| Name: 35-39, Gallowtree Gate |
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| City: Leicester
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| Ward: Castle, Leicester |
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| Monument Number:
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MLC1331
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| Monument Type:
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BUILDING
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Summary:-
35-39, Gallowtree Gate
Medieval foundations or cellar |
Period:-
between 1067 and 1539 |
Description:-
Possible medieval stone foundations or cellar walls fond by workmen in 1925. The walls were below ground level and about 18" in thickness, lying at right-angles to the line of the town wall. The walls appeared to forma part of a projecting building about 40' from the town wall and about 20' wide. The shape indicated that it was not part of the town defences, such as a tower or bastion. |
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Place:
Easting: 458819
Northing: 304501
Lattitude: 52.6350984508416
Longitude: -1.13230232528846
Grid Ref: SK 588 045 |