What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The Northgate. On or near this site was the Porta Decumana of the Roman Fortress and later the medieval gate which also houed the city gaol. The present arch, designed by the architect Thomas Harrison was built 1808-10 and presented to the city by Robert, Earl Grosvenor.
Thomas Harrison was a notable British architect active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for his work on public buildings; he designed the present arch at Northgate in Chester, completed between 1808-1810.
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