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Title: London and its environs, including excursions to Brighton, the Isle of Wight, etc.: handbook for travellers
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Karl Baedeker (Firm)
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Publisher: Leipsic : K. Baedeker
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g up of afleet is constructed, covers an area of 120 acres. In the middle ofthe wharf-wall is the entrance of the great basin, about 2/2 acresin extent, connected with which are four spacious dry-docks. Thereare besides various other docks and building-slips, where men-of-war of the largest size are constructed. Among the many inter-esting sights may be noticed the machinery which supplies thewhole navy with block-sheaves, producing annually about 150,000sheaves, of the value of 50,000i. The gun wharf or arsenal, withits extensive stores of marine ordnance and ammunition, also de-serves a visit. — The forts on the hills to the N. of Portsmouthshould be visited for the sake of the views they afford of Hamp-shire and the Isle of Wight. Gosport (Gods Port; Anglesey Hotel), with about 8000 in-habitants, lies opposite Portsmouth, on the other side of the harbour(ferry, see above). It contains the provision magazines and bake-houses (Royal Clarence Victualling Yard), which were formerly a
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ISLE OF WIGHT. 44. Route. 321 part of Portsmouth Dockyard. The steam corn-mill alone cost morethan 7f),000i. The Machinery for making Ship-Biscuit, by which2000 ewt. of biscuit can be baked in 1 hr., is extremely interest-ing. The government establishments here also include a clothes-making department, a brewery, etc.. all on a most extensive scale.— A little to the S. K. of (fosport is Ha star Hospital, a spaciousbuilding, where 2000 sick or wounded sailors and marines can bereceived and attended. Southsea, the S. suburb of Portsmouth, with an esplanade,bathing-establishment, reading-rooms, and other attractions, is agood deal frequented as a watering-place. A pleasant excursion may he made to Forchester (by rail in ,< hr.),the earliest seaport on this inlet Cportus castra). The Castle, founded bythe Romans, affords an extensive view. The Keep is of Norman origin. Theouter court is still surrounded by the ancient Roman walls. The churchsituated within the castle walls was founde

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