Newcastle town wall, curtain east of Bertram Momboucher Tower
Newcastle town wall, curtain east of Bertram Momboucher Tower
HER Number
1546
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Newcastle town wall, curtain east of Bertram Momboucher Tower
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Defence
Site Type: Broad
Town Defences
Site Type: Specific
Town Wall
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
The curtain wall between Bertram Momboucher and Ficket Towers was 132 yards long. It is shown in an early 19th century illustration breached on the west side of Ficket Tower and in a generally dilapidated condition. It was demolished in 1824 for the formation of Blackett Street, and its line lies beneath the buildings on the south side of the street.
Easting
424700
Northing
564430
Grid Reference
NZ424700564430
Sources
<< HER 1546 >> J. Brand, 1789, History of Newcastle, I, 15
Illustration, T.M. Richardson, 1880, Memorials of Old Newcastle-upon-Tyne, pl. xxviii
S. Holmes, 1896, The Town Walls of Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeologia Aeliana, 2, XVIII, 16-17
Illustration, T.M. Richardson, 1880, Memorials of Old Newcastle-upon-Tyne, pl. xxviii
S. Holmes, 1896, The Town Walls of Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeologia Aeliana, 2, XVIII, 16-17