Bargate

Bargate, Southampton
town gate

parish:
county:
coords:
Bargate
Southampton
Hampshire
SU419115
refce: JandMN

description
Barre gate
The place is described in text Leland 1535-43

refce: Leland 1535-43
Ther be yn the fair and right stronge waulle of New-Hampton these gates:
Fyrst Barre gate by north large and welle embatelid. In the upper parte of [this gate] is domus civica: and [underne]the is the toun prison. [There is a gre]ate suburbe with[out this gate, and ther] is a great [double] dike welle waterid on eche hand without it. And so 4. tourres in the waulle, (whereof the 3. as a corner towre is very fair stronge) to the est gate.

   Old Hampshire Gazetteer - JandMN: 2001