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Sandford Gate
Hob Uid: 306645
Location : Staffordshire Lichfield Lichfield
Grid Ref : SK1143009400
Summary : Sandford Gate 12thC Town Gate (site of)
More information : (SK 11430940) A town gate is shewn here on a plan shewing Lichfield as it was circa 1350 AD. (1) No trace of the gate remains. A plaque, at SK 11430939, reads, "The site of the Sandford Gate or bar of the city erected by Bishop Roger de Clinton (1129-1148) who also surrounded the city by a moat. The bar remained until the end of the 18th century". (2) (SK 11430940) Sandford Gate (NR) (site of) (NAT) (3)

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Source details : T Staf Rec Soc 1950-1 154 Plan (H Thorpe)
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Source details : F1 WW 07-MAY-58
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Source details : OS 1:2500 1975
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Town Gate
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SK 10 NW 41
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1958-05-07
End Date : 1958-05-07

Sandford Gate