Round_Tower_(Portsmouth)
Round Tower (Portsmouth)
Fortification in Broad Street, Portsmouth
The Round Tower is a fortification at the entrance to Portsmouth harbour.[1] It is a Grade I listed building.[2]
| Round Tower | |
|---|---|
| Type | Fortification |
| Location | Broad Street, Portsmouth |
| Coordinates | 50°47.432′N 001°06.531′W |
| OS grid reference | SZ 62911 99373 |
| Area | Hampshire |
| Built | c.1490 |
| Architectural style(s) | Tudor |
| Owner | Portsmouth City Council |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | The Round Tower |
| Designated | 30 October 1969 |
| Reference no. | 1386901 |
The site was originally occupied by a wooden tower before being replaced by a stone one.[3]
The wooden tower
The wooden tower was built between 1418 and 1426 on the orders of King Henry V,[3] or c1415.[4]
In 1422, a defensive chain that could be raised in an emergency was built from the round tower across the harbour entrance.[5]
The stone tower
In the 1490s the tower was rebuilt in stone.[6] In the 1680s a line of ramparts was added that connected the tower to the square tower.[6] The upper section was later rebuilt during the Napoleonic wars.[1] Between 1847 and 1850 the roof of the tower was modified to serve as a gun platform.[7] Portsmouth city council purchased the tower in 1958.[8]
- Pettifer, Adrian (2000). English Castles: A Guide by Counties. Boydell & Brewer. p. 89. ISBN 0-85115-782-3.
- Historic England. "THE ROUND TOWER (1386901)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- "History of Portsmouth". Portsmouth City Council. Archived from the original on 14 February 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
- "THE ROUND TOWER, City of Portsmouth - 1386901 | Historic England". 8 July 2019. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- Head of cultural services (3 June 2005). "Round Tower, Bronze Plaque" (PDF). Portsmouth City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
- Brown, Paul (2005). Maritime Portsmouth A History and Guide. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 81–82. ISBN 0-7524-3537-X.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; LLoyd, David (1967). The Buildings of England Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Penguin Books. p. 422. ISBN 0140710329.
- Gates, William G (1987). Peak, Nigel (ed.). The Portsmouth that has Passed: With a Glimpse of Gosport. Milestone Publications. p. 16. ISBN 1-85265-111-3.
- Round Tower Archived 23 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine – Portsmouth City Council
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