Description

PORTSMOUTH

SZ6498 CLARENCE ESPLANADE, Southsea
774-1/15/333 Seafront Shelter at SZ 6474 9806

II

Seafront shelter. c1900. Cast-iron and timber. Flat
composition sheeted roof. Rectangular plan with splayed
corners, open arcaded perimeter. On each side are 5 and at
each end 2 ornate cast-iron columns with stiff leaf capital
and bulbous base supporting 4 round timber arches to sides and
3 elliptical end arches. Running east and west through centre
is a low screen double splayed at ends with vertical boarding
to dado, short twisted cast-iron columns each with Corinthian
capital supporting moulded horizontal top bar, iron ball on
moulded base over each capital. Between columns are 3 light
fixed glazed panels. On each side of screen are horizontal
open slated varnished timber benches with shaped cast-iron
supports each with curved arm support rails.

Listing NGR: SZ6474098060

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26666653

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)