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| HER Number: | MSH2954 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Former Southampton and Salisbury Canal |
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| Grid Reference: | SU 4020 1271 |
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| Map: | Show location on Streetmap |
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Summary
Parent record for the former Southampton and Salisbury Canal. [This record is not yet complete and child records have not been created for all parts of the canal. Further information can be found in the sources listed and elsewhere.]
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- HER backup file (new series): MSH2954 Paper only, unsorted, in TO BE SCANNED drawer
- National Monuments Record (ex OS Antiquity Record): SU 41 SW 91
Monument Type(s):
- CANAL (extant, Post Medieval - 1796 AD to 1850 AD)
Full description
[1]: Citing [1][2][3][4]. The eastern arm of this canal ran from Redbridge to the river Itchen at Northam via a tunnel under Southampton. A branch from the east end of the tunnel (SU422120) ran to a sea-lock near God's House Tower (SU421109). The section from the west end of the tunnel to Redbridge was in use by 1804 but traffic ceased after a few years. It seems that the rest of the canal was never used.
[1] (compiler, 1983): There are no visible remains of this part of the canal. The southern section is commemorated by the street named Canal Walk.
[5] in [6]: Shows line of canal c1852 in Freemantle.
HER 9/5/12: The route of the canal has been roughly plotted in the GIS pending further work.
SOU 1613 (watching brief on trial holes at Central Station North Quarter in 2013):
[7]: Several trenches (T20, T22, T36, T54 & T55) were on the approximate line of the late 18th century Southampton and Salisbury Canal. Those trenches revealed deposits that may have been the 19th century fill of the canal, but no evidence directly relating to the canal construction or use was observed.
[8]: (This detailed map shows the canal within the then boundaries of the Borough of Southampton. The map is rather damaged in places.)
(See also [9].)
[10]: 1840s tithe map shows the canal.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SSH2652 - Unpublished document: NMR/OS. 1982/1983. NMR/OS Antiquity Record SU 41 SW 91. |
| [2] | SSH3917 - Bibliographic reference: C Hadfield. 1955. Canals of Southern England. pp 85-90 |
| [3] | SSH848 - Bibliographic reference: E Welch. 1966. The Bankrupt Canal. Southampton Papers Number Five. pp 1-30 |
| [4] | SSH771 - Article in serial: E Course. 1977. Southampton Canal Tunnel. PHFC&AS Vol 33, 1977, 73-78. pp 73-78 |
| [5] | SSH3788 - Map: c1852. The sale plan of the Freemantle estate, Southampton. |
| [6] | SSH641 - Bibliographic reference: AGK Leonard. 1989. More Stories of Southampton Streets. pp 132-133 |
| [7] | SSH4606 - Archaeological Report: PR Cottrell & MF Garner. 2013. Archaeological Watching Brief on Trial Holes for Works at Central Station North Quarter, Southampton.. SOU 1613. |
| [8] | SSH4093 - Map: JD Doswell. 1803 -- 1827. Plan and Section of water supply from the Common to the Town from 1803 – 1827 (Southampton, Waterworks Plan). |
| [9] | SSH1304 - Map: G Doswell. 1835. Southampton in 1835 (Southampton Corporation Waterworks Department. Commissioners of Southampton Water Works).. Paper. parts shown |
| [10] | SSH544 - Map: 1840 (?1843). Millbrook Tithe Map, 1840 (or 1843). Paper. |
| [100] | SSH1792 - Map: Ordnance Survey. 1806. Original Ordnance Survey Two Inch Survey of Southampton and District (1806).. Paper. 2" to 1 mile. SHOWN |
| [100] | SSH3857 - Unpublished document: Local Studies Group, Southampton. 1985. Hill, the Polygon and Freemantle - A Series of Personal Reminiscences, Historical Notes and Memories.. Suburbs of Southampton Book V. p 31 |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESH2162 - Watching brief on trial holes at Central Station North Quarter in 2013 (Ref: SOU 1613)
Related records
| MSH2678 | Parent of: Former Southampton and Salisbury Canal (Northam Arm) (including sea lock, hard and wharf) |
| MSH622 | Parent of: Site of canal to the east of the town walls and in Houndwell Park |
| MSH519 | Parent of: Site of the former canal at Redbridge |
| MSH4718 | Parent of: South end of Tanners Brook - culvert of former Southampton and Salisbury Canal |
| MSH185 | Parent of: Southampton Canal Tunnel |
Associated Links: None recorded
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