Gunwharf
Gunwharf is a memorial in Portsmouth, England. Gunwharf is situated nearby to St George’s Square, as well as near Church of St George.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HMS Victory and HMS Warrior.
HMS Victory
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate wooden sailing ship of the line. With 248 years of service as of 2026, she is the world's oldest naval vessel still in commission. HMS Victory is situated 2,600 feet northwest of Gunwharf.
HMS Warrior
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
HMS Warrior is a 40-gun steam-powered armoured frigate built for the Royal Navy in 1859–1861. She was the name ship of the Warrior-class ironclads. Warrior and her sister ship HMS Black Prince were the first armour-plated, iron-hulled warships, and were built in response to France's launching in 1859 of the first ocean-going ironclad warship, the wooden-hulled Gloire. HMS Warrior is situated 1,700 feet northwest of Gunwharf.
Portsmouth Harbour railway station
Railway station
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portsmouth Harbour railway station serves the city of Portsmouth, in Hampshire, England. It is situated in Portsmouth Harbour, between the Gunwharf Quays shopping centre and the Historic Dockyard. Portsmouth Harbour railway station is situated 1,300 feet west of Gunwharf.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gosport and Southsea.
Gosport
Photo: Julian Colander, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gosport is a town in Hampshire, a short water ride away from Portsmouth. Although not a traditional destination, it does have some attractions if you are interested in maritime history.
Southsea
Suburb
Southsea is a seaside resort and a geographic area of Portsmouth, Portsea Island in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. Southsea is located 1.8 miles to the south of Portsmouth's inner city-centre.
Buckland
Suburb
Buckland is a residential area in the city of Portsmouth in the English county of Hampshire. Buckland is situated 1½ miles northeast of Gunwharf.
Gunwharf
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “On 17th May 1664 a warrant was issued by Charles II for the purchase of the ground, buildings and wharf at Gunwharf for use by the Royal Navy. The site remained in operational use from this date, with particular strategic importance during WWI and [...]”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.79575° or 50° 47′ 45″ northLongitude
-1.10324° or 1° 6′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C2WQVWW+7POpenStreetMap ID
node 2378129275OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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