| Name: | HILL GATE; HILL ST/BOND ST |
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| HER no.: | MCT607 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Summary
Hill Gate, a medieval gatehouse built as part of the defensive circuit around the city. It was built in about 1355 but the date of its demolition is unknown. It's location is marked in the modern road surface.
| Grid Reference: | SP 3301 7914 |
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| Former Parish: | St. Michael's |
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Monument Type(s):
- GATEHOUSE (Built, Later Medieval - 1355 AD to 1355 AD)
- TOWN DEFENCES (Built, Later Medieval - 1355 AD to 1355 AD)
Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Spon Street Conservation Area
Full description
1> Hill Gate (site).
2> Erected c1355, date of demolition unknown.
3> Depicted.
4> Hill Gate, or Hill St Gate, built during the 14th century, rebuilt 1423. Appears to have been a
rectangular, 2 storeyed gateway with embattled parapets. Removed after 1662 and
before 1849.
Ordnance Survey, SP3379, On Map Sheet (-MAP). SCT784.
Ordnance Survey, SP37NW, On Map Sheet (-MAP). SCT738.
<1> 1961, OS 1:2500, - (-MAP). SCT813.
<2> Nowell C, 1924, Some Account of the Gates, Towers, and Wall of the City of Coventry, - (--MONOGRAPH). SCT650.
<3> Bradford, Samuel, 1748, A Plan of the City of Coventry, - (-MAP). SCT805.
<4> Pugh, R. B. (ed), 1969, Victoria County History: A History of the County of Warwickshire - Volume VIII, 8: 22-3 (--VOLUME). SCT683.
Sources and Further Reading
| --- | SCT738 -MAP: Ordnance Survey. SP37NW. On Map Sheet. |
| --- | SCT784 -MAP: Ordnance Survey. SP3379. On Map Sheet. |
| <1> | SCT813 -MAP: 1961. OS 1:2500. -. |
| <2> | SCT650 --MONOGRAPH: Nowell C. 1924. Some Account of the Gates, Towers, and Wall of the City of Coventry. -. |
| <3> | SCT805 -MAP: Bradford, Samuel. 1748. A Plan of the City of Coventry. -. |
| <4> | SCT683 --VOLUME: Pugh, R. B. (ed). 1969. Victoria County History: A History of the County of Warwickshire - Volume VIII. 8: 22-3. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- ECT680 - Conservation Management Plan Condition Survey for Medieval Defences
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