Listed Building: THE NEWGATE (1376379)

CHESTER CITY (IM) SJ4066SE PEPPER STREET 595-1/4/335 The Newgate 28/07/55 (Formerly Listed as: The Newgate and Old Newgate) GV II Archway succeeding former gateway carrying the City Wall over Pepper Street. 1937-8. By Sir Walter Tapper and Michael Tapper. Red sandstone. Designed to provide width and headroom to a heavily trafficked street, the Newgate has a large steeply-curved segmental archway flanked by 2 battered towers with mock loops and hipped roofs of solid stone. The wall walk rises by a flight of steps through each tower to reach the necessary level above the archway. The arch has soffit of rendered panels between 3 ribs. There are armorial shields and Tudor roses for decoration. A stone stair in the south tower descends to Park Street. Listing NGR: SJ4074466151