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Quilter's and adjoining vaults is a medieval undercroft situated beneath properties on the High Street in Winchester, Hampshire. The vaults date from the medieval period and represent examples of stone-built commercial or domestic storage structures that were characteristic of prosperous urban centres in medieval England. These subterranean chambers reflect the intensive use of urban land and the importance of secure storage facilities for merchants and householders during the medieval economy. The vaults survive as significant archaeological evidence of Winchester's medieval streetscape and commercial activity.
Quilter's and adjoining vaults in High Street is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001896. View the official record →
Quilter's and adjoining vaults is a medieval undercroft situated beneath properties on the High Street in Winchester, Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001896.
Quilter's and adjoining vaults in High Street is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1001896.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bell barrows 820m south of Stonyford Pond (7.9 km), Bell barrow 360m south-west of Ipers Bridge Farm (8.2 km), Well House (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Quilter's and adjoining vaults in High Street's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Quilter's and adjoining vaults in High Street stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.