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Fratton is a residential and formerly industrial area of Portsmouth in Hampshire, England. [2] Victorian style terraced houses are dominant in the area, typical of most residential areas of Portsmouth. Fratton has many discount shops and "greasy spoon" cafes, as well as the Bridge Centre shopping centre containing an Asda.
Fratton railway station is a railway station in the city of Portsmouth, on Portsea Island in England. It was opened in the Fratton area of Portsmouth on 1 July 1885 as an interchange station between the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and the short-lived Southsea Railway branchline.
Wesley Centre, 128 Fratton Road, Fratton, City of Portsmouth, England. Methodist worship on this site has a long history: the site was bought in 1886 and the first chapel opened three years later. It was demolished in 1899 and a new, larger Central Hall opened in 1900.
Fratton Traincare Depot is a traction maintenance depot in Portsmouth, Hampshire. The depot occupies the site alongside Fratton railway station, with two of the sidings right next to Goldsmith Avenue. It has a carriage washer and is the fuelling point for the Class 158 and Class 159 DMUs.
Fratton Park is a football ground in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, and is the home of Portsmouth Football Club.Fratton Park's location on Portsea Island is unique in English professional football, as it is the only professional English football ground not located on the mainland of Great Britain. [3]
After the island route was closed, the drained canal-bed sections through Landport and Fratton were reused for the Portsmouth Direct line, or filled-in to surface level to form a new main road route to Milton, named Goldsmith Avenue. The brick-lined canal walls are clearly visible between the Fratton and Portsmouth & Southsea railway stations.
The Bridge Shopping Centre is a small shopping centre located in Portsmouth, England.The centre was opened in May 1989 on land which was formerly home to Portsea Island Central Premises Co-Op. [1] The centre was originally owned by Asda, who were their main tenant, until the Portsmouth City Council purchased the centre in September 2023, [2] with plans to include new tenants and office space.
In Portsmouth Harbour, a road bridge connects Portsea Island to Whale Island, a restricted Royal Navy shore base establishment. Portsea Island has four railway stations (Portsmouth Harbour, Portsmouth & Southsea, Fratton and Hilsea) connected by an island branch line to the mainland railway network via a short railway bridge over Portsea Creek.