Northgate, Chester
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The Northgate is a gate located in Chester, Cheshire, England, where it carries the city walls footpath over Northgate Street (grid reference Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates".). It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
History
The present Northgate stands on the site of the original northern Roman entrance to Chester.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". During the medieval period, it was unimportant and it was used only for local access. At that time it consisted of a simple rectangular tower with a narrow gateway. It later was the site of the local gaol.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The present Northgate was built in 1810 to replace a medieval gatehouse and was designed by Thomas Harrison for Chester City Council.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Architecture
It is built in pale red sandstone ashlar and consists of a segmental arch with a coffered soffit which spans the carriageway. On each side of the arch is a rectangular portal for the pavement. On both sides of the portals are attached unfluted monolithic Doric half-columns at each corner. Across the top of the structure is a dentilled cornice which carries a panelled parapet.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". In constructing Northgate, Harrison used "as few and as huge stones as possible".Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
See also
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- Grade I listed buildings in Cheshire West and Chester
- List of works by Thomas Harrison
- Bridgegate, Chester
- Eastgate, Chester
References
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External links
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- The Northgate on 'Chester: a Virtual Stroll Around the Walls'
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- Arch bridges in the United Kingdom
- Grade I listed bridges
- Bridges in Cheshire
- Grade I listed buildings in Chester
- Bridges completed in 1810
- Buildings and structures in Chester
- Neoclassical architecture in England
- Grade I listed gates
- Town gates in England
- Stone bridges in England
- Thomas Harrison buildings