This hospital, which was situated on the corner of Clarence View and Pembroke Road, was opened in 1884. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, then practising as a doctor in Portsmouth, was instrumental in its establishment. The building was gutted during the Blitz in 1941 and the hospital was moved to temporarily to Liss before returning after the War to Grove Road North. It finally became apart of Queen Alexandra Hospital in 1971.
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Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Friday, 24 June 2011
The Mary Rose
Said to have been named after Mary Tudor, Henry VIII’s youngest sister, the first Mary Rose is one of the nine warships to bear the name. One of the earliest ships to carry heavy guns, she sunk in 1545 during an engagement with a French invasion fleet, in full view of the King as he looked on from Southsea Castle.
Rediscovered in 1971, her remains were eventually recovered in 1982 after one of the most complex and expensive maritime archaeology salvage projects ever undertaken. The remarkable find is considered something of a Tudor time capsule, with 19,000 artefacts providing a unique insight into naval life and technology in the 16th century.
Taken from Ships Monthly April 2011 which has a 15 page special on Portsmouth: http://www.shipsmonthly.com/
Rediscovered in 1971, her remains were eventually recovered in 1982 after one of the most complex and expensive maritime archaeology salvage projects ever undertaken. The remarkable find is considered something of a Tudor time capsule, with 19,000 artefacts providing a unique insight into naval life and technology in the 16th century.
Taken from Ships Monthly April 2011 which has a 15 page special on Portsmouth: http://www.shipsmonthly.com/
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