Knights Hospitallers Gateway At Knights Gate

The Knights Hospitallers Gateway at Knights Gate is a Grade I listed gatehouse that served the former Preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers, established in the 12th century. It was partly reconstructed in the 14th century and extended to the northwest in the early 16th century to create an additional two-storey wing. The structure is built from rubble stone and features a stone slate roof.

The square gatehouse and the additional wing are both two storeys high. On the street side, there is a pointed arch doorway with chamfered jambs, irregular flush stone quoins, and a pointed hoodmould, which is complemented by a vertical battened door. A large flat carriage arch also has chamfered jambs, a dripmould, and vertical battened double doors. Above the carriage arch is a single light with plank shutters, and to the left, there is a small cusped niche that contains a headless statuette. To the right of the entrance, a chamber features a four-pane light and a cross on a saddlestone on the gable end.

The west side has a square entrance with a large timber lintel and a faceted stone column with a round base on the left. Above this entrance is a two-light stone mullion and a transom light. The chamber on this side has a smaller four-pane light with a timber lintel and a 20th-century entrance. The upper chambers are said to have quatrefoil-enriched roof trusses, but the interior was not accessible during the survey.