Royal Artillery Portsmouth were nicknamed "The Gunners", because of their artillery role in the British army. The team name was often abbreviated in the press as "R.A. Portsmouth", or "Portsmouth R.A.". They were also nicknamed Pompey, the local nickname for the town of Portsmouth. Royal Artillery Portsmouth played their home games at the United Services Recreation Ground complex, near to Portsmouth Town Hall ("now Portsmouth Guildhall"), within easy earshot of the Town Hall's clock tower bell chimes, which inspired a supporter's chant named "The Town Hall Chimes" (which later evolved into The Pompey Chimes).