Newcastle town wall, West Spital Tower, parapet figure

HER Number

11956

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Newcastle town wall, West Spital Tower, parapet figure

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Monument <By Form>

Site Type: Broad

Findspot

Site Type: Specific

Statue

General Period

MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Medieval 1066 to 1540

Form of Evidence

Find

Description

A mutilated example of a parapet figure from the town walls found reused in the town walls at [West] Spital during the demolition for the subsequent building of the railway. Used as a common walling stone in the fortifications. Donated to the Society of Antiquaries by Mr. MaKay, contractor for Central Railway Station on 1st August 1848.

Easting

424720

Northing

563850

Grid Reference

NZ424720563850

Sources

Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, 4, V, 1931-2, pp. 253-4; Archaeologia Aeliana, 1, IV, 1855, part 2, pp. 11-12; Museum of Antiquities 1848.5