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Building MPM1706 - Former Hide and Skin Works, Milton Road
Summary
Former Portsmouth and Gosport Hide, Skin, Fat and Wool Company Ltd. Now Copnor Bridge MOT Centre.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A long single-storey brick building built for the Portsmouth and Gosport Hide, Skin, Fat and Wool Company Ltd in c1896 [1,2]. The company is listed as being in Copnor Road from 1896 [2]. The site was still in use as a tannery in 1990, but has been the Copnor Bridge MOT Centre since 1998 [3, 4].
1990, Yellow Pages (Bibliographic reference). SPM471.
<1> Riley, Ray, 2016, Decline and Fall of Urban Industrial Archaeology? The Portsmouth Case (Bibliographic reference). SPM352.
<2> 1800s - 1976, Kelly's Street Directories (Bibliographic reference). SPM38.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SPM471 Bibliographic reference: 1990. Yellow Pages.
- <1> SPM352 Bibliographic reference: Riley, Ray. 2016. Decline and Fall of Urban Industrial Archaeology? The Portsmouth Case.
- <2> SPM38 Bibliographic reference: 1800s - 1976. Kelly's Street Directories.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
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Location
| Grid reference | SU 660 013 (point) |
|---|---|
| Unitary Authority | Portsmouth City |
Record last edited
Jul 1 2026 11:51AM