Newcastle town wall, Close Gate, Civil War finds
Newcastle town wall, Close Gate, Civil War finds
HER Number
11512
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Newcastle town wall, Close Gate, Civil War finds
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Defence
Site Type: Broad
Town Defences
Site Type: Specific
Town Gate
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Stuart 1603 to 1714
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
Close Gate was damaged in 1644 and was repaired in 1648. There was a guard placed at Close Gate in 1650. Archaeological excavations in 1988-9 recovered coins of Charles I (1625-49), musket balls, clay tobacco pipes stamped 'NW' and two C17 tankards. Areas of burning were recorded.
Easting
424870
Northing
563610
Grid Reference
NZ424870563610
Sources
Notes taken during lecture by John Nolan 4th October 2008 "The Civil Wars on Tyneside as revealed by archaeology" at the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne Symposium 2008, The British Civil Wars in the North East;
H. Bourne, 1736, History of Newcastle, 11
J. Brand, 1789, History of Newcastle, I, 7 & n.
E. Mackenzie, 1827, Newcastle, 107
M.A. Richardson, 1842, Local Historian's Table Book, Historical Division, II, 398
R. Welford, 1885, History of Newcastle and Gateshead, II, 462
S. Holmes, 1896, The Town Walls of Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeologia Aeliana, 2, XVIII, 11; R. Fraser, 1993, Excavation adjacent to Close Gate, Newcastle, 1988-89
H. Bourne, 1736, History of Newcastle, 11
J. Brand, 1789, History of Newcastle, I, 7 & n.
E. Mackenzie, 1827, Newcastle, 107
M.A. Richardson, 1842, Local Historian's Table Book, Historical Division, II, 398
R. Welford, 1885, History of Newcastle and Gateshead, II, 462
S. Holmes, 1896, The Town Walls of Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeologia Aeliana, 2, XVIII, 11; R. Fraser, 1993, Excavation adjacent to Close Gate, Newcastle, 1988-89