Queen Elizabeth's Gate at Carisbrooke Castle, with its approach bridge in the foreground, and the west gatehouse tower and curtain walls in the background

Date:: 2 Jan 1869

Location:: Carisbrooke Castle, Queen Elizabeth's Gate, Newport, Carisbrooke, Isle Of Wight

Reference:: OP06130

Type:: Photograph (Albumen Print)

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Description

The west gatehouse tower beyond Queen Elizabeth's Gate was the main entrance to the castle's inner complex, and so was very well defended with arrow loops, machicolations and a portcullis. It was formerly known as Woodville Gate, after Anthony de Wydville who built the gatehouse in the mid-15th century, but it is now more commonly known as the Entrance Gate.

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This is part of the Series: RBO01/21 Early Photographic Print Collection: Isle of Wight; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

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Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Medieval Gatehouse, Medieval Castle