Round Tower (Portsmouth)

Round Tower
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
	Location of Round Tower in Hampshire

The Round Tower is a fortification at the entrance to Portsmouth harbour.[1] It is a Grade I listed building.[2]

History

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

A depiction of how the round tower appeared in 1545

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]

References

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.

External links

Round Tower – Portsmouth City Council

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[Pettifer89-1] Pettifer, Adrian (2000). English Castles: A Guide by Counties. Boydell & Brewer. p. 89. ISBN 0-85115-782-3.

[2] Historic England. "THE ROUND TOWER (1386901)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 April 2015.

[PCC-3] "History of Portsmouth". Portsmouth City Council. Archived from the original on 14 February 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2009.

[4] "THE ROUND TOWER, City of Portsmouth - 1386901 | Historic England". 8 July 2019. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.

[PCCHCC-5] 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.

[brown81-6] Brown, Paul (2005). Maritime Portsmouth A History and Guide. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 81–82. ISBN 0-7524-3537-X.

[Pevsner422-7] Pevsner, Nikolaus; LLoyd, David (1967). The Buildings of England Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Penguin Books. p. 422. ISBN 0140710329.

[gates16-8] 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.