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| HER Number: | MSH1086 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Tower House/Solent House - Stone Culvert |
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| Grid Reference: | SU 4207 1092 |
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| Map: | Show location on Streetmap |
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Summary
A stone culvert of probable medieval date, was found under Tower House (SOU 570). It was aligned north-south.
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old Southampton SMR No/Backup file: SU 4210 NW 17
Monument Type(s):
- CULVERT (?Built in medieval period, with post-medieval additions., Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Full description
[1]: A stone-built culvert (structure 36) was found under Tower House. It was aligned north-south and lay just east of the west wall of Tower House. It was built of limestone walls, 0.80m apart. It had a minimum height of 0.55m, however the depth could not be ascertained as it as filled deposits which were not completely removed. (More details in report.) At the north end of the culvert, under Winkle Street, was a stone-vaulted structure (see separate record - IP). No dating evidence for the culvert and vaulted structure was found, although they pre-dated the construction of Tower House/Solent House, and could be of medieval date. Together they probably formed part of a drainage system flowing out into Southampton Water. A later entrance to the culvert from Solent House was probably inserted in the post-medieval or early modern period (that is, before 1900 - IP); it was built of stone and brick. It was not clear whether this entrance was a replacement of an earlier structure or a new opening.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SSH193 - Archaeological Report: B Shuttleworth. 1994. Report on the Watching Brief carried out at Tower House/Solent House, Southampton.. SOU 570. All |
| [2] | SSH591 - Serial: Morton, AD (ed), SCC. 1995. Archaeological Investigations in Southampton for 1994. p18 |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESH570 - Watching Brief at Tower House/Solent House in 1994 (Ref: SOU 570)
Related records
| MSH71 | Peer (All Groups): Stone-vaulted Structure at east end of Winkle Street |
| MSH33 | Peer (All Groups): Town Defences - town wall (demolished) between God's House Tower and Notebeem Tower/Notebeme Tower |
| MSH72 | Peer (Chronological): Solent House |
| MSH2025 | Peer (Chronological): Tower House, Town Quay |
Associated Links: None recorded
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