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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NW 2264 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval Wall Tower 21, City wall between Westgate and Londongate |
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Summary
Medieval Tower 21, a square shaped tower in plan, is situated between Westgate and Londongate and is the only piece of the defences here to survive. Now part of Tower House the wall here was breached by Oliver Cromwell during the Civil War and the fabric has since been robbed out leaving just the tower.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1452 5802 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NW |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- TOWER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
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Medieval Tower 21, a square shaped tower in plan, is situated between Westgate and Londongate and is the only piece of the defences here to survive. Now part of Tower House the wall here was breached by Oliver Cromwell during the Civil War and the fabric has since been robbed out leaving just the tower.
Frere, SS, Stow, S, and Bennett, P, 1982, Excavations on the Roman and Medieval Defences of Canterbury. (Monograph). SKE28530.
Elder, J. & Duncan, M., 2002, Canterbury City Wall Trail (Monograph). SKE29730.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Monograph: Frere, SS, Stow, S, and Bennett, P. 1982. Excavations on the Roman and Medieval Defences of Canterbury.. |
| --- | Monograph: Elder, J. & Duncan, M.. 2002. Canterbury City Wall Trail. |
