North Gate
The North Gate ( German meaning: North Gate ) is a listed city gate in Salisbury in England . As a building of extraordinary importance, it is entered in the highest category, grade I, on the English list of monuments.
location
It is located north of Salisbury Cathedral , on the southern part of the High Street.
Architecture and history
The North Gate was built between 1327 and 1342 as the northern gate of the cathedral district called Close . The gate consists of a passage above which a modern statue depicting Edward VII is placed in a niche . The statue is flanked by small pillars and crowned by a canopy. There are double windows to the left and right of the statue. There is a small room on one side of the passageway and a staircase on the other side that leads to a room on the upper floor. The crown of the gate is decorated with ornate battlements.
On the north side, facing the city, the gate is richly decorated. In the middle above the passage there is a large coat of arms, which is flanked on both sides by two double windows.
At the end of the 15th century the gate was rebuilt, with a renewal of the upper room. Further changes took place in the 17th, with the installation of a new door, as well as in the 18th and 19th centuries. In 1901 the gate received a new roof. Repairs followed in 1912 and 1938/39. In 1950 an office of the cathedral was housed in the gatehouse. It is also currently (as of 2020) used as an office.
Web links
- North Gate, High Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire at historicengland.org.uk (English)
- NORTH GATE at historicengland.org.uk (English)
Coordinates: 51 ° 4 ′ 1.1 ″ N , 1 ° 47 ′ 51.7 ″ W.