Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall and town ditch between Forth Street and Hanover Street — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Forth Street and Hanover Street still mark the curve of a medieval ditch and wall that kept Newcastle safe from invasion and chaos. The earthworks survived because they worked, shaping the town into a defensible body rather than a scattered collection of buildings. Walking past that hidden line is an encounter with the practical fear and civic pride that built a northern port capable of resisting outside force.

The National Heritage List for England records Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall and town ditch between Forth Street and Hanover Street as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Newcastle upon Tyne's town defences, including the curtain wall and ditch between Forth Street and Hanover Street, were constructed in the 13th and 14th centuries to protect the growing medieval town. The defences are important as they reflect the strategic military and urban development of a key North East English town during the Middle Ages.

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