God's House Gate is a Grade I listed building in the Southampton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 July 1953. A C14 Gate.

God's House Gate

WRENN ID
small-granite-rowan
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Southampton
Constituency
Southampton Itchen MP: Darren Paffey (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 July 1953
Type
Gate
Address
God's House Gate, Town Quay, City of Southampton
OS grid reference
SU 420 109
Coordinates
50.89634, -1.40291
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

God's House Gate is a gateway built around 1300, originally known as the Saltmarsh Gate and later as God's House Gate due to its proximity to a hospital for poor travelers. The structure features a double portcullis for defense. Above the gate is a three-storey tower called Lambcote Tower, which was used as a prison. The building is constructed of stone rubble and includes an arched gateway, with an adjoining three-storey building. The windows are designed with trefoil or cinquefoil-headed lights. This site is also scheduled as an ancient monument.

Local climate

God's House Gate receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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