History of Portsmouth city to new developments such as Paulsgrove and Leigh Park. On 4 July 1968, an estimated 250,000 people witnessed the return of Alec Rose, a greengrocer in Osborne Road, after he completed his single-handed circumnavigation in "Lively Lady"; he was immediately knighted and made a Freeman of the city. 400 motor-boats, yachts, catamarans and canoes welcomed him into harbour. The University of Portsmouth gained university status in 1992 In 2003 erection was started of a 552 feet high Spinnaker Tower sited at Portsmouth Harbour, and celebrating the city's maritime tradition. Completed in 2005, the tower has twin concrete legs meeting
The Quality of Mercy (album) in the year. As Harley's biggest UK and European tour since the 1970s, the tour was made up of over 50 dates between late September and early December, and was to be the main form of promotion for the album. In his effort to complete it on time, the album's mixing was completed in six days at Harley's home with the assistance of Matt Butler. "The Quality of Mercy" was released in the UK in October 2005 by Gott Discs. Although it gained strong critical reviews, the album failed to enter the UK Albums Chart. The album's lead single, "The