Port Solent

Port Solent is a mainland suburb of the English island-city of Portsmouth, Hampshire, comprising a marina, a housing estate, shopping and leisure facilities.[1] The Port Solent development was built during the 1980s on reclaimed land between the northern side of Horsea Island and the southern shoreline of Paulsgrove in Portsmouth Harbour.

Port Solent Marina Lock Gates

Facilities for residents and visitors include a multiscreen cinema, health club, and restaurants and shops along a precinct known as The Boardwalk.[2][3] The marina is owned and managed by Premier Marinas.[3][4]

Port Solent was officially opened on 29 July 1988 by H.R.H. Anne, The Princess Royal, who unveiled a commemorative plaque.

Port Solent is politically within the Paulsgrove electoral ward and the Portsmouth North UK Parliament constituency.

The main entrance road junction into the Port Solent development is built almost exactly over the site of the former Paulsgrove Quay shoreline.

Land Reclamation

The land for the residential section of Port Solent and the nearby M275 motorway spur was reclaimed during the 1970s by draining the marshland and the eastern mudflat sections of the Paulsgrove Lake water channel within Portsmouth Harbour.[5] The present-day grassy southern section of the development is a former Portsmouth City Council owned rubbish dump, which bridged the northern side of Horsea Island to the former Paulsgrove Lake area and was covered with grass turf when filled. There are many methane gas outlets situated to the south and at the southern edge of the site, allowing the gases occurring from the decomposing waste beneath the site to escape.

References
  1. "Port Solent marina celebrates 30th birthday with free '80s-themed family party". www.portsmouth.co.uk.
  2. "Transforming Solent Growth Strategy" (PDF). Solent Local Enterprise Partnership. January 2015.
  3. "About Port Solent Marina | South Coast Marinas | Premier Marinas". www.premiermarinas.com.
  4. "Complete Guide To: The Solent". The Independent. 16 May 2009.
  5. http://posol.co.uk/history-of-port-solent


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