NHER 64063 (Monument record) - Site of St Ann's or St Agnes's Gate (precise location unknown)

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Summary

This was one of two postern gates on the northern line of King's Lynn Town Defences. Its precise location is unknown but it took its name from the nearby chapel of St Ann.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

(S1) notes that documentary sources refer to St Ann's or St Agnes's Gate, which was 'doubtless' named from a conventual chapel in the neighbourhood. This gate was north of the Purfleet, somewhere in the Newland. (S2) presumes a location close to St Ann's Fort (NHER 64052).
Some sources suggest that this is the same as the Doucehill Gate (NHER 64054).
A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 11 March 2020.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF6404 Monograph: Hillen, H. J. 1907. History of the Borough of King's Lynn. p 762.
<S2> SNF94021 Article in Serial: Smith, T. P. 1970. The medieval town defences of King's Lynn. Journal of the British Archaeological Association. Third Series Vol XXX pp 57-58. p 88.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (0)

Related NHER Records (1)

Geographical: NHER 5486 - Part of: King's Lynn Town Defences (Monument)

Record last edited

Jul 20 2020 4:31PM