Bargate, Southampton, Southampton

The north face of the Bargate, and adjoining buildings. The Bargate was built as a town gateway in c1180. It also has a Guildhall on the first floor. It originally joined on to the town wall. In the 1930s it was separated from the wall. Between the centre 2 windows is a statue of George III in Roman costume. This replaced a wooden statue of Queen Anne. A bell was added in 1605. This was the curfew and alarm bell for the city. This is one of the finest town gateways in England.

Location

Southampton Southampton

Period

Medieval (Middle Ages) (1066 - 1484)

Tags

wall defence gate guild hall advert people victorian (1837 - 1901)