The Siege of Portsmouth -1897 (fiction)
Gosport Community Hub, Brune Park Community School, Military Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 3BX
Your Speaker, Lewis, will explore the political context of why it was written, the political aftermath, and offer an analysis of whether the fictional campaign could have been possible...
The man who commissioned the story was the young owner of the Portsmouth Mail newspaper, and it was a propaganda piece in support of his campaign to become an MP.
What is unusual about this story is that it includes details of attacks on the forts of Portsdown Hill, Gosport, the Solent Forts and the destruction of Southsea!
Timings & Tours
- Sunday 14 September:
- 1430
Location & directions
Gosport Community Hub, Brune Park Community School, Military Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 3BX
- Directions:
- Turn off Military Road into Kings Academy Brune Park School, and follow directional signs to carpark on the left, and path to The Hub. There is a pedestrian entrance to The Hub closer to the traffic lights.
- Contact on day:
- Lewis Sharp
- Telephone number:
- +447548441957
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Additional information
May be best suited to children over 12 years old.
- Max no of people per tour:
- 60
- Est. tour duration:
- 1 hour(s) 30 minute(s)
