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Lower Castle Gate or North Gate, Shrewsbury
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Lower Castle Gate, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury (image)
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The Outer or Lower Castle Gate was probably rebuilt in the early Tudor Period, as witnessed by a Tudor Rose carving fixed to it. In addition there was a carved figure of an angel which survives today on the Old Market Hall. Most of the structure was remo...
The Outer or Lower Castle Gate was probably rebuilt in the early Tudor Period, as witnessed by a Tudor Rose carving fixed to it. In addition there was a carved figure of an angel which survives today on the Old Market Hall. Most of the structure was remo...
Lower Castle Gate or North Gate was the town’s main landward defence. The town wall ran from the gate to the river and to the castle; a drawbridge was installed here during the Civil war.