
What is recorded here
This claret commemorative plaque records: Northgate 1740 Originally built in 125 as part of the town's fortifications Northgate was the only one of the town's original five gates to survive. It was rebuild in 1740 with the Burgesses (meeting) ?Hall above replacing one of the town's prisons. In 1910-11 it was extensively restored.
Northgate, Bridgnorth is a historically significant medieval gateway built around 125 AD as part of the town’s fortifications; it stands as the sole surviving original gate out of five, rebuilt in 1740 to house the Burgesses Hall above, and restored in 1910-1911, serving as a testament to the town's defensive architecture and civic history.
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