Around two decades have passed since it was demolished, so we thought we’d have a look back through the archives for some special images of the Tricorn shopping centre and its car park.
It was built in the mid-1960s and designed by Owen Luder and Rodney Gordon in the Brutalist architecture style, that emerged in the 1950s.
It took its name from the site's shape which looked like a tricorn hat.
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1. The Tricorn over the years
Aerial photo of Portsmouth showing the Tricorn in 1969. The News 692287-1 Photo: The News archive
2. The Tricorn over the years
The shops and people in the Tricorn in November 1994. The News PP4181 Photo: The News archive
4. The Tricorn over the years
The first ever Emptifish show, Grannys, The Tricorn Centre, Portsmouth 1983. . Photo: The News archive
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