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No.14 Hants 83.11.9
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This is a WD-only version of Hants 83.11.9, printed October 1879.
Gunwharf road has been widened by taking in the rampart that formerly lay to its west. The building in red at its south end is not new: it had been obscured by the paste-over covering up unwanted detail so has been redrawn. White Hart Row has been widened too, requiring the demolition of the eastern range of the Out Pensioners' Establishment. The paste-over covering the old detail is difficult to see, but the re-drawing in red of the "S'" and the "T" of the name indicate its extent. The demolition included some of the sanitary facilities, which is why new Latrines have appeared at the establishment's northern tip, depicted in great detail.
As White Hart Row sweeps southwards, the Camber shipyard precluded much widening but space was found to smooth the sharpest corners. Finally, just above the southern edge of the map, space has been created for a modern road junction by taking down the splendid King James's Gate of 1687 and re-erecting it elsewhere. The date of its removal is commonly stated to be in the 1860s, so it is worth observing that it is still shown on the Index map, revised 1873-4. Furthermore, the large mass of solid masonry facing the junction corresponds exactly to the west respond of the western arch of the three that made up the gate. So was this about to be taken down and re-erected with the rest of the gate, or did the reconstruction use new materials for its left flank? The fact that this masonry is in red is of no real significance: a paste-over must have been used to obscure the old detail.