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HERON PIT PRISON, DRAWBRIDGE PIT AND OTHER UNDER BUILDINGS

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Barbican, prison and pits, mid-13th century and 17th century. Course squared sandstone; ahslar lined prison pit. Heron pit: deep, square; no openings. The drawbridge pit was remodelled when the Black Gate was built. Civil war pit; 17th century defence.

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