Newcastle town wall, curtain east of New Gate

HER Number:
1544

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle town wall, curtain east of New Gate

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:
Town Defences

Site Type: Specific:
Town Wall

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:
C13

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
The curtain wall between New Gate and Bertram Momboucher Tower measured 126 yards. In 1765 it was pierced just east of the Gate by a footway to give access to Sidgate from inside the town. The whole stretch of town wall between New Gate and Pilgrim Street Gate was demolished in 1824 for the formation of Blackett Street, and the line of this stretch lies under the south side of the street.

Easting:
2459

Northing:
6445

Grid Reference:
NZ24596445

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1544 >> J. Brand, 1789, History of Newcastle, I, 14-15 S. Holmes, 1896, The Town Walls of Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeologia Aeliana, 2, XVIII, 16