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Upper Castle Gate or Burgess Gate, Shrewsbury
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Upper Castle Gate, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury (image)
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The Upper Castle Gate was also known as the Burgess Gate. It was probably built in the 13th Century, with the round towers favoured on fortifications at the time. It was mainly used as a prison. It was demolished in 1786, although much of it may have dis...
The Upper Castle Gate was also known as the Burgess Gate. It was probably built in the 13th Century, with the round towers favoured on fortifications at the time. It was mainly used as a prison. It was demolished in 1786, although much of it may have dis...
Upper Castle Gate, or Burgess Gate, was a strong second defence of the landward approach to the town. The room above the gate was used as a prison.