| HER Number (PRN): | 03841 |
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| Name: | Upper Dinham Gate |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Protected Status: | Conservation Area: Ludlow |
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Monument Type(s):
Summary
It is possible that in addition to the Town Gate, Dinham Gate,( PRN 01763), there was an upper gate at the corner of Camp Lane, and that in later days the Chapel (PRN 00517) may have been used as a gatehouse chapel
| Parish: | Ludlow, South Shropshire, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SO57SW |
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| Grid Reference: | SO 5086 7444 |
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Related records
| 00517 | Related to: Chapel of St Thomas the Martyr, Ludlow (Monument) |
| 01763 | Related to: Dinham Gate (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
It is possible that in addition to the Town Gate, which stood nearby at the bottom of Dinham Bank (PRN 01763), there was an upper gate at the corner of Camp Lane, and that in later days the Chapel (PRN 00517) may have been used as a gatehouse chapel <1>
In 1786 Dinham Gateway remained entire, and many persons remember the Chapel approached by a flight of steps to the right, on entering the town <2>
<00> Shropshire County Council SMR, SMR Sheets Collection, SMR Sheet for PRN SA 03841 (Card index). SSA20723.
<01> Weyman H T, 1913, Ludlow in Byegone Days, p41 (Monograph). SSA6234.
<02> Proctor & Jones, 1822, The History and Antiquities of the Town of Ludlow and its Ancient Castle (Monograph). SSA4703.
Sources
| [00] | SSA20723 - Card index: Shropshire County Council SMR. SMR Sheets Collection. SMR record sheets. SMR Sheet for PRN SA 03841. |
| [01] | SSA6234 - Monograph: Weyman H T. 1913. Ludlow in Byegone Days. p41. |
| [02] | SSA4703 - Monograph: Proctor & Jones. 1822. The History and Antiquities of the Town of Ludlow and its Ancient Castle. |
| Date Last Edited: | May 7 2014 10:47AM |
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