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

Lats/Lons:

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