Dolphin Hotel, 34-35 High Street, Southampton - Archaeological Evaluation Report

Wessex Archaeology

Trench 1 was not fully excavated to the natural brickearth, though where revealed the brickearth was found to be cut by a series of stake holes; two of which yielded Romano-British and Anglo-Norman pottery. Medieval and Post-medieval dumps, levelling episodes and the cobbled remnant of a 19th century stable block floor sealed these features.

Trench 2 revealed substantial evidence of domestic occupation of the site in the Medieval period in the form of a series of inter-cutting rubbish and latrine pits. These were sealed by Medieval midden layers and Post-medieval made ground.

Trench 3 also produced Medieval occupation evidence in the form of rubbish pits and a possible timber building. These remains were sealed by medieval and Post-medieval garden soils.