Current condition
Demolished / No longer exists
Date completed
(Day, Month, & Year are approximate.)
Date closed / demolished
(Day, Month, & Year are approximate.)
The building is easy to spot, with high ceilings and a row of pitched roofs. It was built during the extension of the naval yard c.1907:
Most of the naval yard's buildings were demolished soon after the dockyard closed in 1959, but the workshops lasted longer. They're shown at the top-left corner of this 1960s photo.
I guess they were demolished in the 1970s to make way for the Prince of Wales building that was built on this site.
Photos that show this Place
1907
1909
1910s
Comments
Workshops
The workshops were probably deleted earlier, see this photo attributed to 1963:
The date of the photo seems quite ok (possibly also 1964) as the building under construction on the left side should be Prince's Building (1965-).
And this one from (attributed
And this one from (attributed to) 1965:
Demolition date
Hi Klaus, I think the workshops were still standing in the two photos you posted. Here's a 1966 view, showing a taller building on the seafront, and the workshops behind it. The workshops nearest the tall building have a light-coloured roof, and the workshops further away have a dark-coloured roof. The two photos above aren't super-sharp, but seem to show the same pattern of tall building, light roof, dark roof.
Demolition date
Hi David, I think you're right. At least in 1970, the workshops were still standing. Regards, Klaus