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HER Number:MSH1162
Type of Record:Monument
Name:Houndwell Park - Possible Canal Backfill
Grid Reference:SU 4217 1177
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Summary

A deposit of brick and mortar rubble was seen during a watching brief on a trench dug in Houndwell Park in 1996 (SOU 751). It may be part of the backfill of the late-18th-century/early-19th-century canal.

Protected Status: None recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old Southampton SMR No/Backup file: SU 4211 NW 48  

Monument Type(s):

  • CANAL? (Post Medieval - 1790 AD? to 1850 AD?)

Full description

[1] SOU 751: In a trench in Houndwell Park, a deposit of brick and mortar rubble was observed. It may have been part of the backfill of the canal.

Sources / Further Reading

[1]SSH306 - Archaeological Report: I Peckham. 1996. Report on the archaeological watching brief on groundworks for a water pipe in Houndwell Park, Southampton.. SOU 751. All

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events

  • ESH751 - Watching brief on groundworks for a water pipe in Houndwell Park in 1996 (Ref: SOU 751)

Related records

MSH622Child of: Site of canal to the east of the town walls and in Houndwell Park

Associated Links: None recorded

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