Construction workers made the discovery while dismantling the Nuffield Centre, part of the University of Portsmouth. It is being demolished to make way for a teaching facility for the university, which took ownership of the site in 1978. A King George VI half crown coin was found in the capsule (University of Portsmouth/PA)The time capsule was found last weekend in a sealed lead pipe behind the date stone of the building, which is dated to May 9 1949. After the club closed, it was bought in 1978 by the University of Portsmouth, which used the site for administration offices and a student services hub. University archivist Anna Delaney said: “When the pipe was placed the university wasn’t even a university.

Source: The Times July 11, 2023 12:14 UTC