Gosport, Gosport, Hampshire

Gosport, Gosport, Hampshire - A group of people including staff from the Royal Navy at the opening of married quarters in Gosport_x000D_
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This Armed Services housing estate of 1000 12M Jespersen flats and houses was built by the South London Region of Laing's construction company for Royal Navy families. An article and photographs about the event were published in January 1967 in Laing's monthly newsletter Team Spirit'. The Commander-in-Chief of Portsmouth, Admiral Sir Frank Hopkins, is seen with two Royal Navy V.Cs. J J Magennis (left) and T W Gould (right) who had streets on the estate named after them

Picture No

13495622

Media ID

45389541

Size

5340px x 5312px (3.0MB)

Credit

Source

John Laing - Historic England Archive

Date

1966