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Portsmouth Guildhall, the Glossary

Portsmouth Guildhall is a multi-use building in the centre of Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.^[1]

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Buildings and structures in Portsmouth
City and town halls in Hampshire
Music venues in Hampshire
Tourist attractions in Portsmouth
William Hill (English architect) buildings

Alexandra of Denmark

Alexandra of Denmark (Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia; 1 December 1844 – 20 November 1925) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 22 January 1901 to 6 May 1910 as the wife of Edward VII.

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Bolton Town Hall

Bolton Town Hall in Victoria Square, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, was built between 1866 and 1873 for the County Borough of Bolton to designs by William Hill of Leeds and George Woodhouse of Bolton. Portsmouth Guildhall and Bolton Town Hall are William Hill (English architect) buildings.

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Britannia

Britannia is the national personification of Britain as a helmeted female warrior holding a trident and shield.

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City status in the United Kingdom

City status in the United Kingdom is granted by the monarch of the United Kingdom to specific centres of population, which might or might not meet the generally accepted definition of cities.

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Corinthian order

The Corinthian order (Κορινθιακὸς ῥυθμός, Korinthiakós rythmós; Ordo Corinthius) is the last developed and most ornate of the three principal classical orders of Ancient Greek architecture and Roman architecture.

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County borough

County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control, similar to the unitary authorities created since the 1990s.

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Debbie Harry

Deborah Ann Harry (born Angela Trimble; July 1, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and actress, best known as the lead vocalist of the band Blondie.

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Edward VII

Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022.

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Ernest Berry Webber

Ernest Berry Webber, (29 April 1896 – 19 December 1963)England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1995, p. 130.

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Guild

A guild is an association of artisans and merchants who oversee the practice of their craft/trade in a particular territory.

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Guildhall

A guildhall, also known as a "guild hall" or "guild house", is a historical building originally used for tax collecting by municipalities or merchants in Europe, with many surviving today in Great Britain and the Low Countries.

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Hampshire

Hampshire (abbreviated to Hants.) is a ceremonial county in South East England.

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Harry Redknapp

Henry James Redknapp (born 2 March 1947) is an English former football manager and player.

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HMS Victory

HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy.

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Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson

Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte (– 21 October 1805) was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy.

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Incendiary device

Incendiary weapons, incendiary devices, incendiary munitions, or incendiary bombs are weapons designed to start fires.

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James William Benson

James William Benson (12 April 1826 – 7 October 1878) was an English scientific instrument maker, gold/silversmith, and watchmaker.

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John Pounds

John Pounds (17 June 1766 – 1 January 1839) was a teacher and altruist born in Portsmouth, and the man most responsible for the creation of the concept of Ragged schools.

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Listed building

In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.

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Neoclassical architecture

Neoclassical architecture, sometimes referred to as Classical Revival architecture, is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy, France and Germany.

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Neptune (mythology)

Neptune (Neptūnus) is the Roman god of freshwater and the sea in Roman religion.

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Pedestrian zone

Pedestrian zones (also known as auto-free zones and car-free zones, as pedestrian precincts in British English, and as pedestrian malls in the United States and Australia) are areas of a city or town restricted to use by people on foot or human-powered transport such as bicycles, with non-emergency motor traffic not allowed.

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Pediment

Pediments are a form of gable in classical architecture, usually of a triangular shape.

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Portico

A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls.

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Portsmouth

Portsmouth is a port city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England.

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Portsmouth & Southsea railway station

Portsmouth & Southsea railway station is a Grade II listed building and the main railway station in the city of Portsmouth in Hampshire, England.

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Portsmouth City Council

Portsmouth City Council is the local authority of the city of Portsmouth, in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England.

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Portsmouth Civic Offices

Portsmouth Civic Offices is a municipal building in Portsmouth, a city in Hampshire, in England. Portsmouth Guildhall and Portsmouth Civic Offices are buildings and structures in Portsmouth and city and town halls in Hampshire.

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Portsmouth War Memorial

The City of Portsmouth War Memorial, also referred to as the Guildhall Square War Memorial, is a First World War memorial in Guildhall Square in the centre of Portsmouth, Hampshire, on the south coast of England. Portsmouth Guildhall and Portsmouth War Memorial are buildings and structures in Portsmouth.

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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 19219 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II.

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Seahorse

A seahorse (also written sea-horse and sea horse) is any of 46 species of small marine bony fish in the genus Hippocampus.

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Smith of Derby Group

Smith of Derby Group is a clockmaker based in Derby, England founded in 1856.

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Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, (commonly referred to as simply Tottenham,,, or Spurs), is a professional football club based in Tottenham, North London, England.

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Victoria Park, Portsmouth

Victoria Park is a public park located just to the north of Portsmouth Guildhall, adjacent to Portsmouth and Southsea railway station and close to the city centre in Portsmouth, Hampshire. Portsmouth Guildhall and Victoria Park, Portsmouth are Tourist attractions in Portsmouth.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portsmouth_Guildhall

Also known as Portsmouth Town Hall.

Portsmouth Guildhall, the Glossary

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See also

Buildings and structures in Portsmouth

City and town halls in Hampshire

Music venues in Hampshire

Tourist attractions in Portsmouth

William Hill (English architect) buildings

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