NHER 26053 (Building record) - Watergate, The Close

This water-gate dates to the 15th century, with 19th and 20th century alterations and renovations. This two storey structure is of flint with stone dressings and a stone arch. There is a wide central four-centre arch with a pedestrian arch to the right, and a turret or arch to the left. Over the arch is a second floor, in which the original arrow-slits survive and to which a window has been added. The building itself was in disrepair in the late 19th century, and appears to have been restored in the post-war period. The Watergate guarded a canal route from the River Wensum up to the Cathedral, though this has long since been filled in.