D-Day 80: Granddaughter remembers family member who designed Memorial Stone

The News, Portsmouth 2024-05-14

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Valerie's grandfather Adrien Jouvin Sharp was Portsmouth's first architect, who was responsible for designing the D-Day memorial stone. He designed other fixtures in the Portsmouth area including Victoria swimming baths and The Air Raid Shelter Tunnels at the base of Portsdown Hill. He passed away in 1955.
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