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view to the NNW across an amusement park to the "Spinnaker Tower" - behind the amusement park the church tower of "Portsmouth Cathedral" is visible - a chapel was built around 1180. This chapel became a parish church in the 14th century and a cathedral in the 20th century. The chancel and transept of this original building still remain. Between 1683 and 1693 the old tower and nave were demolished and replaced with a new nave, side aisles and a new tower. In 1927 the "Diocese of Portsmouth" was created. In 1932 "Sir Charles Nicholson" published designs for enlarging the church. However, these plans could never be realized. The cathedral was finally completed in 1991, although the building was much smaller than planned. |
