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| HER Number: | MSH31 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Town Defences - town wall between Bargate and first tower east of Bargate |
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| Grid Reference: | SU 4202 1163 |
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| Map: | Show location on Streetmap |
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Summary
The section of town wall between the Bargate and the first tower to the east was probably built in the late 13th century, between 1260 and 1291, along with the rest of the north wall. It was demolished in the 1930s when East Bargate was built.
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- HER backup file (new series): SOU 415 (paper & digital)
- Old Southampton SMR No/Backup file: SU 4211 NW 60
Monument Type(s):
- CURTAIN WALL (Built, Medieval - 1260 AD to 1291 AD)
- TOWN WALL (Built, Medieval - 1260 AD to 1291 AD)
- TOWN WALL (extant, Medieval to Second World War - 1260 AD? to 1939 AD?)
- TOWN WALL (Demolished, Early 20th Century to Second World War - 1930 AD to 1939 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 4/12/09)
[1] SOU 415 Trench 2: At the north end of this trench, stone wall 26, interpreted as being the footings of the town wall, were exposed, cut by a later feature.
Sources / Further Reading
| --- | SSH3136 - Unpublished document: Ancient Monument File AM81 - North Walls: Bargate to Polymond Tower. |
| [1] | SSH732 - Excavation archive: 1990. SOU 415 Watching Brief Archive. |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESH415 - Watching Brief in the environs of the Bargate in 1990 (Ref: SOU 415)
Related records
| MSH14 | Child of: Town Defences - town wall, towers and gates |
Associated Links: None recorded
Images
 Bargate, east and north sides, 31/8/09, © I Peckham |  Bargate, north side, 31/8/09, © I Peckham |
 Bargate, south and east sides, 31/8/09, © I Peckham |  Bargate, east side, 31/8/09, © I Peckham |
 Bargate, east side, 31/8/09, © I Peckham |  Bargate, east side, 31/8/09, © I Peckham |
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