NHER 26171 (Monument record) - St Giles Gate, Newport Gate

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Summary

This medieval gate stood at the junction of St Giles Street, Chapelfield Road, Unthank Road, Earlham Road and Grapes Hill. It was also known as Newport Gate. Sadly, it was demolished in 1792 but in 1970 part of the stone gate socket was identified on the wall at this point.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG20NW
Civil Parish NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK

Map

Junction of St Giles Street, Chapelfield Road, Unthank Road, Earlham Road and Grapes Hill.
Also known as 'Port.S.Egidii' and Newport Gate.
Gate was demolished in 1792.
E. B. Green (NCM).

Before 1930.
A fragment of carved architectural stone said to have been part of the gate was recovered from the Plantation Garden, Earlham Road. This fragment is recorded under NHER 64158.
Information from newspaper article (S2).
A. Beckham (HES), 20 January 2021.

1970.
Stone found built into/onto city wall at about 0.9-1.2m (3ft/4ft) from surface of road.
Suggested as gate socket.
Held by NCM.

  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 20 NW 100.1.
  • --- Website: Norwich City Council. [Unknown]. Norwich City Walls Survey 1999-2002. https://www.norwich.gov.uk/site/custom_scripts/citywalls/index.php. 20 January 2021. 20 St Giles Gate.
  • <S1> Publication: Ninham, J. and Fitch, R. 1861. Views of Gates of Norwich. pp 17-19. pp 15-16.
  • <S2> Newspaper Article: [Unknown]. [Unknown]. "Sprite's" Article. City Chalk Caves. [Unknown].
  • ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Record last edited

Jan 20 2021 1:10PM

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