2019

SU4111 : Southampton - Bargate

taken 5 years ago, near to Southampton, England

Southampton - Bargate
Southampton - Bargate
Bargate sits astride the High Street in Southampton and was a key part of the old city walls (see shared description below).
It is EH Grade I listed LinkExternal link and dates originally from c.1180
It is also a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
At the top left can be seen a covered bell - this was the curfew and alarm bell and dates from 1605.
Southampton City Wall

The city walls include God's House Tower, built in 1417, the first purpose-built artillery fortification in England Over the years it has been used as home to the city's gunner, the Town Gaol and even as storage for the Southampton Harbour Board.

Today, it is open as the Museum of Archaeology. The walls were completed in the 15th century, but later development of several new fortifications along Southampton Water and the Solent by Henry VIII meant that Southampton was no longer dependent upon its fortifications. LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts City, Town centre Primary Subject: Gatehouse Place: Southampton other tags: City Walls Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Southampton [618] · Street [305] · City Walls [232] ·
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SU4111, 1496 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Rob Farrow   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 30 June, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 3 July, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 4199 1163 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:54.1575N 1:24.2537W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SU 4199 1161
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