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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NE 76 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Newin or St George's Gate |
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Summary
Newin or St George's Gate
| Grid Reference: | TR 1516 5761 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NE |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- GATE (GATE, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
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[TR 15165761] St George's Gate [NR] (Site of) [NAT]. (1) Newin or St George's Gate built c1467. (2) Demolished 1801-2. (3) Part of the north-east drum tower of St George's Gate was located during drainage operations. (4) St George's or Newingate was the only major gate in Canterbury not of Roman origin. It was first built in the late 9thc or early 10thc after a gap had been made in the Roman city wall at the end of the new High Street. From then until its demolition in 1801 it was, with the Westgate, one of the two most important gates in the city wall. It is first documented in a Canterbury Cathedral Charter of c1100. It was repaired between 1469-70 (See illustration card). (5)
<1> OS 1:2500 (OS Card Reference). SKE48196.
<2> Arch J 86 1930 243 270-8 (G Home) (OS Card Reference). SKE36731.
<3> Canterbury in Olden Times 119 (Brent) (OS Card Reference). SKE38543.
<4> Arch 43 1871 pl XXII 16 152 (Pilbrow) (OS Card Reference). SKE34419.
<5> Cant Arch 1987-88 17-23 (P Bennett M Houliston and T Tatton-Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE38487.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 1:2500. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: Arch J 86 1930 243 270-8 (G Home). |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: Canterbury in Olden Times 119 (Brent). |
| <4>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch 43 1871 pl XXII 16 152 (Pilbrow). [Mapped feature: #43416 Gate, ] |
| <5> | OS Card Reference: Cant Arch 1987-88 17-23 (P Bennett M Houliston and T Tatton-Brown). |
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