Gosport Walk: Town Centre【4K】
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- čas přidán 13. 08. 2024
- Located on the south coast of England, in the county of Hampshire, and just across the water from Portsmouth separated by Portsmouth Harbour, is the town of Gosport.
Legend has it that in the 12th century, Henry de Blois, Bishop of Winchester, was caught in a fierce storm when returning from Normandy and brought ashore by fishermen. He decreed that the place be called 'God's Port'. Another theory of the name origin, and a less flattering one at that, is that it is derived from 'Goose Port'.
In 1417, following the burning of Portsmouth during the Hundred Years' War, money was set aside to provide protection for Portsmouth Harbour. In 1431 a blockhouse was first built on the Gosport side of the harbour after authorisation by Henry VI. The defences were upgraded in 1495 and armed with five guns. The blockhouse was replaced in 1539 by an eight-gun battery under the orders of Henry VIII.
By the 17th century, Gosport had grown from a small fishing village into a market town with shipbuilding and sail-making industries. Its growth had come about as an indirect result of neighbouring Portsmouth's development as a naval base and dockyard during the reign of Henry VIII. In 1667, after Charles II ordered that Gosport should be fortified, a 21-gun battery was installed on the site of the original blockhouse fort.
During the 18th century, Gosport became the supply base for naval armaments and storehouse for the Royal Navy - a role it continued to play until the end of the 20th century.
In 1841 the London and South Western Railway opened a station in Gosport. This was the southern terminus of the Fareham-Gosport Line. By the mid 20th century, use of the station had diminished, and it was closed to passengers in 1953, and later closed to freight in 1969. Today, with a population of over 80,000 (according to a 2019 estimate), Gosport is the largest town in Britain without an operational railway station (train or tram). Besides a bus route to Fareham, the main form of public transport in Gosport is, in fact, ferry.
The history of Gosport's ferry service to Portsmouth stretches back to the 17th century or possibly earlier. In 1875 Gosport & Portsmouth Watermen’s Steam Launch Company was established. After various mergers, this became the Portsmouth Harbour Ferry Company in 1883. This operates today under the name Gosport Ferry Ltd. During operating hours, ferry crossings occur every 15 minutes. The journey itself takes around five minutes.
During the Second World War, Gosport suffered air raid attacks resulting in 114 deaths and nearly 11,000 buildings destroyed.
Until the late 20th century, Gosport was a major naval and military centre associated with Portsmouth Harbour. However, with the decline of many of these activities, new areas have been opened to the public as tourism and heritage sites. Among the newer developments is Haslar Marina, which was built in 1993, featured near the start of the walk.
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Filmed: 17th June 2022
Link to the walk on Google Maps: goo.gl/maps/dh...
Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Haslar Bridge
1:16 Haslar Road
3:14 Haslar Marina
7:09 Haslar Marina / Portsmouth Skyline
7:19 Haslar Marina
8:41 Esplanade
10:54 Gosport Ferry Terminal
11:17 Esplanade
11:55 Gosport Tide Clock
12:09 Esplanade
12:24 Falkland Gardens
13:33 High Street
19:04 Walpole Road
21:54 Stoke Road
22:57 Gosport Methodist Church
23:04 Stoke Road
i love Gosport - it has real soul and character plus the locals are wonderful. Spent 7 fantastic years there until 2017, but intend to come back to live there - i love the place, seaside all around, mainline train station just a ferry ride away, all the shops and Supermarkets and also a Spoons. Great people. Oh... and crime rate is low !
Really? It's got a massive crime and drug problem!
Nice coastal town walk. The sea water looks green. Thank you for the visit.
Thanks, yeah it does look a bit green!
I spent many years growing up in Gosport, i first worked at the glass shop in Stoke road then at the superstore at Fort brockhurst. Not been back for a few years, glad to see some old sites.
Thank you for the visit to my hometown!
Lots have changed since I left there in summer '69. Many familiar places still surviving though,I feel like revisisting the place while it still feels vaguely familiar.
Moved out in 2008 when I was 19, been back for like 4 days total since. I've basically lived out of it as long as I lived in it at this point. Ngl though I have a sad nostalgia melancholy feeling -- it was shit, I mixed with the wrong crowd entirely, got into drugs somewhat but I guess it's still where I grew up. Always thought Walpole Road was kinda nice though with some decent houses in some of the roads off Stoke Road. My Auntie lived in one (think the road just off to the right @ 25:30)and maybe it's because I was a lil kid but I remember they were massive.
Wow! Amazing! Awesome trip! 👍👍👍
Thanks for stopping by!
I'm your fan.
Great Video.
Very kind, thanks!
THANKS FOR NICE LONG WALK,☕️
Coming back soon. Just bought a house in Alverstoke
have to say it has changed a lot. I left 20 years ago. pretty town. No regrets leaving.
W0W what a beautiful place to walk 🚶♂️ let's go 🚶♀️ 🚶♂️ 🚶♀️ 🚶♂️ 🚶♀️ 🚶♂️ 🚶♂️ 🚶♂️ 🚶♀️ 🚶♀️
Would have been better with a commentary.
There are many beautiful surroundings
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The town centre is grim!
Unfortunately it has had no love for the best part of 50 years, with quite a few 60's and 70's buildings that have been built along the street which don't conform to the building code. Recently a hideous back hander was done to build an eyesore of a TravelLodge and Gosport was awarded £1.78M funding under the HSHAZ project, but we've yet to see any development. It's a shame because although many of the heritage sites in Gosport have been run to the ground and are looking sorry for themselves, we're also seeing a lot of developers destroying these sites or turning them into housing developments, such as Haslar, Priddy's Hard, Fort Blockhouse, Daedalus Waterfront,
That is my home area. And unfortunately Gosport town, brockhearst and rowner are all pretty " grim ". But we make do
judging by your monicker, you are from Liverpool - now thats what i call grim !