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Pyramids Centre

In 1982, the City Council outlined its plan to update the image of promoting the City as a tourist resort in the document "Tourism and Portsmouth", signalling the move away from "Come to Sunny Southsea" to "Portsmouth : Flagship of Maritime England", with the aim of emphasising the City's Naval Heritage.

This approach was based on the establishment of the Maritime Heritage Area. There was a need, however, to provide for the traditional holiday maker and so other tourist facilities were required to supplement the existing facilities and this resulted in the development of the Sea Life Centre.

Given the great British weather, there was also a need for a wet weather facility. This was the starting point for the Pyramid Centre.

Associated documents:

• Pyramids Centre information sheet  (0.01 MB)

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