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In
May
2018
I
visited
Portsmouth
and
walked
round
most
of
the
city
visiting
the
Historic
dockyard
also.
I
parked
in
the
Park
and
Ride
car
park
and
jumped
on
a
bus
into
Portsmouth.
The
first
stop
being
St.
Johns
Catholic
Cathedral
in
Bishop
Crispian
Way,
Portsmouth
PO1
3HQ.
Followed
by
the
Victoria
Park
an
oasis
in
the
middle
of
a
built
up
city,
3
Stanhope
rd,
Portsmouth
PO1
3QL
Portsmouth
then
next
was
the
City
Council
buildings
Civic
Offices,
Guildhall
Walk,
Portsmouth
PO1
2AL.
There
are
so
many
interesting
places
to
see
around
this
part
of
Portsmouth.
Portsmouth
is
a
port
city
in
Hampshire,
England,
mainly
on
Portsea
Island,
70
miles
(
110
km
)
south-west
of
London
and
19
miles
(
31
km
)
south
east
of
Southampton.
It
has
a
total
population
of
205,400.
The
city
forms
part
of
the
South
Hampshire
metropolitan
area,
which
also
covers
Southampton
and
the
towns
of
Havant,
Waterlooville,
Eastleigh,
Fareham,
and
Gosport.
The
city's
history
can
be
traced
back
to
Roman
times.
A
significant
naval
port
for
centuries,
Portsmouth
has
the
world's
oldest
dry
dock
and
was
England's
first
line
of
defence
during
the
French
invasion
in
1545.
Special
Palmerston
Forts
were
built
in
1859
in
anticipation
of
another
invasion
from
continental
Europe.
By
the
early-19th
century,
Portsmouth
was
the
most
heavily
fortified
city
in
the
world,
and
was
considered
the
world's
greatest
naval
port
at
the
height
of
the
British
Empire.
The
world's
first
mass
production
line
was
set
up
in
the
city,
making
it
the
most
industrialised
site
in
the
world.
During
the
Second
World
War,
the
city
was
a
pivotal
embarkation
point
for
the
D-Day
landings
and
was
bombed
extensively
in
the
Portsmouth
Blitz,
which
resulted
in
the
deaths
of
930
people.
In
1982,
a
large
proportion
of
the
task
force
dispatched
to
liberate
the
Falkland
Islands
deployed
from
the
city's
naval
base.
Her
Majesty's
Yacht
Britannia
left
the
city
to
oversee
the
transfer
of
Hong
Kong
in
1997,
which
marked
for
many
the
end
of
the
empire.
Portsmouth
is
one
of
the
world's
best
known
ports.
HMNB
Portsmouth
is
considered
to
be
the
home
of
the
Royal
Navy
and
is
home
to
two-thirds
of
the
UK's
surface
fleet.
The
city
is
home
to
some
famous
ships,
including
HMS
Warrior,
the
Tudor
Mary
Rose
and
Horatio
Nelson's
flagship,
HMS
Victory
(
he
world's
oldest
naval
ship
still
in
commission
)
The
former
HMS
Vernon
naval
shore
establishment
has
been
redeveloped
as
a
retail
park
known
as
Gunwharf
Quays.
Portsmouth
is
among
the
few
British
cities
with
two
cathedrals:
the
Anglican
Cathedral
of
St
Thomas
and
the
Roman
Catholic
Cathedral
of
St
John
the
Evangelist.
The
waterfront
and
Portsmouth
Harbour
are
dominated
by
the
Spinnaker
Tower,
one
of
the
United
Kingdom's
tallest
structures
at
560
feet
(
170
mtr
).
Nearby
Southsea
is
a
seaside
resort
with
a
pier
amusement
park
and
medieval
castle.
To
the
south
of
Portsmouth
are
the
waters
of
Spithead,
the
wider
Solent,
and
the
Isle
of
Wight.
The
southern
coast
of
the
city
was
historically
fortified
by
the
Round
Tower,
the
Square
Tower,
Southsea
Castle,
Lumps
Fort
and
Fort
Cumberland.
Four
sea
forts
were
built
in
the
Solent
to
protect
Portsmouth
by
Lord
Palmerston,
these
are
named
Spitbank
Fort,
St
Helens
Fort,
Horse
Sand
Fort
and
No
Mans
Land
Fort.
