A.E. Stallard 1861-1953. A significant architect based for much of his career in Havant. This talk will discuss his work and that of other architects and builders in the vicinity.

Alfred Edward Stallard, Fellow of the Surveyors Institute.

Mr. Stallard designed and built the Elephant and Castle Horse Repository at 16-18 New Kent Road for the partnership of Inkpen & Stallard of Southsea. This was the largest horse auction house in Britain.

In December 1889 the partnership was dissolved and a few years later Stallard set up in Havant in an office on the corner of Potash Terrace, roughly where Halfords now stands, and started to design some significant and important buildings such as The White Hart and, with assistance, The War Memorial that really have acted as the key post-Georgian flavour of Havant town centre.

This illustrated talk, given by Jeremy Sayer, a Director of PEP Architects in South Street, will discuss this significant Havant man and discuss key features of his work which are still very visible in the townscape today.

Timings & Tours 

Saturday 20 September: 2pm

Location & directions 

Directions: 700 Bus to the Old Post Office. Cross the road carefully. The event is taking place in the Harrison Room upstairs. This is a ticketed event so please make yourself known to the Booking Office before alighting.

Contact on day: Neil Spurgeon

Telephone number: +447757271262

Additional Information

A separate event; a guided walk around the key central Havant Town buildings designed by Stallard, regrettably limited to 30 people, will precede the talk starting at 12pm.

Booking information 

Pre-booking requirement: Pre-booking required. Please book via the Booking Office at The Spring, details below

Booking contact name: The Booking Office, The Spring Arts and Heritage Centre, East Street, Havant PO9 1BS

Booking telephone number: +442392472700

Booking email: info@thespring.co.uk

Booking website: https://www.thespring.co.uk

Booking opens: 01 Sep 2025 12:00 AM

Booking closes: 20 Sep 2025 12:00 AM

Max no of people per tour: 50

Est. tour duration: 1 hours 30 minutes