Southampton, Hampshire - multiview inc Bargate, Civic Centre, Walls - 1970s

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• Picture / Image:  Southampton, Hampshire - multiview: Tudor House Museum / Bargate and High Street / Civic Centre / The Ancient Walls
• Publisher:  none given but probably Photo Precision (No. PLC2798)
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Southampton ⁱ/sa??'hæmpt?n/ is the largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England,^[3] and is situated 75 miles (121 km) south-west of London and 19 miles (31 km) north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest. It lies at the northernmost point of Southampton Water at the confluence of the River Test and River Itchen,^[4] with the River Hamble joining to the south of the urban area. The local authority is Southampton City Council, which is a unitary authority.

The city represents the core of the Greater Southampton region, and the city itself has an estimated population of 239,700^[1] Southampton combines with Portsmouth to form a single metropolitan area; with a population of over a million this makes the region one of the United Kingdom's most populous metropolitan areas.^[5] The city's name is sometimes abbreviated in writing to ""So'ton"" or ""Soton"", and a resident of Southampton is called a Sotonian.^[6]

Significant employers in Southampton include the University of Southampton, Southampton Solent University, Southampton Airport, the Ford Transit factory, Ordnance Survey, BBC South, the NHS, ABP and Carnival UK. Southampton is noted for its association with the RMS Titanic,^[7] the Spitfire^[8] and more recently a number of the largest cruise ships in the world.^[9][10]

Archaeological finds suggest that the area has been inhabited since the stone age.^[11] Following the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43 and the conquering of the local Britons in 70 AD the fortress settlement of Clausentum was established. It was an important trading port and defensive outpost of Winchester, at the site of modern Bitterne Manor. Clausentum was defended by a wall and two ditches and is thought to have contained a bath house.^[12] Clausentum was not abandoned until around 410.^[11]

The Anglo-Saxons formed a new, larger, settlement across the Itchen centred on what is now the St Mary's area of the city. The settlement was known as Hamwic,^[11] which evolved into Hamtun and then Hampton.^[13] Archaeological excavations of this site have uncovered one of the best collections of Saxon artefacts in Europe.^[11] It is from this town that the county of Hampshire gets its name.

Viking raids from 840 onwards contributed to the decline of Hamwic in the 9th century,^[14] and by the 10th century a fortified settlement, which became medieval Southampton, had been established.^[15]

Following the Norman Conquest in 1066, Southampton became the major port of transit between the then capital of England, Winchester, and Normandy. Southampton Castle was built in the 12th century^[16] and by the 13th century Southampton had become a leading port, particularly involved in the import of French wine^[15] in exchange for English cloth and wool.^[17]

Surviving remains of 12th century merchants' houses such as King John's House and Canute's Palace are evidence of the wealth that existed in the town at this time.^[18] In 1348, the Black Death reached England via merchant vessels calling at Southampton.^[19]

The town was sacked in 1338 by French, Genoese and Monegasque ships (under Charles Grimaldi, who used the plunder to help found the principality of Monaco).^[20] On visiting Southampton in 1339, Edward III ordered that walls be built to 'close the town'. The extensive rebuilding—part of the walls dates from 1175—culminated in the completion of the western walls in 1380.^[21][22] Roughly half of the walls, 13 of the original towers, and six gates survive.^[21]

The city walls include God's House Tower, built in 1417, the first purpose-built artillery fortification in England.^[23] 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.^[22] Until September 2011, it housed the Museum of Archaeology.^[24] The walls were completed in the 15th century,^[25] 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.^[26]

On the other hand, many of the medieval buildings once situated within the town walls are now in ruins or have disappeared altogether. From successive incarnations of the motte and bailey castle, only a section of the bailey wall remains today, lying just off Castle Way.^[27] The last remains of the Franciscan friary in Southampton, founded circa 1233 and dissolved in 1538, were swept away in the 1940s.^[28] The site is now occupied by Friary House.

Elsewhere, remnants of the medieval water supply system devised by the friars can still be seen today. Constructed in 1290, the system carried water from Conduit Head (remnants of which survive near Hill Lane, Shirley) some 1.7 kilometres to the site of the friary inside the town walls. The friars granted use of the water to the town in 1310 and passed on ownership of the water supply system itself in 1420.^[29] Further remains can be observed at Conduit House on Commercial Road.

In 1642, during the English Civil War, a Parliamentary garrison moved into Southampton.^[30] The Royalists advanced as far as Redbridge, Southampton, in March 1644 but were prevented from taking the town.^[30]

During the Middle Ages, shipbuilding became an important industry for the town. Henry V's famous warship HMS Grace Dieu was built in Southampton.^[16] Walter Taylor's 18th century mechanisation of the block-making process was a significant step in the Industrial Revolution.^[31] From 1904 to 2004, the Thornycroft shipbuilding yard was a major employer in Southampton,^[16] building and repairing ships used in the two World Wars.^[16]

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period=1945 - present

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