Archaeological Investigations Project South East Region SOUTHAMPTON 2/842 (C.80.C004) SU

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1 SOUTHAMPTON City of Southampton 2/842 (C.80.C004) SU BITTERNE ROAD WEST, SOUTHAMPTON Report on the Archaeological Evaluation Excavation at 125 Bitterne Road West, Southampton Russel, A. D Southampton : Southampton City Council Archaeology Unit, 2001, 11pp, figs, refs, colour pls The evaluation was located in a wet, anaerobic layer above natural sand and gravels. The deposit sloped down towards the south and it was probably the edge of a marsh associated with the stream from Hum Hole that had since been canalised and ran to the southeast of the site. This demonstrated that the Roman town that lay to the west of the site had a good natural defence provided by the marsh and that the outer Roman defence was placed on the dry land immediately to the west of the marshy area. No deposits that could be dated to the Roman period were found. [Au] 2/843 (C.80.C009) SU KING'S PARK ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON Archaeological Evaluation at King's Park Road Leivers, M Southampton : Southampton City Council Archaeology Unit, 2001, 8pp, figs, refs During the watching brief residual medieval and early post-medieval pottery was observed. [AIP] Archaeological periods represented: MD, PM 2/844 (C.80.C006) SU HULSE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON Archaeological Field Evaluation at 17 Hulse Road, Southampton Cottrell, P Southampton : Southampton City Council Archaeology Unit, 2001, 25pp, figs, refs Four trial trenches were excavated and revealed layers of natural brickearth, clay and gravel, overlaid by a ploughsoil resulting from medieval or post-medieval agriculture. Beneath the ploughsoil were features of uncertain date including a possible natural drainage channel and at least two post-holes. Other features were probably associated with medieval and later agriculture. Prehistoric flint and medieval to post-medieval finds were recovered. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: MD, PM, PR 2/845 (C.80.C010) SU KING'S PARK ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON Archaeological Field Evaluation at King's Park Road, Southampton Cottrell, P Southampton : Southampton City Council Archaeology Unit, 2001, 9pp, figs, refs 1

2 Above the natural gravels and plough-soil a garden soil was observed. No features earlier than the 19th century were observed, although some residual Middle Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery was recovered. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: MD, PM 2/846 (C.80.C016) SU MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON Archaeological Evaluation Excavation at Mount Pleasant Road, Southampton Report No.:SOU 1111 Smith, M. P Southampton : Southampton City Council Archaeology Unit, 2001, 24pp, figs, refs The evaluation was carried out on land adjacent to an early 17th century farmhouse. Historical sources indicate that there may have been occupation on the site from at least the 13th century, and perhaps even as far back as the 9th century. No evidence for human activity that could be dated to before the 19th century was found, though two sherds of residual late-medieval pottery may have been associated with earlier use of the farm. The pre-19th century shore of the River Itchen was also identified. [Au] Archaeological periods represented: MD 2/847 (C.80.C013) SU REDBRIDGE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON Archaeological Excavation at 45 Redbridge Road, Southampton Report No.:SOU 1123 Smith, M. P Southampton : Southampton City Council Archaeology Unit, 2001, 56pp, tabs, figs, refs During the archaeological excavation, residual worked flints tentatively dated to the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic were found, together with slight remains of Saxo-Norman occupation. A timber-framed building with an associated garden was constructed in the high-medieval period, and probably abandoned in the late-medieval period. The site was re-occupied in the first half of the 17th century when another timber-framed building was constructed, of which some survived on the eastern edge of the site. The medieval garden was again brought into use, though there was some evidence that the north end of the site, fronting onto the road, may have had a different usage. [Au] Archaeological periods represented: EM, MD, PR 2/848 (C.80.C008) SU ARCHERS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON Archaeological Field Evaluation at Archers Road, Southampton Cottrell, P Southampton : Southampton City Council Archaeology Unit, 2001, 25pp, figs, refs Three trial trenches revealed layers of natural brickearth, clay and gravel, cut by possible prehistoric features including a small pit and several post holes. Residual finds of worked flints and Iron Age pottery suggested that there had been more than one phase of prehistoric activity at the site. Ploughsoils and features associated with medieval and post-medieval agriculture were investigated and medieval to post-medieval finds were recovered. [Au] 2

3 Archaeological periods represented: IA, MD, PM, PR 2/849 (C.80.C015) SU PORTSWOOD ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON Archaeological Field Evaluation at Portswood Road, Southampton Report No.:SOU 1109 Cottrell, P. R Southampton : Southampton City Council Archaeology Unit, 2001, 8pp, figs, refs During the archaeological evaluation the two trial trenches revealed deposits associated with 19th and 20th century occupation. A single prehistoric flint implement was also recovered. [Au(adp)] Archaeological periods represented: PR 2/850 (C.80.C002) SU FAIRISLE JUNIOR SCHOOL, LORD'S HILL, SOUTHAMPTON Report on an Evaluation Excavation at Fairisle Junior School, Lord's Hill, Southampton Garner, M. F Southampton : Southampton City Council Archaeology Unit, 2001, 11pp, figs, refs The excavation revealed natural deposits and layers of uncertain, early modern and modern date. Residual and unstratified finds included flint flakes, burnt flints and Bronze Age/Iron Age pottery. [Au] Archaeological periods represented: BA, IA, PR 2/851 (C.80.C017) SU HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE, ST MARY'S ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON Excavation at the Healthy Living Centre, St Mary's Road, Southampton Report No.:SOU 1112 Garner, M. F Southampton : Southampton City Council Archaeology Unit, 2001, 59pp, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Southampton City Council Two trenches were excavated close to the extremity of the middle Saxon town of Hamwic and the results of previous excavations were analysed. The excavation revealed features of Middle Saxon, uncertain, post-medieval and modern date. A north-south linear feature on the eastern edge of the site was interpreted as a hollow way. Other middle Saxon features included pits and a well and their density decreased to the north-west. A layer of probable prehistoric sediment lay above the natural deposits and contained worked and burnt flint. Ploughsoil of Saxon to post-medieval date was also present. [Au] Archaeological periods represented: EM, MD, PR, UD 2/852 (C.80.C000) SU LAND AT JUNCTION OF COLEMAN STREET AND ST MARY STREET, SOUTHAMPTON 3

4 Report on an Archaeological Evaluation of Land at Junction of Coleman Street and St Mary Street, Southampton Report No.:1158 Shuttleworth, B & Russel, A Southampton : Southampton City Council Archaeology Unit, 2001, 14pp, figs, refs The site lay within the area of the middle Saxon town of Hamwic. During the archaeological evaluation one feature of possible middle Saxon date was observed. The trenches reinforced the results of the previous evaluation, which suggested that much of the site had been disturbed by quarrying for brickearth, probably during the early 19th Century and then the construction of brick housing and public houses during the late 19th century. Despite these 19th century disturbances an area of the site was likely to have well-preserved middle Saxon archaeology. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: EM, MO 2/853 (C.80.C018) SU LAND AT THE FRONT OF 1 FOREST VIEW, SOUTHAMPTON Archaeological Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief with Option to Excavate on Land at the Front of 1 Forest View, Southampton Report No.:273 Russel, J & Smith, M Southampton : Southampton City Council Archaeology Unit, 2001, 40pp, figs, pls, tabs, refs Remains of part of the 12th or 13th century circuit wall to the royal castle were exposed. Its top was rebuilt, perhaps when a substantial stone-built structure was constructed to the south end of the site in the medieval period. No medieval ground surfaces were exposed in the excavation. The earliest soil deposits excavated were associated with post-medieval gardens, which were laid out on the site after the Crown sold the castle in The gardens survived until the mid-19th century. A substantial drain, cut through the garden deposits in the 19th century, had involved the partial dismantling and rebuilding of the castle wall. It was not clear if it was associated with the late use of the gardens, or the lying out of Forest View in the mid-19th century. The same was true of a path laid over the drain. The ground surface was built up by 0.7m over this path, and the modern road surface laid on this make-up material. [Au(adp)] Archaeological periods represented: MD 2/854 (C.80.C014) SU LOWER CANAL WALK Lower Canal Walk: Report on Archaeological Evaluation Report No.:SOU 1108 Keyte, J & Rowley Williams, L Southampton : Gifford and Partners, 2001, 29pp, tabs, figs, refs Work undertaken by: Gifford and Partners The evaluation showed that both the canal and the medieval town ditch survived on the site, under a post-medieval layer that ranged in thickness between 0.8m and 1.1m over the site. It was possible to ascertain the line of the canal and, through window sampling, the western part of the ditch profile was identified. The excavation was also able to inform on the possibility of the survival of organic remains on site, with a high water content in all contexts, especially those below 1.17m OD. It was hoped that analysis of the finds would enable the stratigraphic sequence to be understood more readily. [Au(adp)] Archaeological periods represented: MD 4

5 2/855 (C.80.E001) SU LOWER CANAL WALK, SOUTHAMPTON Lower Canal Walk, Southampton Report No.:B3236A.R02 Keyte, J & Rowley Williams, L Southampton : Gifford and Partners, 2001, 29pp, figs, tabs, refs Work undertaken by: Gifford and Partners The evaluation showed evidence of both the canal and the medieval town ditch. These features survived under a post-medieval layer. The line of the Canal was identified and the western part of the ditch profile was recorded. The excavation has also been able to inform on the possibility of the survival of organic remains on site. [Au(adp)] Archaeological periods represented: MD, PM 2/856 (C.80.C005) SU NORTH OF KINGSLAND MARKET AND ALONGSIDE KINGSWAY, SOUTHAMPTON Evaluation Excavation at the Proposed Surgery, North of Kingsland Market and Alongside Kingsway, Southampton Garner, M. F Southampton : Southampton City Council Archaeology Unit, 2001, 15pp, figs, refs The excavation revealed some middle Saxon features, including post holes and a possible ditch, but most of the site had been cellared in the 19th century. [Au] Archaeological periods represented: EM, UD 2/857 (C.80.E007) SU NORTHAM TRAINCARE FACILITY, SOUTHAMPTON Northam Traincare Facility, Southampton. Report on Archaeological Evaluation Report No.: Batt, A & Skittrell, S Salisbury : Wessex Archaeology, 2001, 8pp, figs Work undertaken by: Wessex Archaeology The site lay partly in an area of potential archaeological importance. The potential was indicated by investigations to the south and east of the site, which had located evidence of settlement in the mid- Saxon period. Additionally, there was a limited amount of information to suggest activity in the Roman and medieval periods. However, no archaeological features were recorded. [Au(abr)] 2/858 (C.80.C001) SU REAR OF NO. 66 HIGH STREET (BRITON STREET), SOUTHAMPTON Archaeological Evaluation for the Rear of No. 66 High Street (Briton Street), Southampton Border Archaeology Leominster : Border Archaeology, 2001, 46pp, colour pls, figs, refs Work undertaken by: Border Archaeology 5

6 The evaluation programme revealed little or no significant deposits, features or structures pertaining to the medieval ditch. Two trenches were excavated and late post-medieval deposits were exposed in both. These deposits probably formed part of extensive back-filling activity relating the medieval ditch and post-medieval canal. A total of 442 pottery sherds were recovered, most of which dated to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The earliest sherd found was a galena-glazed Laverstock type dating from the late medieval period and was found in a residual context. Organic remains recovered included a small domestic animal and mollusc assemblage. [Au(abr)] Archaeological periods represented: MD, PM, UD 2/859 (C.80.C007) SU THE DELL, MILTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON Archaeological Evaluation of Land Known as The Dell, Southampton Eve, S Dodd, L & Whytehead, B London : L-P: Archaeology, 2001, 25pp, figs Work undertaken by: L-P: Archaeology During the archaeological evaluation a number of finds were recovered. All the trenches revealed a similar sequence of stratified deposits, pierced only by a service pipe and modern trenches. Ceramics and glass of late 19th/early 20th century were identified in trench 1. Two sherds of medieval pottery were also recovered from a residual context, probably from medieval agricultural activity. [AIP] Archaeological periods represented: MD, MO 6