Tangier Public House

The Tangier Public House, located on Tangier Road in Portsmouth, was built around 1912 and designed by AE Cogswell. It is a two-storey building of five bays, constructed with glazed brick in a stretcher bond pattern; the ground floor is dark green and the first floor is pale green. The building has faience mouldings and dressings, and a steep, Welsh slated roof with hipped, splayed corners. It features brick stacks with moulded stone caps at the far left, centre, and far right.

The road-facing facade has a half-glazed door on the far left, labelled 'Saloon Bar' with patterned etched glass and leaded lights. A similar two-leaf door, labelled 'Bottle and Jug', is centrally placed. Flanking these are two round-headed pub casements with patterned etched glass, reading 'Saloon' and 'Public Bar' respectively. The green faience fascia displays gold lettering for "Spirits. Portsmouth United Ales and Stouts," with gold faience sculptures featuring Acanthus leaves, Ionic volutes, and scrolled sides at each end and corner. The first floor has five sash windows, each set under a dark green glazed brick arch. A brick gable with a stone coped parapet is present on the far-left return. The corner with Chesterfield Road is splayed with flanking pilasters similar to the front facade. A recessed porch on the right flank contains a two-leaf door, labelled 'Public Bar.'

The right return to Chesterfield Road mirrors the Tangier Road facade, with five round-arched casements, etched glass, and lettering. The first floor has four sash windows set under segmental arches. Tiled murals by Carters of Poole are present on the left flank – a ground-floor mural depicting 'The Grand Market, Tangiers’ and a first-floor mural depicting an Arab horseman. The overall group value of the building lies in its well-preserved architectural details and distinctive design.