Description

CHESTER CITY (IM)

SJ4066SE PEPPER STREET
595-1/4/335 The Newgate
28/07/55
(Formerly Listed as:
The Newgate and Old Newgate)

GV II

Archway succeeding former gateway carrying the City Wall over
Pepper Street. 1937-8. By Sir Walter Tapper and Michael
Tapper. Red sandstone. Designed to provide width and headroom
to a heavily trafficked street, the Newgate has a large
steeply-curved segmental archway flanked by 2 battered towers
with mock loops and hipped roofs of solid stone. The wall walk
rises by a flight of steps through each tower to reach the
necessary level above the archway. The arch has soffit of
rendered panels between 3 ribs. There are armorial shields and
Tudor roses for decoration. A stone stair in the south tower
descends to Park Street.

Listing NGR: SJ4074466151

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Newgate, Chester at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q7018046

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Recommended Books

• 
  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
• 
  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide