Newcastle town wall, curtain south-east of Walknoll Tower
Newcastle town wall, curtain south-east of Walknoll Tower
HER Number
1563
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Newcastle town wall, curtain south-east of Walknoll Tower
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Defence
Site Type: Broad
Town Defences
Site Type: Specific
Town Wall
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
From Walknoll Tower "to the farther side of Sandgate" (i.e. probably including the spur wall, HER REF. 1565) there was a stretch of curtain wall 232 yards long. It changed direction between the gates to follow a more southerly line. There were said to be four turrets on this section. North of Sand Gate the wall was demolished in at least 3 stages: it was breached in 1801 for Forster Street; it was destroyed between Forster Street and Sand Gate in 1803; and between Forster Street and Walknoll in 1881 for the making of City Road.
Easting
425470
Northing
564140
Grid Reference
NZ425470564140
Sources
<< HER 1563 >> Tyne and Wear Archive Service- Calendar of Common Council Books, 19th century, 1799-1810, 52, 55, 149
J. Brand, 1789, History of Newcastle, I, 18
R.E. Hooppell, 1886, The Town Wall of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in Pandon Dene, Archaeologia Aeliana, 2, XI, 237-8
S. Holmes, 1896, The Town Walls of Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeologia Aeliana, 2, XVIII, 20, 24
Excavation report, C. O'Brien, 1990, Forster Street, Newcastle...Archaeological Excavations, December 1989
J. Brand, 1789, History of Newcastle, I, 18
R.E. Hooppell, 1886, The Town Wall of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in Pandon Dene, Archaeologia Aeliana, 2, XI, 237-8
S. Holmes, 1896, The Town Walls of Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeologia Aeliana, 2, XVIII, 20, 24
Excavation report, C. O'Brien, 1990, Forster Street, Newcastle...Archaeological Excavations, December 1989