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| HER Number: | MSH2494 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Palmerston Park - Possible Site of Canal |
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| Grid Reference: | SU 4215 1197 |
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| Map: | Show location on Streetmap |
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Summary
In 1998, a watching brief took place on a hole in Palmerston Park, as part of the preliminary site investigation for restoration work in the Central Parks (SOU 896, Trench 33). Two layers may have been fills of the Southampton and Salisbury Canal (started 1795), but this was not certain.
Protected Status: None recorded
Other Statuses/Codes: None Recorded
Monument Type(s):
- CANAL? (Post Medieval - 1795 AD to 1850 AD)
Full description
[1]: Layers 107 and 108, exposed in Trench 33 in Palmerston Park, may have been fills of the Southampton and Salisbury Canal (late 18th century) (page 11). However the site of the canal was not definitely located. [Layer 108 was a pale brown layer, possibly a natural deposit. It was overlain by undated layer 107 (see also MSH2488).]
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SSH422 - Archaeological Report: MF Garner. 1998. Report on a Watching Brief on Preliminary Site Investigation in the Central Parks, Southampton.. SOU 896. All |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESH896 - Watching Brief on a Preliminary Site Investigation in the Central Parks in 1998 (Ref: SOU 896)
Related records
| MSH622 | Child of: Site of canal to the east of the town walls and in Houndwell Park |
Associated Links: None recorded
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