North Gate, Chichester brushed metal plaque

This brushed metal commemorative plaque records: The North Gate. 1800 years ago the Romans built a wall with four gateways around the market town Noviomanus Reginorum (Chichester). This is the site of the north gate, which stoos until 1773. In Roman times the road from here ran northwest for 40 miles to Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester)

The North Gate marked one of the four entrances to Chichester when it was the Roman market town of Noviomagus Reginorum, established around 1800 years ago; the gate stood until 1773 and served as a key access point along the road leading northwest to Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester).