Hill Street Gate, Coventry green plaque

This green commemorative plaque records: Hill Street Gate. 'Made new' about 1423, it's original form and construction date are unknown. The town wall on either side was built in the 1390s. The gate was demolished in the latter half of the 19th Century. Bond's Hospital was later extended over the wall and Bond St. opposite laid out directly over another section. The site of the gate is now marked in the roadway adjacent. Recorded plaque organisation: Coventry City Council.

Hill Street Gate, constructed around 1423, served as a significant entry point to Coventry within its medieval town walls built in the 1390s; it was later demolished in the 19th century as urban development transformed the area.