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| Name: | THE POTTERGATE |
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| HER Number: | MLI70144 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
THE POTTERGATE
| Grid Reference: | SK 980 716 |
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| Map Sheet: | SK97SE |
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| Parish: | MINSTER, LINCOLN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
THE NAME POTTERGATE IS SAID TO BE DERIVED FROM THE LARGE AMOUNT OF ROMAN POTTERY FOUND ON THE SITE. THE POTTERGATE ARCH IS ONE OF THE REMAINING GATES OR ENTRANCES TO THE CATHEDRAL CLOSE SOUTH EAST OF THE CATHEDRAL; IT WAS FORTIFIED IN 1319. {2}
The Pottergate Arch is a Grade I listed gateway to Close wall. It was built in the mid 14th century and restored in 1884 and the late 20th century. It was constructed of dressed stone and ashlar with a rubble core and a lead roof. There is a stone octagonal corbelled side wall stack, a plinth and a moulded crenellated parapet with crosslets. The arch is of two storeys and has a single bay. {4}
<1> Ordnance Survey, OS card index for Lincoln, SK 97 SE:69.2,1962, CLARKE F I (Index). SLI2604.
<2> HBMC, 1988, AM 107, SAM 68 (Scheduling Record). SLI4050.
<3> MINISTRY OF WORKS, MOW 819, SAM 68 (Scheduling Record). SLI4240.
<4> Department of Culture, Media and Sport, Dec 1999, Revised List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Index). SLI5854.
Monument Types
- GATEHOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- GATEWAY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status
- Scheduled Monument
- Listed Building
- Conservation Area
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Index: Ordnance Survey. OS card index for Lincoln. LINCOLN. SK 97 SE:69.2,1962, CLARKE F I. |
| <2> | Scheduling Record: HBMC. 1988. AM 107. SAM 68. |
| <3> | Scheduling Record: MINISTRY OF WORKS. MOW 819. SAM 68. |
| <4> | Index: Department of Culture, Media and Sport. Dec 1999. Revised List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. |
Related records
| MLI70180 | Related to: Cathedral Close Wall, Lincoln (Monument) |
| MLI70155 | Related to: Close Wall north of Old Palace and Priory Gate (Monument) |
| MLI70012 | Related to: Lincoln Cathedral (Building) |
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