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Urban Archaeology Session 2: Online Archives and Collections

Useful Resources identified in class

Romans in St. Denys and Portswood:

Historic Environment Record (HER) - through Heritage Gateway -

http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/gateway/

HER for Hampshire County Council -http://historicenvironment.hants.gov.uk/AHBSearch.aspx

Hampshire Museums Service Online Collections:http://www3.hants.gov.uk/museum/collections

Southampton Local History and Heritage -

www.southampton.gov.uk/leisure/localhistoryandheritage/

Southampton Museums Service -

www.southampton.gov.uk/leisure/localhistoryandheritage/museums-galleries/default.asp#0

Southampton Archaeology -

www.southampton.gov.uk/leisure/localhistoryandheritage/archaeology/default.asp#0

Sea City Museum -http://www.seacitymuseum.co.uk/

Archaeology Data Service -http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/

-- ArchSearch(for items)-http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archsearch/

-- Archives (for whole collections of materials) -http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/

Ordnance Survey- Old Maps -http://www.shop.ordnancesurveyleisure.co.uk/products/more-

maps/old-maps[NOT FREE]

Old Maps -http://www.old-maps.co.uk/index.html[ALTERNATIVE ALSO NOT FREE, AND USES

OS]

Local Authority Planning GIS mapping web services:

Southampton City Council Online Maps -http://map.southampton.gov.uk/gis/Default.asp[Has 1846

and 1870 town maps available as a layer, see Change Background Map. Also has WWII Bomb sites,

sites of Archaeological Interest, and Listed Buildings. These are all well hidden! There is a small

button above the map that looks like two arrows, under the heading User Options, if you click on this,

some additional layers will appear in the left hand toolbar. Click on Add Individual Layers to Map

click on History and Heritage. Then click on the names of the layers that you would like to see. You

will notice that a little cross appears in the box next to the title of the layer. You need to refresh the

map now, in order to see those layers you have selected, so scroll down and at the bottom of the list oflayers you will see a button: Update Map. Click on this and the little crosses will turn into little ticks.

http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/gateway/http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/gateway/http://historicenvironment.hants.gov.uk/AHBSearch.aspxhttp://historicenvironment.hants.gov.uk/AHBSearch.aspxhttp://historicenvironment.hants.gov.uk/AHBSearch.aspxhttp://www3.hants.gov.uk/museum/collectionshttp://www3.hants.gov.uk/museum/collectionshttp://www3.hants.gov.uk/museum/collectionshttp://www.southampton.gov.uk/leisure/localhistoryandheritage/museums-galleries/default.asp#0http://www.southampton.gov.uk/leisure/localhistoryandheritage/archaeology/default.asp#0http://www.seacitymuseum.co.uk/http://www.seacitymuseum.co.uk/http://www.seacitymuseum.co.uk/http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archsearch/http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archsearch/http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archsearch/http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/http://www.shop.ordnancesurveyleisure.co.uk/products/more-maps/old-mapshttp://www.shop.ordnancesurveyleisure.co.uk/products/more-maps/old-mapshttp://www.shop.ordnancesurveyleisure.co.uk/products/more-maps/old-mapshttp://www.shop.ordnancesurveyleisure.co.uk/products/more-maps/old-mapshttp://www.old-maps.co.uk/index.htmlhttp://www.old-maps.co.uk/index.htmlhttp://www.old-maps.co.uk/index.htmlhttp://map.southampton.gov.uk/gis/Default.asphttp://map.southampton.gov.uk/gis/Default.asphttp://map.southampton.gov.uk/gis/Default.asphttp://map.southampton.gov.uk/gis/Default.asphttp://www.old-maps.co.uk/index.htmlhttp://www.shop.ordnancesurveyleisure.co.uk/products/more-maps/old-mapshttp://www.shop.ordnancesurveyleisure.co.uk/products/more-maps/old-mapshttp://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archsearch/http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/http://www.seacitymuseum.co.uk/http://www.southampton.gov.uk/leisure/localhistoryandheritage/archaeology/default.asp#0http://www.southampton.gov.uk/leisure/localhistoryandheritage/museums-galleries/default.asp#0http://www3.hants.gov.uk/museum/collectionshttp://historicenvironment.hants.gov.uk/AHBSearch.aspxhttp://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/gateway/

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This shows that the map has been updated. Now you will be able to look at those layers on the map

(you may have to zoom in to see the details). ]

20th Century Royal Visits:

Newspapers - using Google News Advanced Search -

https://news.google.com/news/advanced_news_search?as_drrb=a

Local Museums & Archives (see above).

National Archives, ARCHON Directory -http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/

Gazette

Basque Refugees:

Pathe -http://www.britishpathe.com/

BBC Motion Gallery -http://www.bbcmotiongallery.com/

Open Culture -http://www.openculture.com/

British Library's Sound Archive (for oral histories) -http://sounds.bl.uk/

Basque Refugees Archive -http://www.basquechildren.org/

Hampshire Record Office Online Catalogues -http://www3.hants.gov.uk/archives/catalog.htm

https://news.google.com/news/advanced_news_search?as_drrb=ahttps://news.google.com/news/advanced_news_search?as_drrb=ahttp://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/http://www.britishpathe.com/http://www.britishpathe.com/http://www.britishpathe.com/http://www.bbcmotiongallery.com/http://www.bbcmotiongallery.com/http://www.bbcmotiongallery.com/http://www.openculture.com/http://www.openculture.com/http://www.openculture.com/http://sounds.bl.uk/http://sounds.bl.uk/http://sounds.bl.uk/http://www.basquechildren.org/http://www.basquechildren.org/http://www.basquechildren.org/http://www3.hants.gov.uk/archives/catalog.htmhttp://www3.hants.gov.uk/archives/catalog.htmhttp://www3.hants.gov.uk/archives/catalog.htmhttp://www3.hants.gov.uk/archives/catalog.htmhttp://www.basquechildren.org/http://sounds.bl.uk/http://www.openculture.com/http://www.bbcmotiongallery.com/http://www.britishpathe.com/http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/https://news.google.com/news/advanced_news_search?as_drrb=a