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| HER Number: | MSH4719 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of former "Long House", Porter's Lane |
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| Grid Reference: | SU 4193 1099 |
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| Map: | Show location on Streetmap |
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Summary
In 1454 there was a building called the "Long House" on the south side of Porter's Lane behind the 14th century town wall. It was probaby demolished in 1803/4 along with the town wall.
Protected Status: None recorded
Other Statuses/Codes: None Recorded
Monument Type(s):
- BUILDING (Built, Medieval - 1340 AD? to 1454 AD?)
- BUILDING (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1340 AD? to 1804 AD?)
Full description
[1]: Porter's Lane is a historic thoroughfare (referred to under its name of Coleye Street); tenements were built along its northern side in the early 13th century, at which time the area to the south was open (to the sea). In the 1454 Terrier [6], a building along its southern side is described as "the Long House of the Mayor and Commonalty of the Town of Southampton, situated next to the town walls on the south side of the said street of the 'Coleye'." This building may be the one partly included in an engraving in Englefield's 1805 [3]; the main building is Canute's Palace, and on the other side of Porter's Lane is what appears to be a medieval building).
[4][5]: Porter's Lane show on the 1846 and 1870 maps, after demolition of the town wall in this area and redevelopment of the area.
HER 16/2/12: A tower on the town walls in this area was known as the "Tower next the Long House" (see separate record). The town wall here was probably built in the mid 14th century and was demolished in 1803/4.
Sources / Further Reading
| --- | SSH3093 - Unpublished document: Ancient Monument File AM41 - Winkle Street. (Presumably also includes some shots of Porters Lane |
| [1] | SSH4230 - Unpublished document: AD Morton (SCC Planning Archaeologist). 1995. Porters House, Town Quay, Southampton - Excavation - Written Scheme of Investigation. |
| [2] | SSH944 - Bibliographic reference: Englefield. 1801. A Walk Through Southampton (First Edition). |
| [3] | SSH782 - Bibliographic reference: Englefield. 1805. A Walk Through Southampton (Second Edition). (Considerably augmented: To which is added, Some Account of the Roman Station, Clausentum.). |
| [4] | SSH679 - Map: Campbell/Yolland/Royal Engineers. 1846. Plan of the Borough of Southampton surveyed in 1845-6.. Paper. |
| [5] | SSH977 - Map: Ordnance Survey. 1870. OS 1870 1:500 series (Sometimes referred to as the 1868 map). Paper. 1:500. |
| [6] | SSH567 - Bibliographic reference: LA Burgess. 1976. The Southampton Terrier of 1454. |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Related records
| MSH3135 | Peer (All Groups): Town Defences - "Tower next the Long House" (demolished) |
| MSH3134 | Peer (All Groups): Town Defences - town wall between Watergate and the “Tower next the Long House” |
Associated Links: None recorded
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