Please read our on the use of HER data.

Event/Activity EPM205 - Excavation on Governor's Green, Portsmouth, July 1953

Technique(s)

Date

1953

Organisation

Not recorded.

Map

Description

An excavation was carried out on Governor's Green, Portsmouth, in July 1953. A trench 11ft long by 4ft wide was dug on a line 32ft - 43ft from the Southeast corner of the Garrison Church. Very little is known about the circumstances of this excavation, as only a short report and hand drawn plans exist within the Portsmouth Museum Service files. It is not known who carried out the field work, although it may possibly have been Portsmouth Museum Service.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- SPM350 Excavation archive: 1953. Report on Excavation on Governor's Green, Portsmouth, July 1953.

Location

Grid reference SZ 632 991 (point)
Unitary Authority Portsmouth City

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Post-medieval deposits, Governor's Green (Monument)

Record last edited

Jul 1 2026 11:49AM