Westgate Road from junction with Fenkle Street

  • Description

    "Westgate Road takes its name from a gate in Newcastle's medieval town walls. It was always a road from the town to the west, along the line of Hadrian's Wall. The West Gate was strongly fortified and stood near the junction of Westgate Road and Pink Lane http://www.flickr.com/photos/newcastlelibraries/4090507529/ The Gate and surrounding walls were demolished in 1811. There is another view of the buildings here [[1694074]]" Photo by Andrew Curtis, 2010.
  • Owner

    Andrew Curtis
  • Source

    Geograph (Geograph)
  • License

    What does this mean? Creative Commons License
  • Further information

    Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1694242
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 1 year, 6 months ago
    Viewed: 139 times
    Picture Taken: 2010-01-31
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