61:
45:
68:
398:, who persuaded his father, John Charles Robinson, art curator and collector, to fund the buying of land. Over the period 1884 to 1894 the district was established with the setting out of Marine Parade, a pier, railway connection along with a number of impressive red brick villas. The railway service was discontinued in the 1930s and the pier, unrepaired after breaching in aid of coastal defence in
633:
The High Street is unique as it is home to over 70 independent shops and businesses, the oldest of which is The Book Shop established in 1933 and still operates in the same building. Many of the buildings in the High Street pre-date this. The High Street has seen a resurgence in recent years due to a
545:
named the Solent
Enterprise Zone. The CEMAST (Centre of Excellence in Engineering & Manufacturing Advanced Skills Training) campus on the airfield is now open to students. The centre caters for full and part-time students undertaking apprenticeship programmes for companies such as BAE systems and
553:
came to the promenade section of Lee on the Solent. The inaugural run had a total of 430 finishers, with around 25 marshals and support people. In the first year there were just over 3,300 runners and 15,000 completed runs. Last year's inaugural of 430 was topped in April of this year with a running
664:
Lee-on-the-Solent, like many towns and cities along the south coast, has a milder climate than the rest of the UK, though it is slightly cooler than the nearby City of
Portsmouth. The record high temperature is 31.7 °C (89 °F) in August 2003 and the record low is −9.2 °C (15 °F)
537:
The train has long since gone from the seafront, clearing the seafront for walking, leisure and parking. The seafront is interrupted by the former railway station buildings, the war memorial and the seafront bus stop/parking area opposite the end of Pier Street. This is where the Lee Tower used to
492:
In 2003, the community of Lee-on-the-Solent received nationwide attention for probably the first time in its 120-year existence. The government had proposed to house asylum-seekers at the former base which forms a large area of the resort. At once, the
Daedalus Action Group was formed under the
577:
At the signal station, where the racing starts and finishes, is a smaller galley that can provide light snacks and soft drinks for the people involved in racing or training at the weekend. It is a RYA accredited
Sailing School and is open to visitors and day sailors alike. Boats can be hired.
423:
building with a 120-foot (37 m) tower. The complex housed a cinema, ballroom and restaurant, as well as a viewing platform at the tower's peak. The complex was demolished in 1971 by
Gosport Borough Council, with its land now used for the promenade, remembrance gardens and a car park.
648:
Lee's pubs include The Old Ship, The Bun Penny, The Wyvern and The Inn by the Sea. Some pubs have been demolished to make way for housing and retirement developments, including the Belle Vue Hotel and The
Swordfish, which was located on the border between Lee-on-the-Solent and Hill Head,
566:
The views out to sea from the seafront at Marine Parade are forever changing. From a vantage point on the grassy banks, it is possible to see shipping movements of large container ships and cruisers into
Southampton and Portsmouth, sailing boats, ferries and of course the backdrop of the
477:
search and rescue helicopter base on the south coast. The airfield is operated by
Regional & City Airports Management (RCA) on behalf of the owners, Fareham Borough Council. More information about the airfield is available on the website of Daedalus Aviation & Heritage Group.
493:
chairmanship of John Beavis to oppose the scheme with the support of a large number of local residents. After a U-turn in government policy, the Home Office decided in
February 2004 to abandon the asylum centre plan and the action group celebrated with a rally on the seafront.
393:
The district gained its name in the 19th century, during attempts to develop the area into a seaside resort. The area had been referenced long before this, referred to as Lee and numerous variations, including
Lebritan. Early impetus for the district's development came from
596:
which houses the world's largest collection of rare hovercraft including some of the earliest and largest. It can be found on the main road along the seafront and hosts an open day every summer. From 2024 it is open every Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm.
557:
On the last day of July 2018, a 'possibly deactivated' bomb was discovered '250 metres south west of the slip way in Lee-on-Solent'. By August 1, the beach was taped off and The Royal Navy had been called in, alongside the Solent Coastguard, to try to defuse the bomb.
230:
481:
A planning application was approved in February 2008 for the construction of a Multi-Purpose Driving Test Centre with Motorcycle Manoeuvring Area (MPTC) from the Driving Standards Agency, inside a part of the
405:
Lee-on-the-Solent has had a long association with aviation. Seaplane trials took place at Lee-on-the-Solent as early as 1915. A base for seaplane training was established in 1917 on the former
419:
In 1935 the Lee Tower complex was built on the seafront next to the old pier and railway station. It was designed by architects Yates, Cook & Derbyshire, and comprised a white V-shaped
459:
area of Lee, and further development will take place over the next few years. Elsewhere along Marine Parade, the seafront has lost many of the original villas and hotels to developers.
473:
closed in 1996 but Daedalus Airfield itself remains active as a civil airfield. Aircraft, helicopters, microlight and motorgliders are operated at what is now the principal
107:
634:
number of popular events in the High Street organised by the Lee Business Association, such as Summer in Lee, Lee Victory Festival and Christmas in Lee light switch on.
512:
during site clearance prior to disposal by the Ministry of Defence. 60 feet (20 metres) long, they were left over from 265, packed with a total of 2,400 lb of
1237:
270:
527:
The district still has a shopping centre, with a selection of independent shops and restaurants and is a popular destination for jet-skiers and kite surfers.
134:
995:
247:
589:. This was erected to commemorate the 1,926 men of the Fleet Air Arm who died in various parts of the world in World War II and have no known grave.
254:
1418:
520:
to make the airfield unusable in the event of an enemy invasion. The subsequent removal, thought to be the largest of its kind in peacetime
314:
1115:
1428:
1224:
534:
was built around the time of the Cherque Farm development to link up the B3385 and the B3333 and forms a bypass to Lee-on-the-Solent.
1175:
235:
608:
and could be considered an interesting walk in summer. There are many old relics to explore, and it is not unknown to find large
216:
1060:
370:. It is primarily a residential area, with an upsurge of mostly local visitors in summer, but was also the former home to the
60:
278:
1207:
242:
582:
1086:
467:
375:
17:
1338:
1015:
1132:
296:
259:
204:
170:
1288:
395:
1102:
1423:
100:
306:
489:
The Daedalus site has had housing developments built in recent years, with more re-development planned.
574:
On the seafront on Marine Parade East is the club house of the Lee on the Solent Sailing Club (LOSSC).
1035:
301:
622:
from all over the country. Beyond Browndown eastwards, is the more affluent district and village of
1046:
184:
1301:"Plans agreed to save £1.76 million from Hampshire Libraries transform the service for the future"
1300:
1325:
1153:
116:
612:
washed up on the shore. Browndown army camp was the setting for the ITV television series
8:
1182:
505:
432:
406:
160:
152:
1082:
1057:
593:
1433:
1047:
Notes about old maps of the county of Hampshire, Jean and Martin Norgate, 1996–2006
209:
1267:
1263:
1064:
542:
541:
In August 2011 the government announced that the Daedalus airfield would host an
1128:
642:
668:
Lee-on-the-Solent has a Met Office weather station situated at the MRSC base.
1412:
865:
614:
568:
531:
524:, led to the evacuation of some 900 homes staggered over a five-week period.
474:
329:
316:
1403:
1077:
O’Brien, Charles; Bailey, Bruce; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Lloyd, David W. (2018).
641:
in Lee is the Lee-on-the-Solent Tennis Club. It has a small bar, a gym, six
605:
517:
456:
428:
399:
1393:
638:
1106:, Alan H. Balfour, Peter Hollins, Geoffrey Broadbent, Studio Vista, 1970
656:
In 2020, Hampshire County Council announced plans to close Lee library.
627:
623:
618:. Browndown army camp is also used as a summer activity camp for young
463:
440:
371:
363:
645:
courts (two glass-backed), six tennis courts and a sports therapist.
609:
513:
494:
451:
New developments in the 1980s and 1990s increased the population. In
359:
194:
142:
81:
420:
1378:
650:
601:
550:
355:
176:
124:
44:
1388:
1383:
619:
436:
367:
1129:"Relationships and changes Lee on the Solent CP through time"
439:. On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished and merged with
1398:
1154:"Population statistics Lee on the Solent CP through time"
1076:
1208:"PRINCESS ROYAL VISITS LOCAL COASTGUARD HELICOPTER BASE"
521:
604:
is the area known as Browndown. It is a former army
996:
List of places of worship in the Borough of Gosport
497:produced a fly-on-the-wall Dispatches documentary
1264:"New 'enterprise zones' announced around England"
501:in 2004 dealing with both sides of the argument.
1410:
1326:"Climate SOLENT M.R.S.C. - Climate data (38740)"
581:On Marine Parade West main sea front stands the
416:The new church of St Faith's was built in 1933.
362:, England, about five miles (8 km) west of
443:. In 1931 the parish had a population of 2715.
1290:CWGC Cemetery Record, Lee-on-Solent Memorial.
49:The seafront and beach at Lee-on-the-Solent E
455:2000-2007 1,050 new homes were built at the
427:On 1 April 1930 Lee on the Solent became a
1366:Exploring the History of Lee-on-the-Solent
366:. The area is located on the coast of the
354:, is a seaside district of the borough of
1176:"Gosport Local Plan, Chapter 5 – Housing"
1079:The Buildings of England Hampshire: South
67:
1394:Lee-on-the-Solent Residents' Association
1070:
1238:"Bomb clearance moves into final stage"
675:Climate data for Solent MRSC 1980–2010
14:
1411:
1389:Daedalus Aviation & Heritage Group
1356:by Lesley Burton and Brian Musselwhite
1081:. Yale University Press. p. 361.
1419:Populated coastal places in Hampshire
592:Lee-on-the-Solent is the home to the
561:
27:Coastal resort in Hampshire, England
1368:by Robin A. Money and John W. Green
1016:"Recorded District population 2016"
24:
1429:Former civil parishes in Hampshire
1156:. A Vision of Britain through Time
1067:, The Book Shop, Lee-on-the-Solent
583:Commonwealth War Graves Commission
25:
1445:
1372:
504:In early May 2006, 20 unexploded
1133:A Vision of Britain through Time
66:
59:
43:
1347:
1332:
1318:
1293:
1282:
1256:
1230:
1218:
1200:
1168:
446:
1360:The Story of Lee-on-the-Solent
1146:
1121:
1109:
1095:
1051:
1040:
1029:
1008:
396:Charles Edmund Newton Robinson
13:
1:
1001:
452:
7:
989:
794:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
724:Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
248:Hampshire and Isle of Wight
236:Hampshire and Isle of Wight
101:OS grid reference
32:Human settlement in England
10:
1450:
1225:Dispatches – Keep Them Out
981:
674:
659:
402:, was demolished in 1958.
388:
1384:Hovercraft museum website
1379:Lee on the Solent website
937:
863:
793:
723:
718:
715:
712:
709:
706:
703:
700:
697:
694:
691:
688:
685:
682:
679:
287:
269:
265:
253:
241:
229:
225:
215:
203:
193:
183:
169:
151:
133:
115:
99:
91:
54:
42:
37:
1399:Hampshire Aeroplane Club
1305:Hampshire County Council
1063:18 October 2016 at the
1036:Saxton's Hampshire 1575
350:, often referred to as
982:Source: UK Met Office
637:A short walk from the
626:and seafront known as
587:Lee-on-Solent Memorial
205:Postcode district
508:were found under HMS
431:, it was formed from
1424:Beaches of Hampshire
1339:UK Clima Solent MRSC
385:from 1959 to 1965).
330:50.80306°N 1.20111°W
185:Sovereign state
1354:The Book of Gosport
1242:Hampshire Chronicle
938:Average rainy days
554:attendance of 485.
506:Canadian pipe mines
326: /
562:Places of interest
407:RNAS Lee-on-Solent
335:50.80306; -1.20111
271:UK Parliament
217:Dialling code
1244:. 20 October 2006
1118:, Gosport Council
1058:Local information
986:
985:
594:Hovercraft Museum
546:Virgin Atlantic.
348:Lee-on-the-Solent
345:
344:
199:Lee-on-the-Solent
135:Shire county
95:7,224 (2016)
74:Lee-on-the-Solent
38:Lee-on-the-Solent
18:Lee on the Solent
16:(Redirected from
1441:
1341:
1336:
1330:
1329:
1322:
1316:
1315:
1313:
1311:
1297:
1291:
1286:
1280:
1279:
1277:
1275:
1270:. 17 August 2011
1260:
1254:
1253:
1251:
1249:
1234:
1228:
1222:
1216:
1215:
1204:
1198:
1197:
1195:
1193:
1187:
1181:. Archived from
1180:
1172:
1166:
1165:
1163:
1161:
1150:
1144:
1143:
1141:
1139:
1125:
1119:
1113:
1107:
1099:
1093:
1092:
1074:
1068:
1055:
1049:
1044:
1038:
1033:
1027:
1026:
1024:
1022:
1012:
672:
671:
665:in January 1987
600:Further towards
454:
381:(renamed as HMS
341:
340:
338:
337:
336:
331:
327:
324:
323:
322:
319:
293:
179:
111:
110:
80:Location within
70:
69:
63:
47:
35:
34:
21:
1449:
1448:
1444:
1443:
1442:
1440:
1439:
1438:
1409:
1408:
1404:Parkrun website
1375:
1350:
1345:
1344:
1337:
1333:
1324:
1323:
1319:
1309:
1307:
1299:
1298:
1294:
1287:
1283:
1273:
1271:
1268:BBC News Online
1262:
1261:
1257:
1247:
1245:
1236:
1235:
1231:
1223:
1219:
1214:. 15 July 2017.
1206:
1205:
1201:
1191:
1189:
1188:on 3 March 2016
1185:
1178:
1174:
1173:
1169:
1159:
1157:
1152:
1151:
1147:
1137:
1135:
1127:
1126:
1122:
1116:Historical tour
1114:
1110:
1100:
1096:
1089:
1075:
1071:
1065:Wayback Machine
1056:
1052:
1045:
1041:
1034:
1030:
1020:
1018:
1014:
1013:
1009:
1004:
992:
987:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
887:
882:
877:
872:
858:
853:
848:
843:
838:
833:
828:
823:
818:
813:
808:
803:
798:
788:
783:
778:
773:
768:
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
733:
728:
662:
564:
543:enterprise zone
449:
391:
334:
332:
328:
325:
320:
317:
315:
313:
312:
311:
291:
283:
175:
165:
147:
129:
106:
105:
87:
86:
85:
84:
78:
77:
76:
75:
71:
50:
33:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1447:
1437:
1436:
1431:
1426:
1421:
1407:
1406:
1401:
1396:
1391:
1386:
1381:
1374:
1373:External links
1371:
1370:
1369:
1363:
1357:
1349:
1346:
1343:
1342:
1331:
1317:
1292:
1281:
1255:
1229:
1217:
1199:
1167:
1145:
1120:
1108:
1094:
1087:
1069:
1050:
1039:
1028:
1006:
1005:
1003:
1000:
999:
998:
991:
988:
984:
983:
979:
978:
975:
972:
969:
966:
963:
960:
957:
954:
951:
948:
945:
942:
939:
935:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
861:
860:
855:
850:
845:
840:
835:
830:
825:
820:
815:
810:
805:
800:
795:
791:
790:
785:
780:
775:
770:
765:
760:
755:
750:
745:
740:
735:
730:
725:
721:
720:
717:
714:
711:
708:
705:
702:
699:
696:
693:
690:
687:
684:
681:
677:
676:
670:
661:
658:
563:
560:
448:
445:
390:
387:
343:
342:
310:
309:
304:
299:
294:
292:List of places
288:
285:
284:
282:
281:
275:
273:
267:
266:
263:
262:
257:
251:
250:
245:
239:
238:
233:
227:
226:
223:
222:
219:
213:
212:
207:
201:
200:
197:
191:
190:
189:United Kingdom
187:
181:
180:
173:
167:
166:
164:
163:
157:
155:
149:
148:
146:
145:
139:
137:
131:
130:
128:
127:
121:
119:
113:
112:
103:
97:
96:
93:
89:
88:
79:
73:
72:
65:
64:
58:
57:
56:
55:
52:
51:
48:
40:
39:
31:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1446:
1435:
1432:
1430:
1427:
1425:
1422:
1420:
1417:
1416:
1414:
1405:
1402:
1400:
1397:
1395:
1392:
1390:
1387:
1385:
1382:
1380:
1377:
1376:
1367:
1364:
1361:
1358:
1355:
1352:
1351:
1340:
1335:
1327:
1321:
1306:
1302:
1296:
1289:
1285:
1269:
1265:
1259:
1243:
1239:
1233:
1226:
1221:
1213:
1209:
1203:
1184:
1177:
1171:
1155:
1149:
1134:
1130:
1124:
1117:
1112:
1105:
1104:
1098:
1090:
1088:9780300225037
1084:
1080:
1073:
1066:
1062:
1059:
1054:
1048:
1043:
1037:
1032:
1017:
1011:
1007:
997:
994:
993:
980:
976:
973:
970:
967:
964:
961:
958:
955:
952:
949:
946:
943:
940:
936:
930:
925:
920:
915:
910:
905:
900:
895:
890:
885:
880:
875:
870:
867:
866:precipitation
862:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
811:
806:
801:
796:
792:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
731:
726:
722:
678:
673:
669:
666:
657:
654:
652:
646:
644:
640:
635:
631:
629:
625:
621:
617:
616:
615:Bad Lads Army
611:
607:
603:
598:
595:
590:
588:
584:
579:
575:
572:
570:
569:Isle of Wight
559:
555:
552:
549:In July 2015
547:
544:
539:
535:
533:
528:
525:
523:
519:
516:, planted in
515:
511:
507:
502:
500:
499:Keep them out
496:
490:
487:
485:
479:
476:
475:HM Coastguard
472:
471:
465:
460:
458:
444:
442:
438:
434:
430:
425:
422:
417:
414:
412:
408:
403:
401:
397:
386:
384:
380:
379:
373:
369:
365:
361:
357:
353:
352:Lee-on-Solent
349:
339:
308:
305:
303:
300:
298:
295:
290:
289:
286:
280:
277:
276:
274:
272:
268:
264:
261:
260:South Central
258:
256:
252:
249:
246:
244:
240:
237:
234:
232:
228:
224:
220:
218:
214:
211:
208:
206:
202:
198:
196:
192:
188:
186:
182:
178:
174:
172:
168:
162:
159:
158:
156:
154:
150:
144:
141:
140:
138:
136:
132:
126:
123:
122:
120:
118:
114:
109:
104:
102:
98:
94:
90:
83:
62:
53:
46:
41:
36:
30:
19:
1365:
1362:by Ron Brown
1359:
1353:
1348:Bibliography
1334:
1320:
1308:. Retrieved
1304:
1295:
1284:
1272:. Retrieved
1258:
1248:30 September
1246:. Retrieved
1241:
1232:
1227:Channel 4 TV
1220:
1211:
1202:
1190:. Retrieved
1183:the original
1170:
1158:. Retrieved
1148:
1136:. Retrieved
1123:
1111:
1101:
1097:
1078:
1072:
1053:
1042:
1031:
1019:. Retrieved
1010:
868:mm (inches)
667:
663:
655:
647:
636:
632:
613:
606:firing range
599:
591:
586:
580:
576:
573:
565:
556:
548:
540:
536:
529:
526:
518:World War II
509:
503:
498:
491:
488:
483:
480:
469:
466:Air Station
461:
457:Cherque farm
450:
447:Modern times
429:civil parish
426:
418:
415:
410:
409:, later HMS
404:
400:World War II
392:
382:
377:
374:Air Station
351:
347:
346:
29:
1212:Island Echo
1021:22 December
639:High Street
464:Royal Naval
372:Royal Naval
333: /
1413:Categories
1103:Portsmouth
1002:References
628:Stokes Bay
624:Alverstoke
441:Alverstoke
364:Portsmouth
318:50°48′11″N
161:South East
92:Population
610:jellyfish
514:gelignite
495:Channel 4
360:Hampshire
321:1°12′04″W
307:Hampshire
255:Ambulance
195:Post town
143:Hampshire
82:Hampshire
1310:3 August
1192:31 March
1061:Archived
990:See also
933:(27.51)
864:Average
510:Daedalus
484:Daedalus
470:Daedalus
421:Art Deco
413:, site.
411:Daedalus
378:Daedalus
117:District
108:SU563005
1434:Gosport
1274:7 March
928:(3.30)
923:(3.28)
918:(3.39)
913:(2.11)
908:(1.97)
903:(1.75)
898:(1.65)
893:(1.71)
888:(1.67)
883:(2.03)
878:(1.94)
873:(2.71)
859:(46.8)
854:(38.8)
849:(43.2)
844:(49.3)
839:(54.0)
834:(57.7)
829:(57.6)
824:(53.8)
819:(48.6)
814:(43.0)
809:(40.1)
804:(37.0)
799:(38.1)
789:(58.0)
784:(47.7)
779:(52.7)
774:(59.9)
769:(66.2)
764:(70.5)
759:(70.5)
754:(66.6)
749:(62.1)
744:(55.8)
739:(50.9)
734:(46.8)
729:(46.8)
660:Climate
651:Fareham
602:Gosport
551:parkrun
538:stand.
522:Britain
433:Crofton
389:History
356:Gosport
302:England
279:Gosport
177:England
171:Country
125:Gosport
1160:21 May
1138:21 May
1085:
977:108.7
680:Month
643:squash
620:cadets
532:bypass
486:site.
437:Rowner
368:Solent
231:Police
153:Region
1186:(PDF)
1179:(PDF)
974:12.2
971:11.2
968:10.5
941:11.6
719:Year
383:Ariel
1312:2020
1276:2015
1250:2010
1194:2008
1162:2024
1140:2024
1083:ISBN
1023:2016
965:8.7
962:7.3
959:7.0
956:6.9
953:7.1
950:8.3
947:8.3
944:9.6
926:83.9
921:83.2
916:86.2
911:53.7
906:50.0
901:44.5
896:42.0
891:43.4
886:42.4
881:51.6
876:49.3
871:68.8
837:12.2
832:14.3
827:14.2
822:12.1
787:14.5
777:11.5
772:15.5
767:19.0
762:21.4
757:21.4
752:19.2
747:16.7
742:13.2
737:10.5
716:Dec
713:Nov
710:Oct
707:Sep
704:Aug
701:Jul
698:Jun
695:May
692:Apr
689:Mar
686:Feb
683:Jan
468:HMS
462:The
435:and
376:HMS
243:Fire
210:PO13
931:699
857:8.2
852:3.8
847:6.2
842:9.6
817:9.2
812:6.1
807:4.5
802:2.8
797:3.4
782:8.7
732:8.2
727:8.2
585:'s
358:in
221:023
1415::
1303:.
1266:.
1240:.
1210:.
1131:.
653:.
630:.
571:.
530:A
453:c.
297:UK
1328:.
1314:.
1278:.
1252:.
1196:.
1164:.
1142:.
1091:.
1025:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
