The Northgate, Northgate Street, Chester. - Blue Plaques on Waymarking.com

This Blue Plaque carries the wording:- THE NORTHGATE / On or near this site was the / Porta Decumana of the Roman / Fortress and later the Medieval / Gate which also housed the City / Gaol. The present arch, designed / by the architect Thomas Harrison, / was built 1808-10 and presented / to the City by Robert, / Earl Grosvenor.

It is a Grade I listed arched structure carrying the City Walls footpath over Northgate Street. Built of pale red sandstone ashlar, it is a segmental arch with a coffered soffit spaning the carriageway, and a rectangular portal for the pavement to either side of the carriageway has an attached unfluted Greek Doric column at each corner. A dentilled cornice carries a panelled parapet to each side of the Walls footpath. The broad central panel of the north parapet is inscribed:

         INCHOATA GUIELMO NEWELL ARM. MAI. A.D. MDCCCVIII:
          PERFECTA THOMA GROSVENOR ARM. MAI. A.D. MDCCCX:
                    THOMA HARRISON ARCHITECTO

The north parapet is inscribed:

     PROTAM SEPTENTRIONALEM SUBSTRUCTAM A ROMANE VETUSTATE JAM

Blue Plaque managing agency: Chester City Council Individual Recognized: The site of the northern gates into the city Physical Address: Northgate Street Chester, Cheshire West and Chester UK Web Address: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   09/08/2019 Meirion visited it