Tyne and Wear HER(1517): Newcastle town wall, curtain west of Denton Tower - Details
1517
Newcastle
Newcastle town wall, curtain west of Denton Tower
Newcastle
NZ26SW
Defence
Town Defences
Town Wall
Medieval
C13/C14
Documentary Evidence
This stretch of curtain, c. 118 yards long, was with the towers at either end of it, demolished in 1848/9 to make way for the construction of the Central Station. Its site is now buried under the eastern half of the station.
2482
6386
NZ24826386
<< HER 1517 >> J. Brand, 1789, History of Newcastle, I, 9