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Summary

The part of the town wall between Arundel Tower and Catchcold Tower was almost certainly built in the late 14th century, after 1377/1378. The southern part of the wall was probably rebuilt when Catchcold Tower (MSH52) was built in the early 15th century (about 1420). Probably not long after, the north part of the wall was rebuilt further west, incorporating an angle which provided flanking cover southwards to Catchcold Tower.

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1001927
• Listed Building (I) 1340005: TOWN WALLS: SECTION OF WALL RUNNING WEST FROM BARGATE TO ARUNDEL TOWER AND THEN SOUTH TO POINT JUST SOUTH OF CASTLE WATER GATE. IT INCLUDES ARUNDEL TOWER, CATCHCOLD TOWER, GARDEROBE TOWER, THE 40 STEPS, CASTLE WATER GATE & CASTLE VAULT & THE TOWN WALLS

Other References/Statuses

• Old Southampton SMR No/Backup file: SU 4111 NE 39  

Monument Type(s):

• CURTAIN WALL (Built, Medieval - 1377 AD to 1399 AD)
• TOWN WALL (Built, Medieval - 1377 AD to 1399 AD)
• CURTAIN WALL (altered, Medieval - 1400 AD to 1439 AD)
• FLANKER (Built, Medieval - 1400 AD to 1439 AD)
• TOWN WALL (altered, Medieval - 1400 AD to 1450 AD)

Full description

Records for the town walls are currently being enhanced and it is intended that further details will be added to this description at a later date. The summary incorporates new information not yet included in this description. (SCC HER 11/12/09)
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[1]: Listed Building Description. TOWN WALLS - Section of wall running west from Bargate to Arundel Tower and then south to point just south of Castle Water Gate. It includes Arundel Tower, Catchcold Tower, Garderobe Tower, The 40 Steps, Castle Water Gate and Castle Vault (formerly listed as Section of Town Wall running from the point of junction with the Castle Wall just north of Simnel Street to its eastern termination just west of Bargate). Grade I.
(There is no specific mention of this section of the town wall. SCC HER)

[2] SOU 409 Results, 1990: Archaeological work on Catchcold Tower was undertaken as part of a programme to landscape and enhance the wallwalk area between Arundel Tower and Forty Steps, reducing the ground level in this area. This level reduction exposed the wallwalk (in a fairly intact state) on both the north and south sides of Catchcold Tower itself. During the level reduction, the possibility of steps from the wallwalk on the north side of Catchcold Tower was suggested by some stonework features. Archaeologists dug a soakaway measuring some 2m square and 2m deep, midway between Arundel and Catchcold Towers, exposed the line of the original "cliff" in this area. The town wall was built butting to this cliff on it's east side.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events

• ESH409 - Excavations at and near Catchcold Tower in 1989 and 1990 (Ref: SOU 409)

Related records

Associated Links: None recorded

Images

Arundel Tower, spur work, Catchcold Tower and west town wall, 21.6.09, © I Peckham	Arundel Tower, Catchcold Tower and west town wall, Western Esplanade, 21.6.09, © I Peckham
Catchcold Tower and town wall, Western Esplanade, 21.6.09, © I Peckham	Arundel Tower and spur work, 21.6.09, © I Peckham
Catchcold Tower and town wall, Western Esplanade, 21.6.09, © I Peckham	Arundel Tower and spur work, Western Esplanade, 21.6.09, © I Peckham
Arundel Tower and spur work, Western Esplanade, 21.6.09, © I Peckham	Arundel Tower and spur work, Western Esplanade, 21.6.09, © I Peckham
Arundel Tower, spur work and west town wall, Western Esplanade, 21.6.09, © I Peckham	Catchcold Tower, Western Esplanade, 21.6.09, © I Peckham
Town wall and Catchcold Tower, Western Esplanade, 21.6.09, © I Peckham	Arundel Tower, spur work and town wall, Western Esplanade, 21.6.09, © I Peckham
Catchcold Tower and town wall, Western Esplanade, 21.6.09, © I Peckham	Catchcold Tower and town wall, Western Esplanade, 21.6.09, © I Peckham
Catchcold Tower, Arundel Tower and town wall, Western Esplanade, 21.6.09, © I Peckham	Arundel Tower and town wall from Forest View, 21.6.09, © I Peckham
Town wall and wall walk south of Arundel Tower, 21.6.09, © I Peckham	Detail of Catchcold Tower, Albion Place, 21.6.09, © I Peckham
Catchcold Tower and wall walk to north, Albion Place, 21.6.09, © I Peckham	Wall walk north of Catchcold Tower, Albion Place, 21.6.09, © I Peckham
Wall walk north of Catchcold Tower, Albion Place - detail of embrasure, 21.6.09, © I Peckham	Wall walk north of Catchcold Tower, Albion Place - detail, 21.6.09, © I Peckham
Arundel Tower, spur work and town wall, Albion Place - detail, 21.6.09, © I Peckham	Arundel Tower, spur work and town wall, Albion Place - detail, 21.6.09, © I Peckham
Arundel Tower, Catchcold Tower and Forty Steps from Forest View, 21.6.09, © I Peckham

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