▁it ▁into ▁fl ats . ▁ ▁A ▁scientific ▁exc av ation ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁by ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Works , ▁the ▁results ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁by ▁Her ▁Majesty ' s ▁Station ery ▁Office . ▁The ▁house ▁is ▁grade ▁II ▁listed , ▁having ▁first ▁been ▁listed ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁Today , ▁the ▁man or ▁house ▁and ▁its ▁grounds ▁are ▁priv ately ▁owned ▁and ▁split ▁into ▁four teen ▁apart ments . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁surrounding ▁grounds , ▁consisting ▁of ▁grass land , ▁wood land ▁and ▁a ▁natural ▁for esh ore ▁to ▁the ▁River ▁It chen , ▁are ▁maintained ▁by ▁the ▁Council ▁as ▁a ▁public ▁open ▁space . ▁ ▁Geography ▁▁ ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁bounded ▁on ▁the ▁north , ▁west ▁and ▁south ▁by ▁the ▁River ▁It chen , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁by ▁the ▁railway ▁line ▁linking ▁South am pton ▁to ▁Port sm outh . ▁North am ▁Bridge ▁cross es ▁the ▁river ▁to ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁sub urb ▁of ▁North am , ▁whilst ▁beyond ▁the ▁railway ▁line ▁is ▁the ▁sub urb ▁of ▁B itter ne . ▁The ▁A 3 0 2 4 ▁dual ▁carriage way ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁area , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁comm uter ▁routes ▁in ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁South am pton ▁from ▁the ▁East . ▁ ▁A part ▁from ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁the ▁man or ▁house , ▁the ▁area ▁immediately ▁around ▁the ▁dual ▁carriage way