The Ship and Castle
1-2 The Hard, Portsea, Portsmouth PO1 3PU, UK
Was built in 1902, A.E.Cogswell. Forms a bookend to the Hard, important part to the townscape as you walk down Queen Street it leaves the panorama a surprise. The council intended to widen the road. One of many pubs on the strip, as sailors were unable to drink when at sea.
During a hiatus, when in conflict with the county to keep the existing building in place, the building fell down, with the outer wall being the only remaining part. Ultimately a commercial pub was rebuilt inside the existing frame. The north end of the building is listed, so it gave some "cartilage" to the building as a whole to allow reconstruction.
The front of the building isn’t listed; however, the older back part of the building is. The area was bombed greatly as German bombs were dropped due to strong defences in the dockyard, hence the variation in facades.