In 1265 the burgesses of Newcastle decided to supplement the defences of the castle with the building of town walls to protect them from the raids of invading Scots. When completed the walls extended for over two miles around the town and were never less than 7 feet thick and up to 25 feet high. The castle and its Black Gate were not part of the town walls but were enclosed within them. image: Pandon Gate by T. M. Richardson. The gate was built soon after 1300, and demolished in the 1790’s. The site is now under the City Road embankment, by the bottom of Pandon Bank.
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In 1265 the burgesses of Newcastle decided to supplement the defences of the castle with the building of town walls to protect them from the raids of invading Scots. When completed the walls extended for over two miles around the town and were never less than 7 feet thick and up to 25 feet high. The castle and its Black Gate were not part of the town walls but were enclosed within them.

image: Pandon Gate by T. M. Richardson.

The gate was built soon after 1300, and demolished in the 1790’s. The site is now under the City Road embankment, by the bottom of Pandon Bank.

Source: englandsnortheast.co.uk

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