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HER Number:	MSH1112
Type of Record:	Monument
Name:	Town Defences - section of town wall on Western Esplanade
Grid Reference:	SU 4178 1118
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Summary

A short length of town wall at the south-west corner of the defences. It was probably built after 1377, part of the late 14th century construction phase along the western shore. The wall here incorporates the remains of a stone house dating to the late 12th century/early 13th century (MSH888). These earlier remains were recorded during archaeological excavations in Cuckoo Lane (now Westgate Street) between 1966 and 1969 (SOU 163). In the 1454 defence terrier the entire town wall between the Bugle Tower and West Gate is lumped together, however for this record it is divided into three because of the very different builds present (so MSH1111, MSH1112 and MSH1113). The town wall here projects outwards from the line of the town wall to the north and south, and the broad wall walk behind is carried on arches and vaults behind the wall. This projection is shown on the 1611 map. It may have been a bastion.

Protected Status

Listed Building (I) 1179282: TOW WALLS: SECTIONS OF WALL RUNNING SOUTH ALONG ESPLANADE FROM SOUTH-WEST CORNER OF SIMNEL STREET TO UNIVERSITY AIR SQUADRON HEADQUARTERS AT SOUTH END OF BUGLE STREET. INCLUDES THE ARCADES, THE WEST GATE, BLUE ANCHOR POSTERN AND BIDDLES GATE
Scheduled Monument 1001928: Town wall: section between Simnel Street and the site of the Bugle Tower excluding the West Gate

Other Statuses/Codes: None Recorded

Monument Type(s):

BASTION? (Built, Medieval - 1377 AD to 1399 AD)
CURTAIN WALL (Built, Medieval - 1377 AD to 1399 AD)
TOWN WALL (Built, Medieval - 1377 AD to 1399 AD)

Full description

Records for the town defences are currently being enhanced and it is intended that further details will be added to this description at a later date. (SCC HER 8/12/09)
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[15]: Listed Building Description. TOWN WALLS. Sections of wall running south along Esplanade from south-west corner of Simnel Street to University Air Squadron Headquarters at south end of Bugle Street. Includes The Arcades, The West Gate, Blue Anchor Postern and Biddles Gate. (Also listed as: WESTGATE STREET - The West Gate including portions of Town Walls and arcades adjoining.) Grade I.
(This section of wall is not specifically mentioned in the description. SCC HER)

SOU 163 (Excavations in Cuckoo Lane between 1966 and 1969):
[1] in [2]: This section of the town wall was built c1370s across west end of two 13th century stone houses. Part of the window of one house survives in the town wall.
(See also sources [3] - [14].)

Sources / Further Reading

---	SSH3060 - Unpublished document: Ancient Monument File AM101 - South West Town Wall, Bugle Street to Bugle Tower.
---	SSH3085 - Unpublished document: Ancient Monument File AM33 - West Walls (Town Walls).
[1]	SSH1026 - Bibliographic reference: C Platt. 1975. The Excavations, 1966 - 1969.. P&CS: Excavs in Med Soton 1953-69, Vol 1. pp 285 - 317
[2]	SSH508 - Monograph: C Platt and R Coleman-Smith et al. 1975. Excavations in Medieval Southampton 1953 - 1969, Vol 1: The Excavation Reports.
[3]	SSH1023 - Serial: The Society for Medieval Archaeology. 1968. Medieval Archaeology, Vol 12, 1968 (for 1967). pp 183 - 4
[4]	SSH837 - Serial: The Society for Medieval Archaeology. 1969. Medieval Archaeology, Vol 13, 1969 (for 1968). p 265
[5]	SSH838 - Serial: The Society for Medieval Archaeology. 1970. Medieval Archaeology, Vol 14, 1970 (for 1969). p 181
[6]	SSH1970 - Article in serial: C Platt. 1969. Excavations in Medieval Southampton 1967.. SCMAS Bulletin 19, Spring 1969. pp 15 - 21
[7]	SSH1024 - Bibliographic reference: C Platt. ?1968. Excavations in Medieval Southampton 1967.
[8]	SSH839 - Bibliographic reference: C Platt. ?1969. Excavations in Medieval Southampton 1968.
[9]	SSH840 - Bibliographic reference: C Platt. ?1970. Excavations in Medieval Southampton 1969.
[10]	SSH1972 - Bibliographic reference: C Platt. ?1967. Excavations in Medieval Southampton 1966.
[11]	SSH1973 - Serial: The Society for Medieval Archaeology. 1967. Medieval Archaeology, Vol 11, 1967 (for 1966). p 291
[12]	SSH1974 - Serial: Southampton Archaeological Society. 1966. Southampton Archaeological Society Bulletin, Autumn 1966.. pp 11 - 13
[13]	SSH1975 - Serial: Southampton Archaeological Society. 1968. Southampton Archaeological Society Bulletin No 18, Autumn 1968.. pp 4 - 7
[14]	SSH1976 - Article in serial: 1966. Newspaper article entitled "Southampton Dig - Some Sensational Finds", dated 24/9/66..
[15]	SSH2888 - Digital archive: English Heritage. 2005. Listed Buildings System dataset for Southampton.

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events

ESH163 - Excavations in Cuckoo Lane (now Westgate Street) between 1966 and 1969 (Ref: SOU 163)

Related records

MSH14	Child of: Town Defences - town wall, towers and gates
MSH884	Peer (All Groups): Westgate Street - Late Medieval and Post-Medieval Evidence
MSH888	Peer (Chronological): Westgate Street - Late 12th to early 14th century houses

Associated Links: None recorded

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Town wall south of Westgate, Western Esplanade, 21.6.09, © I Peckham	Town wall south of Westgate, Western Esplanade, 21.6.09, © I Peckham
Town wall south of Westgate, Western Esplanade, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	Westgate and town wall, Western Esplanade, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
Town wall/?bastion south of Westgate, Western Esplanade, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	Town wall/?bastion south of Westgate, Western Esplanade, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
Town wall/?bastion south of Westgate, Western Esplanade, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	Town wall/?bastion south of Westgate, Western Esplanade, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
Town wall/?bastion and Arcades south of Westgate, Western Esplanade, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	Arcades and ?bastion south of Westgate, Western Esplanade, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
?Bastion to south of Westgate, Western Esplanade, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	?Bastion and town wall to south of Westgate, Western Esplanade, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
Town wall to south of Westgate, Western Esplanade, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	?Bastion and Arcades to south of Westgate, Western Esplanade, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
?Bastion to south of Westgate, Western Esplanade - detail of walling, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	?Bastion and Arcades to south of Westgate, Western Esplanade, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
?Bastion and Arcades to south of Westgate, Western Esplanade, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	?Bastion and Arcades to south of Westgate, Western Esplanade, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
?Bastion and Arcades to south of Westgate, Western Esplanade - detail, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	?Bastion and Arcades to south of Westgate, Western Esplanade, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
?Bastion and Arcades to south of Westgate, Western Esplanade, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	?Bastion and Arcades to south of Westgate, Western Esplanade, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
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Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
Inside of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	Wall walk of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
Wall walk of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	Wall walk of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
Wall walk of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	Inside of town wall, Tudor Merchants Hall and Westgate, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
Inside of town wall, Tudor Merchants Hall and Westgate, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	Wall walk of town wall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham
Wall walk of town wall just south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham	Wall walk of town wall south of Tudor Merchants Hall, Cuckoo Lane/Westgate Street, 30/8/09, © I Peckham