What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: CATCHCOLD TOWER Catchcold Tower was the last substantial addition to the medieval town walls and was purpose built to carry ordnance (cannon) in the early fifteenth century. It probably mounted one gun in the vaulted chamber, which could be fired through one of three "inverted keyhole" gunports, and a larger gun on top. During the 1939-45 war, an anti-aircraft machine-gun was mounted on top of the tower. This was probably the last use of the town walls for defensive purposes. Recorded plaque organisation: City of Southampton.
Why this person mattered
Catchcold Tower, constructed in the early fifteenth century, served as a strategic defensive structure equipped with cannon to protect the medieval town walls. During World War II, it was utilized for the final time in defense by mounting an anti-aircraft machine-gun on its top.
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