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Vaults on the West side of French Street is a group of underground stone chambers located in Winchester, Hampshire. These vaults date from the medieval period and represent examples of the kind of subterranean storage and commercial structures that were constructed beneath the properties of Winchester's prosperous town centre. The vaults are built of stone and reflect the intensive use of underground space in this important medieval market and administrative city. Such structures were typical of major English towns during the medieval period, where they served practical functions for storage, cellerage, and sometimes residential use.
Vaults on the W side of French Street is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001895. View the official record →
Vaults on the West side of French Street is a group of underground stone chambers located in Winchester, Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001895.
Vaults on the W side of French 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 1001895.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bell barrows 820m south of Stonyford Pond (8.1 km), Bell barrow 360m south-west of Ipers Bridge Farm (8.4 km), Well House (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Vaults on the W side of French 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.
Vaults on the W side of French Street stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.