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Comments:	Portsmouth has been a center for shipbuilding and repair since 1194, when King Richard I ordered the building of the first dock by the harbor, and granted Portsmouth its charter. Boathouse 7, constructed in 1807, was built as a mast house, but later used for the construction, repair and storage of small boats. It is constructed partly over the Mast Pond on cast iron supports and is a good example of the timber-framed buildings once common in Naval dockyards. The building now houses the Dockyard Apprentice Exhibition, the largest Historic Dockyard restaurant and events space and Nauticalia, a maritime-themed gift shop. There are also vintage arcade machines at the back of the building. <p> <b>Machine 1</b> is outside at the front entrance. Cost to press: £1.01 each design. Designs all have a beaded border: <br> 1. (H) A Higgins boat with 'F8 Portsmouth Historic Dockyard'. <br> 2. (H) A High Speed Launch with 'HSL 102'. <br> 3. (H) Skull wearing a bandana and hat above crossbones with 'Boathouse 4'. <br> 4. (H) Motor gun boat with 'D-Day 75'. <p> March 2024 - Informed via email mahcine rolling well.
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Historic Dockyard - Boathouse 7

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Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
HAMPSHIRE - Portsmouth, England, PO1 3PX

Phone: +44 23 9282 0921

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Portsmouth has been a center for shipbuilding and repair since 1194, when King Richard I ordered the building of the first dock by the harbor, and granted Portsmouth its charter. Boathouse 7, constructed in 1807, was built as a mast house, but later used for the construction, repair and storage of small boats. It is constructed partly over the Mast Pond on cast iron supports and is a good example of the timber-framed buildings once common in Naval dockyards. The building now houses the Dockyard Apprentice Exhibition, the largest Historic Dockyard restaurant and events space and Nauticalia, a maritime-themed gift shop. There are also vintage arcade machines at the back of the building.

Machine 1 is outside at the front entrance. Cost to press: £1.01 each design. Designs all have a beaded border:
1. (H) A Higgins boat with 'F8 Portsmouth Historic Dockyard'.
2. (H) A High Speed Launch with 'HSL 102'.
3. (H) Skull wearing a bandana and hat above crossbones with 'Boathouse 4'.
4. (H) Motor gun boat with 'D-Day 75'.

March 2024 - Informed via email mahcine rolling well.

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Boathouse 7