Water Gate Tower, Town Quay

Water Gate Tower, Town Quay, Southampton

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1091977
Date first listed:: 14-Feb-1969
List Entry Name:: Water Gate Tower, Town Quay
Statutory Address:: Water Gate Tower, Town Quay, Southampton

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1091977
Date first listed:: 14-Feb-1969
Date of most recent amendment:: 07-Oct-1981
List Entry Name:: Water Gate Tower, Town Quay
Statutory Address 1:: Water Gate Tower, Town Quay, Southampton

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: Water Gate Tower, Town Quay, Southampton

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: City of Southampton (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SU 41972 10976

Details

SU 41 SW 10/244

SOUTHAMPTON TOWN QUAY Water Gate Tower

(Formerly listed as Watergate)

14.2.69

I

C14 and C15. The remains of the Watergate, the south gate of the town. Built of stone rubble. Drum tower of three storeys and part of fourth storey with three arched windows. Three storey rectangular tower added to west in early C15. South facade has a central part recessed between buttresses and a parapet with machicolations resting on three stepped corbels. Remains of garderobes on each floor. Four centred doorway. Late C15 extension to the north, the west wall retaining a two light square-headed window.

Scheduled as an ancient monument.

Listing NGR: SU4207010929

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Legacy System number:: 135940
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.