The London and Southampton Railway was first proposed in 1831 and the bill approved by Parliament in 1834 at a cost of £900,000. The section between Basingstoke and Winchester opened on 11 May 1840 – and was the final part of the London and Southampton Railway to be completed. Prior to its construction, all of the traffic between London and Southampton was carried by eight stage coaches, four wagons per week, and one barge weekly on the Basingstoke Canal!
The London and Southampton Railway was first proposed in 1831 and the bill approved by Parliament in 1834 at a cost of £900,000. The section between Basingstoke and Winchester opened on 11 May 1840 – and was the final part of the London and Southampton Railway to be completed. Prior to its construction, all of the traffic between London and Southampton was carried by eight stage coaches, four wagons per week, and one barge weekly on the Basingstoke Canal!
The London and Southampton Railway was first proposed in 1831 and the bill approved by Parliament in 1834 at a cost of £900,000. The section between Basingstoke and Winchester opened on 11 May 1840 – and was the final part of the London and Southampton Railway to be completed. Prior to its construction, all of the traffic between London and Southampton was carried by eight stage coaches, four wagons per week, and one barge weekly on the Basingstoke Canal!
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T H E EXCAVATION by John Collis
During 1961-2 ploughing in the field west of Bazeley Copse (SU 505383) revealed a number of finds, apparently mainly of Roman date, and the foundations of a Roman building. The finds were dispersed, but a report reached the City Museum, Winchester. This site was one of two plough-damaged sites which I trenched in the autumn of 1962, but it was the other site, at Owslebury, which received subsequent attention. The work at Micheldever was of limited scope as it was carried out single-handed, mainly during school hours. My thanks to Mr. Keep who gave me permission to excavate in his fields and also helped me to locate the building; and also to my Headmaster, Mr. J. S. Shields, who allowed me special leave from school duties. The finds have been deposited in the City Museum, Winchester, under the site code number 246, and the site records are in the Museum's History File. Numbers in the text refer to the museum catalogue numbers.
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Farm buildings
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