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        Monstrosities

        Views of old Portsmouth contrast sharply with the monumentally monstrous Tricorn Shopping Centre - considered by many, including the film-maker, to be a blight on the city.

        Amateur film 1968 3 mins Silent

        From the collection of:

        Logo for Wessex Film and Sound Archive

        Overview

        Starting with panoramic shots across the crowded archipelago that is Portsmouth the flim maker then shows us a variety of older buildings in the city, including the railway station, the Post Office and the Theatre Royal. In stark contrast, we're also shown numerous blocks of high-rise flats, the chimneys of a distant power-station as well as views of the notorious and much criticised Tricorn Shopping Centre - itself no more.