Newcastle town wall, gateway to Bowling Green
Newcastle town wall, gateway to Bowling Green
HER Number
1536
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Newcastle town wall, gateway to Bowling Green
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Defence
Site Type: Broad
Town Defences
Site Type: Specific
Town Wall
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Ruined Building
Description
Between the Black Friars postern and Morden Tower there exists another blocked postern, taller than the medieval one and with a brick arch. This was created in 1824 to give access to the new bowling green laid out on part of the Warden's Close. SCHEDULED ANCIENT MONUMENT
Easting
424380
Northing
564240
Grid Reference
NZ424380564240
Sources
<< HER 1536 >> Tyne and Wear Archive Service- 589 - 1824, Calendar of Common Council Book 1817-1824, 589.19, f. 458