{"id":42120,"date":"2025-02-12T11:17:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T11:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=42120"},"modified":"2025-02-12T11:17:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T11:17:18","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-doorstep-historic-seafront-structures-on-southsea-promenade-portsmouth-restored-as-part-of-a-coastal-defence-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=42120","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the doorstep\u2019: Historic seafront structures on Southsea Promenade Portsmouth restored as part of a coastal defence scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seafront shelters and ornamental lamp columns have been restored as part of a long-running coastal defence scheme, reports the BBC Local News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BBC Local News writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026 .The structures on Southsea promenade in Portsmouth were dismantled and removed before construction of new sea defences began in summer 2023\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Southsea Coastal Scheme\u2026 aims to reduce the risk of severe flooding and is due to be completed in 2028\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026 Councillor Steve Pitt, leader of Portsmouth City Council, said: \u2018The intricate work to refurbish and reinstate every Grade II listed shelter and lamp column is keeping Southsea&#8217;s historic character alive while delivering new facilities for the public to enjoy.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As one of the UK&#8217;s lowest lying cities, Portsmouth is particularly vulnerable to flooding as sea levels rise\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cp3wz6krp6ko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seafront shelters and ornamental lamp columns have been restored as part of a long-running coastal defence scheme, reports the BBC Local News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[17,18,9,29,16],"class_list":["post-42120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog","tag-climate-change","tag-conservation","tag-government","tag-heritage","tag-planning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42120"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42121,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42120\/revisions\/42121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}