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The Main Guard
The Main Guard is an old guardhouse, located on Place Green in Berwick-upon-Tweed. The 18th century building comprised of a soldiers’ room, a more comfortable officers’ room, and a prison cell known as the "Black Hole". The building was rebuilt here in 1843 and was previously located on Marygate. It is now owned by English Heritage, and leased to Berwick-upon-Tweed Civic Society who use the building as their headquarters and maintains it as museum during the summer months. The Main Guard is a Grade II* listed building on the National Heritage List for England.
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THE OLD GUARDHOUSE - Tweedmouth - List Entry
- A simple and dignified small stone building of the C18, facing down Palace Street, with a portico of 4 Tuscan columns and pediment. There is a recess behind the columns, …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from https://berwickcivicsociety.o…
Main Guard
- ....Guardhouses were designed to accommodate the soldiers on guard duty, provide a secure place for holding the drunk and disorderly and to enforce the curfew during the hours of darkness. …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from https://historicengland.org.u…
THE OLD GUARDHOUSE - Tweedmouth - List Entry
- A simple and dignified small stone building of the C18, facing down Palace Street, with a portico of 4 Tuscan columns and pediment. There is a recess behind the columns, …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from https://berwickcivicsociety.o…
Main Guard
- ....Guardhouses were designed to accommodate the soldiers on guard duty, provide a secure place for holding the drunk and disorderly and to enforce the curfew during the hours of darkness. …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
List grade: 2*
County: Northumberland
Grid ref: NT9988752544
Post code: TD15 1HN
