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It was once thought that Newgate was "New" since it was built after the Roman period, but archaeological evidence has shown that it was of Roman origin; it is therefore possible that the gate was named so when the
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became less used, due to the building of the fourth St Paul's Cathedral in the early medieval period. It was previously known as Chamberlains Gate, there was a landholding referred to as the
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Excavations in 1875, 1903 and 1909 revealed the Roman structure and showed that it consisted of a double roadway between two square flanking guardroom towers.
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to the north. A notable discovery here was a Roman tile inscribed with a disgruntled comment that "Austalis has been going off on his own for 13 days". The
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From the 12th century, the gate was used as a prison for debtors and felons. Jack Cade was beheaded publicly in Newgate after the conclusion of his
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London, its origin and early development William Page 1923 (including reference to the primary source). Link:
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and western England. Beginning in the 12th century, parts of the gate buildings were used as a
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An 18th-century map showing the location of the gate (bottom right corner of map)
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One of the historic seven gates of the London Wall around the City of London
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To the north of the street are the public gardens around the ruins of
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at the point where the Old Bailey thoroughfare joins to the south and
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An old illustration of the gate, from a London map of 1690.
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lying just outside Newgate, forming part of the ward of
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to the site of the old gate, and then continuing onto
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Newgate (disambiguation)

London Wall
City of London
Roman times
River Fleet
Middlesex
gaol
Newgate Prison

Ludgate
Chamberlain's
Soke
Farringdon Without

Philip Norman
failed rebellion
Newgate Prison
Central Criminal Court
A40 London to Fishguard route
Cheapside
Holborn Viaduct
Giltspur Street
Roman road
High Holborn
Oxford Street
Devil's Highway
Silchester
Bath
Christ Church Greyfriars

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