Portsmouth, The Hard

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Portsmouth, The Hard by David Dixon as part of the Geograph project.

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Portsmouth, The Hard

Image: © David Dixon Taken: 20 Jul 2014

Originally called the "Common Hard", The Hard is the road that runs along the public waterfront leading from the dockyard. It was constructed in 1720 as a landing place for small boats.

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Image Location

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Latitude
50.798573
Longitude
-1.107001