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HER Number (PRN):01764
Name:Old Gate, Ludlow Town Walls
Type of Record:Monument
Protected Status:Conservation Area: Ludlow

Monument Type(s):

Summary

Old Gate is mentioned in the mid 16th century. Its western drum tower was demolished in 1780; the eastern tower was still standing c1822.

Parish:Ludlow, South Shropshire, Shropshire
Map Sheet:SO57SW
Grid Reference:SO 5136 7447

Related records

11255Related to: Lane's House and Oldgate House (Lane's Asylum), Ludlow (Building)
01177Related to: Ludlow Town Defences (Monument)

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events: None recorded

Description

Old Gate - a gate in Ludlow Town Wall, SA 1177 <1>

Some remains of the gateway survived in the early 19th century <2>

Old Gate is mentioned in the mid 16th century <3>

The western drum tower of Old Gate was demolished in 1780; the eastern tower was still standing c1822 <4>

CMHTS Record Sheet <5>

CMHTS Report <6>

See PRN 11255 for The Old Gatehouse/adjoining Lane's House which may incorporate some remains of the Old gate. <7>


<00> Shropshire County Council SMR, Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards, SMR Card for PRN SA 01764 (Card index). SSA20722.


<01> Ordnance Survey, 1967, OS SO5074-5174, 1967 (Map). SSA6197.


<02> Wright T, 1822, The History and Antiquities of the Town of Ludlow and its Ancient Castle, p174 (Monograph). SSA6287.


<03> Faraday M A, 1991, Ludlow 1085-1660: a Social, Economic and Political History, p39 (Monograph). SSA11536.


<04> Lloyd D J & Klein P, 1984, Ludlow: an Historic Town in Words and Pictures, p90 (Monograph). SSA11577.


<05> Dalwood Hal, 1993/ 1996, CMHTS SMR Records Shropshire: Ludlow, Ludlow 1764 (Record form). SSA19968.


<06> Dalwood Hal et al, 1996, Archaeological Assessment of Ludlow, Shropshire (CMHTS) (Historic landscape survey report). SSA12072.


<07> Carey Giles, 2014 onwards, Comments by Giles Carey, HER compiler in HER database, 14/04/2015 (SMR comment). SSA26784.

Sources

[00]SSA20722 - Card index: Shropshire County Council SMR. Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards. SMR record cards. SMR Card for PRN SA 01764.
[01]SSA6197 - Map: Ordnance Survey. 1967. OS SO5074-5174, 1967. OS National Grid Series. SO5074-5174. 1:2500.
[02]SSA6287 - Monograph: Wright T. 1822. The History and Antiquities of the Town of Ludlow and its Ancient Castle. p174.
[03]SSA11536 - Monograph: Faraday M A. 1991. Ludlow 1085-1660: a Social, Economic and Political History. p39.
[04]SSA11577 - Monograph: Lloyd D J & Klein P. 1984. Ludlow: an Historic Town in Words and Pictures. p90.
[05]SSA19968 - Record form: Dalwood Hal. 1993/ 1996. CMHTS SMR Records Shropshire: Ludlow. Central Marches Historic Towns Survey record form. Vol 5. Ludlow 1764.
[06]SSA12072 - Historic landscape survey report: Dalwood Hal et al. 1996. Archaeological Assessment of Ludlow, Shropshire (CMHTS). Hereford & Worcester CAS Rep. Rep 327.
[07]SSA26784 - SMR comment: Carey Giles. 2014 onwards. Comments by Giles Carey, HER compiler in HER database. 14/04/2015.
Date Last Edited:Apr 14 2015 2:38PM

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