Site Event/Activity record ECC584 - DOE Listing of The Scheregate, Colchester, 1950
Location
| Location | The Scheregate, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred TL 99620 25011 (3m by 7m) |
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Department of the Environment (DoE)
Date
1950
Description
DOE survey of The Scheregate. Grade II*. This is the remaining medieval gateway in the town wall. It now consists of a wide entry with a flight of steps through a C17 house built in the wall. The rest of this house is No's 6a and 6b, Sir Isaac's Walk (qv). The flight of steps is at the head of a broad passageway leading up from St John's Street; with houses (No's 1 to 4) on each side closely abutting the building above the entry. The building is timber-framed and plastered, with a deep brick plinth each side of the flight of steps, the upper storey projects on the north side and the tiled roof is hipped back. Timbers are exposed in the roof of the entry. No 1 Eld Lane forms the east side of the entry.<1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC4 LIST: Department of the Environment. 1971. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Borough of Colchester (Essex). page 118.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC261 Scheregate (Previously 6a-6b Sir Isaac's Walk), Colchester (Building)
Record last edited
Feb 24 2016 12:17PM