Fisher Gate Plaque - The Quay, Sandwich, Kent, UK.
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MeerRescue
N 51° 16.509 E 001° 20.602
31U E 384447 N 5681726
A plaque found on the wall inside of the Grade I listed Fisher Gate sited on The Quay, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9EN, UK.
Waymark Code: WMEAFK
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/27/2012
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Standing alongside Sandwich Quay on the River Stour, Fishers Gate is the last
surviving medieval gateway of the ancient walled town of Sandwich. Built in 1384
as part of town defences by King Richard II , it became the main gateway into
Sandwich, leading both to the busy Quay and the busy ferry, the only way
to cross the then much wider River Stour to Thanet. The upper part of the
building dates from 1578 and although the portcullis is long gone, the
running grooves are still visible. Fisher's Gate, together with the towns
other gates were sold for demolition in 1780, but for unknown reasons, it
escaped the fate of the other gates. Thankfully that situation will never
reoccur as Fisher's Gate is a Grade I listed building and a scheduled ancient
monument.