
What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: Landgate. This ancient monument was built in 1329 when Edward III made grants for further fortifying the town, and of the four gateways built this is the only existing one. It has a chamber over the arch and two towers. There were gates, a portcullis and a drawbridge
From the Open Plaques record 8727
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Pictures: Oast House Archive, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; JThomas, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Simon Carey, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Andrew Curtis, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; PAUL FARMER, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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