 2001-2012, and then a bookshop and gallery. [3]

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

<2> HER Volunteer, 2013, Information received from HER Volunteer (Verbal communication). SPM215.

<3> Naval Dockyards Society, 2015, 20th Century Naval Dockyards: Devonport and Portsmouth Characterisation Report (Bibliographic reference). SPM399.