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Building MPM595 - UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH, PARK BUILDING AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND BALUSTRADE

Summary

Portland stone building designed by G.E. Smith constructed 1903-1908.

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Type and Period (4)

Full Description

Portland stone building designed by G.E. Smith constructed 1903-1908. The building is marked on Ordnance Survey maps between 1910 and 1952 as the Technical Institute and Municipal Technical College. It became the Portsmouth Polytechnic physics department and a public library, and is now the University of Portsmouth department of Physics, Pharmacy and Architecture. Ornate iron railings to a semi-basement well are attached to the building on the south side, and a stone balustrade on the east.


Historic England, The National Heritage List for England (Index). SPM35.

Ordnance Survey, 1910, Ordnance Survey Map 1910 (Map). SPM266.

Ordnance Survey, 1938, Ordnance Survey Map 1938 (Map). SPM378.

Ordnance Survey, 1952, Ordnance Survey Map 1952 (Map). SPM67.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- SPM266 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1910. Ordnance Survey Map 1910.
  • --- SPM35 Index: Historic England. The National Heritage List for England.
  • --- SPM378 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1938. Ordnance Survey Map 1938.
  • --- SPM67 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1952. Ordnance Survey Map 1952.

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

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Location

Grid reference SU 639 001 (point)
Unitary Authority Portsmouth City

Record last edited

Jul 1 2026 11:51AM