What is recorded here

Newcastle upon Tyne town defences include St Andrew's Tower and a town ditch, marking the medieval boundary where the town decided who belonged inside and who remained outside. The curtain wall and ditch turned a busy riverside settlement into a place that could resist invasion, collect tolls, and keep its own identity separate from the castle above. People may have walked past the tower daily, hearing water move in the ditch and seeing lamps appear in upper windows when danger or ceremony called the town together.

The National Heritage List for England records Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including St Andrew's Tower and section of town ditch 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 town defences, including St Andrew's Tower, were originally built in the 13th and 14th centuries, with significant enhancements during the medieval period to protect the growing town and its strategic position on the River Tyne. The defences are important as they reflect the military and urban development of a key northern English town during the Middle Ages.

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