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Upper Castle Gate, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury (image)
The Upper, or Burgess, Gate had a double portcullis. It was used during the Tudor period and until the 18th Century as a prison. The north tower was used as the gaol and the south tower was the gaolers' quarters. It was probably built in the 13th Century and was demolished in 1786.
(Image courtesy of Shropshire Archives)