West Gate, Chichester brushed metal plaque

This brushed metal commemorative plaque records: The West 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 west gate, which stood until 1773. From here Roman roads led to Venta Belgarum (Winchester) and the Palace at Fishbourne. In the medieval period, the route became the main highway to Portsmouth.

The West Gate marked the western entrance to Chichester, originally a Roman market town known as Noviomagus Reginorum; standing for nearly two millennia until 1773, it served as a crucial gateway along significant Roman roads connecting Winchester and Fishbourne Palace, later becoming a key link in the medieval highway to Portsmouth.