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Because Southampton is on the South Coast of England, the city centre is not at the geometric centre of the city, but at the southern extremity. The traditional heart of the city is the High Street, which runs from the Town Quay to the Bargate , which was once the northern gateway to the walled city.
The Civic Centre is a municipal building located in the Cultural Quarter area within the city of Southampton, England. It comprises offices occupied by Southampton City Council , the SeaCity Museum , the Guildhall , the Southampton City Art Gallery , and the city library .
The city has produced a large number of musicians throughout its history, ranging from hymn writer Isaac Watts, who was born in Southampton in 1674 [217] and whose composition O God, Our Help in Ages Past is played by the bells of Southampton Civic Centre, [218] to more recent musical acts such as singer Jona Lewie, who was born in Southampton ...
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. The church chancel was designed by Augustus Pugin and built in 1843. It was the first Catholic church founded in Southampton after the Reformation.
Westquay (formerly WestQuay) is a shopping centre in Southampton, England.It has an area of 95,600 m 2 (1,029,000 sq ft) [1] of retail and leisure space [2] and contains around 130 shops, including major retailers such as John Lewis, Marks & Spencer, Zara, Schuh, Waterstones, Hollister Co. and Apple.
Bassett is a suburb and electoral ward of the City of Southampton, England.The suburb lies to the north of the city centre and gives its name to part of the A33 arterial road which links the city centre to the M3, described by Pevsner & Lloyd as "part of the splendid tree-lined route into Southampton from Winchester, London and the north". [2]
The Bargate is a Grade I listed medieval gatehouse in the city centre of Southampton, England. Constructed in Norman times as part of the Southampton town walls, it was the main gateway to the city. The building is a scheduled monument, which has served as a temporary exhibition and event space for Southampton Solent University since 2012. [1] [2]
One of the two remaining medieval churches in the city. Parts of the building date from the Norman period and the chancel arch is 12th century. The church lies in a secluded position off Wessex Lane, near the north-eastern edge of Southampton and is almost hidden in the Southampton University accommodation campus. St. Michael's Church: I: ca. 1070