All 23 Portsmouth pubs designed by Fratton Park architect A E Cogswell
By Matthew Mohan-Hickson
Published 18th Feb 2019, 15:29 BST
Updated 18th Feb 2019, 16:30 BST
A PROLIFIC architect was resposible for designing over 20 pubs across the city.
Arthur Edward ‘A E’ Cogswell, who also designed the iconic Fratton Park gate, was hired to design some of the most famous public houses in Portsmouth and his work still stands today. Here are all the pubs he designed that remain open.
Pubs designed by A E Cogswell
This pub in Kingston Crescent dates back to the 1930s and was designed by the prolific A E Cogswell. It was built on the site of an an earlier pub.
Located in London Road, North End, was designed by A E Cogswell and was built in the 1930s. Until 2005 it consisted of two separate bars, with a central servery, but was then turned into a single room.
Located in London Road, North End, was designed by A E Cogswell and was built in the 1930s. Until 2005 it consisted of two separate bars, with a central servery, but was then turned into a single room.
This Hilsea pub in London Road is one of Portsmouth's best known buildings. It was built in the 1930s based on a design by A E Cogswell which was in the Scottish Baronial style, with a hexagonal tower.
Located in Elm Grove in Southsea, this pub was originally known as The Elms when it was built in the 1930s from a design by A E Cogswell. It has an art deco theme inside. Picture: Google Maps
This pub in Prince Albert Road, Eastney, is yet another one designed by A E Cogswell. It was built in the 1900s and it has one of the most ornate pub exteriors in the city.
Built in the 1920s, from a design by A E Cogswell, this pub in Florence Road, Southsea, replaced an earlier tavern of the same name. It kept its traditional public and lounge bars until 2012.
Located in Fratton Road this striking pub was designed by A E Cogswell in the 1920s. The pub's original mosaic tiled fascia was destroyed by Wadworth in the 1990s but the city council ordered that it be replace it like-for-like.
Built at the turn of the 20th century, this pub in London Road, North End, was also designed by A E Cogswell. It is now a Grade II listed building and was built to replace an earlier pub with the same name.
This pub in Kingston Road, Buckland, is yet another one designed by A E Cogswell. It dates back to the 1920s and has mosiac tiling on the exterior.
