Hampshire Treasures

Volume 11 ( Portsmouth)

Page 40 - Charles Dickens

Entry 07

Group 3 - Man-made Features (H. M. Naval Base)
Description and Date: Docks
Remarks: No. 1 Dock, reconstructed and enlarged from the original Great Ship Basin of 1698, by Sir Samuel Bentham in 1795-1802. No. 2 Dock, built in 1802, now contains HMS Victory. Nos. 3 and 4 Docks, stone built in 1803, opening off of Great Ship Basin. No. 5 is on or near the site of the Great Stone Dock. No. 6 Dock on the site of earlier dock but dates from 1801.
Protection: CA
SMR 397
Grid Ref.:
Punchcard No.: 2701 60

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