Pritchard Architecture designed and delivered the protective cantilevered canopy and surrounding landscape, creating a welcoming visitor entrance that connects both physically and materially with the D-Day Story and makes LCT7074 part of the public realm. The canopy has been carefully designed to be eye-catching, elegant and empathetic to the ship and its sensitive surroundings, which include a Scheduled Ancient Monument and Registered Park and Garden. The protective canopy keeps the worst of the weather off the ship and will help maintain it in a good condition and reduce the potential of further deterioration in the future. It is supported by a series of columns along the south side adjacent to the wall, with a large cantilever over the ship providing clear uninterrupted views from Southsea Common. Visitors arrive at the ship via a gentle ramp bounded by grass bunds and enter LCT 7074 via her bow ramp; which lowers down and slots into place providing level access when the ship is open to the public. From here they experience the ship and tanks that have been conserved and placed on board, as well as engaging with the new exhibition that portrays the significant and largely overlooked story of Royal Navy landing craft and their crews at D-Day. LCT has been integrated into the public realm of Southsea seafront and with external lighting and interpretation the 4.5 million passing visitors to Southsea Common can engage with the ship’s story, at any time of day and night.