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Bishop's Gate

A Grade I Listed Building in Thorpe Hamlet, Norfolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6332 / 52°37'59"N

Longitude: 1.3014 / 1°18'4"E

OS Eastings: 623498

OS Northings: 309057

OS Grid: TG234090

Mapcode National: GBR WB7.22

Mapcode Global: WHMTM.Y2VM

Plus Code: 9F43J8M2+7G

Entry Name: Bishop's Gate

Listing Date: 5 June 1972

Last Amended: 8 April 1986

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1051328

English Heritage Legacy ID: 228912

Also known as: Bishop's Palace gate

ID on this website: 101051328

Location: The Close, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3

County: Norfolk

District: Norwich

Electoral Ward/Division: Thorpe Hamlet

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Norwich

Traditional County: Norfolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Norfolk

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Description


TG 2309 SW, TG 2309 SE THE CLOSE
11/165, 12/165
5.6.72 Bishop's Gate (formerly listed
under St.Martin-at-Palace Plain)
- I
Gateway and Porter's Lodge. Circa 1436. Flint and Stone.
2 storeys. Large 2-centre moulded arch with shield spandrels and smaller
2-centre pedestrian arch to right. End buttresses. Central statue niche
above arches with single flanking lights having cusped round heads, Remade
crenellated parapet. Both doors with good tracery. Vaulted inside. 2-storey
Porter's Lodge to west of gate with 2-light arched casements having flat
head and dripstone. Brick built pointed barrel-vault undercroft with stone
doorway. Scheduled as an Ancient Monument.


Listing NGR: TG2349809057

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