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Gunwharf Quays is an area of Portsmouth
Portsmouth

Portsmouth city status in the United Kingdom located in the Counties of England of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is the UK's only island city and is located on Portsea Island....
, Hampshire
Hampshire

Hampshire , sometimes historically Southamptonshire, Hamptonshire, , or the County of Southampton, is a Counties of England on the south coast of England....
, now home to a large shopping centre.

centre opened on 28 February 2001 and is located on the site of the former Royal Navy
Royal Navy

The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British Armed Forces . From the mid-18th century until well into the 20th century, it was the most powerful navy in the world, playing a key part in establishing the British Empire as the dominant world power from 1815 until the early 1940s....
 shore establishment HMS Vernon
HMS Vernon (shore establishment)

HMS Vernon was a shore establishment or 'stone frigate' of the Royal Navy. Vernon was established on 26 April 1876 as the Royal Navy's Torpedo Branch and operated until 1 April 1996, when the various elements comprising the establishment were split up and moved to different commands....
, renamed HMS Nelson (Vernon Site) on March 31, 1986. In 1987, the establishment was renamed HMS Nelson (Gunwharf) although locally it continued to be known as HMS Vernon. The concept for the redevelopment was by local architects HGP.






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Gunwharf Quays is an area of Portsmouth
Portsmouth

Portsmouth city status in the United Kingdom located in the Counties of England of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is the UK's only island city and is located on Portsea Island....
, Hampshire
Hampshire

Hampshire , sometimes historically Southamptonshire, Hamptonshire, , or the County of Southampton, is a Counties of England on the south coast of England....
, now home to a large shopping centre.

History

The centre opened on 28 February 2001 and is located on the site of the former Royal Navy
Royal Navy

The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British Armed Forces . From the mid-18th century until well into the 20th century, it was the most powerful navy in the world, playing a key part in establishing the British Empire as the dominant world power from 1815 until the early 1940s....
 shore establishment HMS Vernon
HMS Vernon (shore establishment)

HMS Vernon was a shore establishment or 'stone frigate' of the Royal Navy. Vernon was established on 26 April 1876 as the Royal Navy's Torpedo Branch and operated until 1 April 1996, when the various elements comprising the establishment were split up and moved to different commands....
, renamed HMS Nelson (Vernon Site) on March 31, 1986. In 1987, the establishment was renamed HMS Nelson (Gunwharf) although locally it continued to be known as HMS Vernon. The concept for the redevelopment was by local architects HGP. Its very successful exploitation of its harbourside situation (cf. Baltimore
Inner Harbor

The Inner Harbor is a historic seaport, tourist attraction, and iconic landmark of the City of Baltimore, Maryland. The harbor itself is actually the end of the Northwest Branch of the Patapsco River and includes any water west of a line drawn between the National Aquarium in Baltimore and the Rusty Scupper restaurant....
, USA) and the sympathetic integration of old and new architecture makes an interesting contrast with past redevelopments such as the Tricorn
Tricorn Centre

The Tricorn Centre was a famed Brutalist shopping centre, apartment, nightclub and car park complex in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. It was designed by Owen Luder and Rodney Gordon and took its name from the site's shape which from the air resembled a Tricorne hat....
.

Centre Information

The centre contains 95 designer shopping outlets as well as 25 bar
Bar (establishment)

A bar is a business that serves drinks, especially alcoholic beverages such as beer, liquor, and mixed drinks, for consumption on the premises....
s and restaurants and the Spinnaker Tower
Spinnaker Tower

The Spinnaker Tower is a ?high tower in Portsmouth, United Kingdom. It is the centrepiece of the redevelopment of Portsmouth Harbour, which was supported by a National Lottery grant....
. There is also a 14-screen Vue
Vue (cinema)

Vue is a movie theater company in Ireland and the United Kingdom. The company was formed in May 2003 when SBC International Cinemas bought Warner Village Cinemas....
 cinema, a Bowlplex
Bowlplex

Bowlplex plc is a Ten Pin Bowling and leisure corporation that own and operate sixteen 'total entertainment centres' across England, Wales and Scotland....
 bowling alley, a Jongleurs
Jongleurs

Jongleurs is a chain of sixteen comedy clubs in the United Kingdom, established in 1983. Jongleurs Clubs are now owned by Regent Inns plc, the owners of Walkabout & Surfer's Paradise , while the Jongleurs brand is still owned by founder Maria Kempinska and her business partner, John Davy....
 comedy club, which turns into a nightclub past 10pm, a Tiger Tiger
Tiger Tiger (nightclub)

Tiger Tiger is a chain of United Kingdom nightclubs owned by Novus Leisure. As of mid-2007, the chain has nine branches, located in Aberdeen, Cardiff, Croydon, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne and Portsmouth....
 nightclub, a contemporary art gallery, and a 120 bed hotel. Currently under construction is a 26 storey Skyscraper under the title Number One, built to resemble a funnel. This makes a seafaring composition with the existing sail-like Spinnaker Tower
Spinnaker Tower

The Spinnaker Tower is a ?high tower in Portsmouth, United Kingdom. It is the centrepiece of the redevelopment of Portsmouth Harbour, which was supported by a National Lottery grant....
. There are numerous bars, cafes and restaurants located by the waterfront with a view of shipping movements into Portsmouth Harbour.

The waterfront overlooks the Gunwharf Quays Marina which has hosted many national and international sailing events such as the Volvo Ocean Race
Volvo Ocean Race

The Volvo Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world, held every three years. It is named after its current owner, Volvo.Though the route is changed to accommodate various ports of call, the race typically departs Europe in September or October, and in recent years has had either 9 or 10 legs, with in-port races at many of the stopover ci...
 in Summer 2006. The marina accommodates luxurious multi-million pound superyachts and famous tall ships from around the globe.

The centre is located close to the Historic Dockyard and "Old Portsmouth
Old Portsmouth

Old Portsmouth is a district of the city of Portsmouth. It is the area covered by the original town of Portsmouth as planned by Jean de Gisors....
". It can be accessed quickly from Portsmouth Harbour railway station
Portsmouth Harbour railway station

Portsmouth Harbour railway station is a railway station in Portsmouth, England. It is situated beside Gunwharf Quays in the city's Portsmouth Harbour, and is an important transport terminal, with The Hard Interchange and Gosport Ferry services to Gosport and the Isle of Wight....
 and "the Hard" bus interchange, or via a relatively short walk from Commercial Road in the city centre.

The Berkeley Group plc was responsible for the development of Gunwharf Quays, which is now owned by Land Securities. The area has also become an extremely affluent residential area of Portsmouth, and houses many luxurious apaprtment buildings.

Beach Volleyball Event


On 8-10 August 2008, the centre played host to a beach volleyball tournament for the first time, when the Dodge Urban Beach Tour arrived at Portsmouth.

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See also

  • Portsmouth
    Portsmouth

    Portsmouth city status in the United Kingdom located in the Counties of England of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is the UK's only island city and is located on Portsea Island....
  • Berkeley Group plc
  • Land Securities


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