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Latitude: 50.8964 / 50°53'46"N
Longitude: -1.4029 / 1°24'10"W
OS Eastings: 442088
OS Northings: 110933
OS Grid: SU420109
Mapcode National: GBR RQV.Q4
Mapcode Global: FRA 76YQ.WSW
Plus Code: 9C2WVHWW+GR
Entry Name: God's House Gate
Listing Date: 14 July 1953
Last Amended: 8 October 1981
Grade: I
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1340004
English Heritage Legacy ID: 135945
Also known as: Town wall: Gods House Gate and Tower
God's House Tower
Lambcote Tower
ID on this website: 101340004
Location: Ocean Village, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14
County: City of Southampton
Electoral Ward/Division: Bargate
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Southampton
Traditional County: Hampshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hampshire
Church of England Parish: Southampton City Centre St Mary
Church of England Diocese: Winchester
Tagged with: Tower Gatehouse City walls
SU 4210,
5/248
TOWN QUAY,
God's House Gate
(formerly listed as South Gate or God's House Gate and adjoining portion of City Wall)
14.07.53
GV
I
A circa 1300 gateway defended by a double portcullis. It was known as the Saltmarsh Gate and God's House Gate after the nearby hospital for poor travellers. The tower above the gate was called Lambcote Tower and was used as a prison. Built of stone rubble. Three-storey tower with arched gateway with double portcullis and three-storey building adjoining. The windows are trefoil or cinquefoil-headed lights. Scheduled as an ancient monument.
Listing NGR: SU4207010929
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