Monument record 10640/8 - Abbey of St Werburgh - Little Abbey Gateway

The ‘Little Abbey Gateway’ into the Abbey of St Werburgh’s precinct, now the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary (CHER 10641), was the back entrance to the precinct, opening off Northgate St. to the west, as opposed to the main abbey gateway (CHER 10640/7). It consists of a small segmental arch, a single four-centred arch, partly built into the adjoining property on the north (currently 90 Northgate St.) (1, 2, 5).

<1> Pevsner N & Hubbard E, 1971, The Buildings of England: Cheshire, /148 (Book). SCH3078.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, 1981 SJ46NW84 (Index). SCH2487.

<3> Harris, B.E., 1979, Bartholomew City Guides - Chester, /87 (Book). SCH394.

<4> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /5/160 (Report). SCH1934.

<5> Lewis C.P & Thacker A.T. (eds), 2005, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume Vii, The City of Chester - The City of Chester, Culture, Buildings, Institutions (Book). SCH6522.