HMS Vernon - a Portsmouth stone frigate which went from torpedo school to shopping complex | Nostalgia

Author Celia Clark asks if anyone knows more about this unusual structure in HMS Vernon. Please contact me if you know.
The western part of HMS Vernon. Most of it was demolished to make way for Gunwharf Quays.The western part of HMS Vernon. Most of it was demolished to make way for Gunwharf Quays.
The western part of HMS Vernon. Most of it was demolished to make way for Gunwharf Quays.

The photo of the gradient on the branch line into Vernon is an unusual one. Apparently trains had to reverse into the establishment.

The line was used until 1930, resurrected in 1937 and finally abandoned in 1962.

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