The Duke of Wellington, Southampton
Situated in Bugle Street, Southampton, the foundations and cellar of this public house are the remains of a house built circa 1220 by Benedict Ace, one of the first mayors of Southampton.[1]
In 1338, the house was seriously damaged during the French raid on the town. In about 1494, the building was converted into a public house by the brewer Rowland Johnson who named it the "Bere House". By 1771, the pub had been named the "Shipwrights Arms"[1] with the present name being adopted after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
The building was again damaged during the blitz of 1940 with the top floor being completely destroyed,[2][3] but was restored in 1962/63.[4][5] The main building is three storeys with exposed square framed timber-framing with plaster infill on a stone base. Each floor oversails the one below it. The first-floor windows are 18th-century, although the ground floor has a modern bar front. |[1] |[2] |[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Duke of Wellington". Southampton Pubs. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ↑ "Duke Of Wellington, 34-36 Bugle Street photographed in 1920". Port Cities: Southampton. www.plimsoll.org. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ↑ "Duke Of Wellington, 34-36 Bugle Street photographed in 1941". Port Cities: Southampton. www.plimsoll.org. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ↑ "Duke Of Wellington, 34-36 Bugle Street photographed in the 1960s". Port Cities: Southampton. www.plimsoll.org. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ↑ "Duke Of Wellington, 34-36 Bugle Street photographed in 1963". Port Cities: Southampton. www.plimsoll.org. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
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