The Newgate is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 July 1955. Archway. 4 related planning applications.
The Newgate
- WRENN ID
- half-shingle-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 July 1955
- Type
- Archway
- Source
- Historic England listing
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
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