Tyne and Wear HER(1511): Newcastle town wall, Close Gate
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Description
"Close Gate, across the Close, was built in the mid 14th century. The only view of it (and that unreliable) shows a 3 storey tower pierced by a single central passage, without either a pedestrian gate or flanking guardrooms. However, a lease of 1770 records 3 lofts or rooms in the tower upon Close Gate. A 16th century reference to the purchase of a rope for its drawbridge suggests there was a ditch..." -
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Further information
Link: http://www.twsitelines.info/smr/1511
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Added by: Simon Cotterill
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