Landport Commercial Road, which was the birthplace of English novelist Charles Dickens born February 7th, 1812. His former home is now the Charles Dickens Birthplace Museum in Buckland. The area is home to St Agatha's church which was originally constructed under the then mission incumbent Robert William Radclyffe Dolling. Landport Landport is a district located near the centre of Portsea Island and is part of the city of Portsmouth, England. The district contains the main shopping area for Portsmouth. Before World War II the district was also a residential area, mainly catering for employees of the naval dockyard and their families.
King James's and Landport Gates King James's and Landport Gates King James's and Landport Gates are two English Heritage gateways in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Earthen ramparts protecting the land side of the port containing munitions, international goods storage, warehouses, shops and homes were constructed in the 14th century which were strengthened by order of Henry VIII in the 16th. Four ornate gateways were originally access points to Portsmouth through the town walls. The majority of the town walls were demolished in 1860. <br> King James's Gate was built in 1687, probably as a reconstruction of the older Point gate on the same site, to control