Southsea

Southsea is a seaside resort located in Portsmouth at the southern tip of Portsea Island in the County of Hampshire in the United Kingdom.

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In 1544 Henry VIII built the fort which became known as Southsea Castle. Although it would not have been called that at the time it is recorded as ?Southsea Castle' in a map of 1724.

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In 1809 a new suburb began to grow. It became known as Southsea after the castle. The first houses were built for skilled workers in the 'mineral' streets (Silver Street, Nickel Street etc).

Seaside resort: A seaside resort is a resort located on the coast. Where a beach is the primary focus for tourists, it may be called a beach resort....

Portsmouth: This article is about the English city of Portsmouth. For other places with the same name, please see Portsmouth (disambiguation)....

Portsea Island: Portsea Island is a small, flat and low lying island just off the south coast of England. The island is totally within, and contains a large proportion of the city of Portsmouth. It has the largest population of any island in the British Isles, after the mainlands of Great Britain and Ireland....

Southsea related Images and Photos (experimental)

South Sea Woman (DVD)	South Sea Rose	South Sea Isle	South Sea Rose 1929
South Sea Isles via Pan Am	The South Sea Bubble	Londoners Excited by the South Sea Bubble	Pan American Fly To South Sea
Map of New Discoveries in the North of the South Sea East of Siberia and West of New France 1731