Town Wall and Sandwell Gate
TOWN WALL AND SANDWELL GATE, TOWN WALL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1250535
- Date first listed:
- 31-Mar-1949
- List Entry Name:
- Town Wall and Sandwell Gate
- Statutory Address:
- TOWN WALL AND SANDWELL GATE, TOWN WALL
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1250535
- Date first listed:
- 31-Mar-1949
- List Entry Name:
- Town Wall and Sandwell Gate
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWN WALL AND SANDWELL GATE, TOWN WALL
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- TOWN WALL AND SANDWELL GATE, TOWN WALL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Hartlepool (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Headland
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 52461 33698
Details
HARTLEPOOL TOWN WALL NZ 5233 (south side), Headland 8/118 Town Wall and Sandwell Gate. 31.3.49 - I
Town fortifications/retaining wall, fronting onto Commissioners' Harbour; early C14. Roughly-dressed and coursed limestone and random rubble limestone. Between 4m and 6m high; between 2m and 3m thick; approximately 380m long, including Sandwell Gate. Battered buttresses to seaward side; rampart walk above road level on landward side, behind parapet. Incorporating late C14 pointed-arched gateway, Sandwell Gate, on seaward side: arch of 2 chamfered orders, flanked by cut-water-like buttresses continued up to full height of parapet above string course. Within the arch a segmental barrel vault with chamfered ribs. Shallow triangular arch to landward side. Scheduled Ancient Monument No. 24.
Listing NGR: NZ5246133698
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 432931
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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