29 historic photos capture the life and destruction of The Tricorn - the great Portsmouth landmark
By Kieran Davey
Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:03 GMT
Updated 23rd Sep 2019, 11:01 GMT
It was once voted the ugliest building in Britain, but for many people in Portsmouth the Tricorn was the home of many great memories.
15 years after it was taken down, we’ve had a look back through the archives and found these stunning pictures of the Tricorn as a shopping centre, its car park and then its eventual destruction.
The Tricorn
The Tricorn
The old derelict flats above the Tricorn in January 1995
The packed market in Tricorn
Tricorn Centre, Charlotte Street, soon after it opened in 1966
Queues outside the Mr Clive shop in the Tricorn, 1983
The helter skelter-style ramps leading up to the 400-space car park on top of the Tricorn.
The Tricorn in 1988
The Tricorn's parking area in November 1988
Aerial photo of Portsmouth showing the Tricorn in 1969
The exterior of Portsmouth's Tricorn in 1990
The Tricorn, looking east from the exit ramps at Charlotte Street (seen at right). Picture taken in September 2003.
A bicycle lies broken and discarded underneath the Tricorn in Portsmouth.
