Heron Pit Prison, Drawbridge Pit And Other Under-Buildings In Barbican is a Grade I listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1954. A Mid C13 and C17 Prison, barbican.
Heron Pit Prison, Drawbridge Pit And Other Under-Buildings In Barbican
- WRENN ID
- former-fireplace-quill
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1954
- Type
- Prison, barbican
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
NZ 2563 NW NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE CASTLE GARTH (west side)
24/143 Heron Pit prison, draw- 14/6/54 bridge pit and other under-buildings in barbican.
G.V. I
Barbican, prison and pits. Mid C13 and C17. Coursed squared sandstone; ashlar- lined prison pit. Heron pit: deep, square; no openings. Shouldered arch at right in wall to north leading to ditch. Garde-robe above pit has chamfered round- headed door. Drawbridge pit: remodelled when Black Gate built. Civil war pit: C17 defence. Sources: M. Ellison, M. Finch and B. Harbottle 'The Excavation of a C17 Pit at the Black Gate, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1975' Post-Medieval Archaeology v.13 (1979) pp. 153-181. B. Harbottle 'The Castle of Newcastle upon Tyne' Chateau-Gaillard IX-X, 1982, pp. 407-418; M. Ellison and B. Harbottle 'The Excavation of a Cl7th-Century Bastion in the Castle of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1976- 81' Archaeologia Aeliana 5 XI pp. 135-264. (1983). A scheduled ancient monument.
Listing NGR: NZ2503463922
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