Portchester
Portchester’s prisoners’ theatre: the stage inside the keep
How French prisoners built a working theatre inside Portchester Castle in 1810, and what archival research reveals about its machinery, plays and audiences.
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Explore the people, places and industries that shaped Fareham and Gosport. Stories to settle into, and details to spot next time you’re out.
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Fareham
Beyond the red bricks: Fareham’s working waterfront
How Fareham’s creek, markets and local industries fitted together, and why the town’s history reaches beyond a familiar brickmaking story.
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Gosport
Bread, barrels and gunpowder: the Gosport behind the fleet
The Navy needed more than ships and forts. Explore the different jobs of Royal Clarence Yard, Priddy’s Hard and Haslar in Gosport’s history.
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Titchfield
Titchfield Abbey: from monastery to Tudor mansion
The striking gatehouse at Titchfield belongs to the abbey’s second life. Discover how medieval religious buildings became the Tudor mansion of Place House.
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