Southampton town wall: the West Gate
Southampton town wall: the West Gate is a building in Southampton, England which is located on Western Esplanade. Southampton town wall: the West Gate is situated nearby to the museum Tudor House and Garden, as well as near The Duke Of Wellington Public House.Photo: Richard Nevell (WMUK), CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: building in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Westgate”
- Address: Western Esplanade, Southampton, SO14 2AZ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tudor House and Garden and Medieval Merchant’s House.
Tudor House and Garden
Museum
Photo: Peter Trimming, CC BY 2.0.
Tudor House and Garden is a historic building, museum, tourist attraction, and Grade I listed building in Southampton, England. Established as Southampton's first museum in 1912, the house was closed for nine years between 2002 and 2011 during an extensive renovation.
Medieval Merchant’s House
Museum
Photo: Tim Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Medieval Merchant's House is a restored late-13th-century building in Southampton, Hampshire, England. Built in about 1290 by John Fortin, a prosperous merchant, the house survived many centuries of domestic and commercial use largely intact. Medieval Merchant’s House is situated 400 feet east of Southampton town wall: the West Gate.
St Joseph’s Church, Southampton
Church
Photo: Peter Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Joseph's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Southampton, Hampshire. It is situated on Bugle Street, in the centre of the city, north of Town Quay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Mary’s and Northam.
St Mary’s
Suburb
St Mary's is an inner city area of Southampton in England. It consists of two areas separated by Six Dials junction. The northern section of the district is bounded by St Mary's Road and some streets to the west and the area to the east is Nicholstown-Newtown.
Northam
Suburb
Northam is a suburb of Southampton in Hampshire. On the West bank of the River Itchen, it shares borders with St Mary's, Bitterne and Bevois Valley. Beside the border with St Mary's is the Chapel area, which has been home to some recent apartment building developments in Northam.
Freemantle
Suburb
Freemantle is a suburb and electoral ward in Southampton, England. There are similarly named places in Hampshire: notably Henry II's hunting lodge in Kingsclere; an area near Hannington; and Freemantle Common in Bitterne.
Southampton town wall: the West Gate
- Category: city walls
- Location: Southampton, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.89896° or 50° 53′ 56″ northLongitude
-1.40698° or 1° 24′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C2WVHXV+H6OpenStreetMap ID
way 27341565OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q17650500
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In Other Languages
“Southampton town wall: the West Gate” goes by many names.
- German: “Westtor der Stadtmauer”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Duke Of Wellington Public House and Pilgrim Fathers‘ Memorial.
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