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 Black Gate, Castle by toonsarah
The Castle was founded by Robert Curthose, the eldest son of William the Conqueror in 1080 and was like many Norman castles of the motte and bailey type. The original would have been made of wood, and it was rebuilt in stone during the reign of Henry II, between 1168 and 1178, with the addition of a keep. During the reign of Henry III between 1247 and 1250 the Black Gate was added. When the town wall was completed in the mid 14th century the castle became isolated within the new defences, and as early as 1589 was being described as old and ruinous.
The Black Gate is roughly oval in shape and measures 50 feet by 34 feet, and today is used by the Society of Antiquaries as a meeting place and library.
The Castle Keep is a Grade 1 listed building, a Scheduled Ancient monument, and is open to the public 361 days of the year as a heritage visitor attraction. It is considered one of the best examples of its type in the country.
The keep would have acted as both the principal fortification of the castle and the dwelling of the commander of the garrison. It housed, on the ground floor, a great vaulted storeroom and a fine late Norman chapel, and on the first and second floors two suites of accommodation. Each had a hall, or public room, a solar or private room and latrines. Access between floors was by the great spiral stairs in the eastern angles, and from outside by an external stair to the second floor. On the same floor was a well nearly 100 feet deep.
There is also a virtual tour in the Garrison Room for people with disabilities who won't unfortunately be able to visit the upper floors.
Opening Times: October – April 9.30am-4.30pm (last admission 4pm), April – October 9.30am-5.30pm (last admission 5pm)
Admission is £1.50 for adults, 50p for children (under 5`s go free but must be accompanied by an adult) Address: Saint Nicholas St, Castle Garth, NE1 1RQPhone: 0191 232 7938Directions: From Central Station exit on to Neville Street, cross over and carry on down Collingwood Street turn right down St Nicholas Street - Castle Keep is behind the CathedralWebsite: http://museums.ncl.ac.uk/keep/
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 the old New castle by sandysmith
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 approaching Black Gate by sandysmith
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 the old castle by sandysmith
Wish those vans hadn't been parked there and the sun was the wrong angle for this pic :-S. Website: +44 191 232 7938
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 New Castle by sabsi
Instead of tearing it down as planned when the railway line was built in the 1800s they built the railway line right through it. Leave a Comment Address: St. Nicholas Street
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This was built in 1168-78 by Henry II on the site of the 'New Castle' which was built in 1080 by William the Conqueror's son. There is quite a lot to see in the keep, including a museum, a Garrison room, Chapel and Great hall. You can also visit the roof for views over the River Tyne, but unfortunately we could not go up to the roof on our visit due to renovations, which made entry, which is usually £1.50, free. Leave a Comment Address: Castle Garth, Newcastle upon TyneDirections: At the end of the quayside, past the Tyne bridge are some steps, take these and the keep is at the top
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Newcastle got its name from the "new Castle" founded in 1080.
The present castle keep dates back to the 12 and 13th centuries. The keep dominates what is left of the castle, and there is still a fine Norman chapel to be seen.
Admission is only ?1.50 and worth it for the magnificent views from the battlements. Leave a Comment
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What remains of the town walls of Newcastle date back to the late 13th Century. They were built to supplement the defences of the castle. When completed the walls extended for over two miles around the town and were never less than 7 feet thick and up to 25 feet high.
The Newcastle town wall consisted of six main gateways called Sand Gate, West Gate, New Gate, Pandon Gate, Pilgrim Gate, and Close Gate along with seventeen towers and a number of smaller turrets built as lookout posts situated at intervals between the towers and gates.
Today the most impressive surviving section of the old town wall is to the west of the city centre in the the vicinity of Stowell street where the remains of four towers may also be seen Leave a Comment
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From the battlements of the castle, you get fine views over the city of Newcastle, especially of the bridges, the river, and the railway station. Leave a Comment
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