6-399: Bridgegate may refer to: Bridgegate, Chester , part of the city walls of Chester, Cheshire, England Fort Lee lane closure scandal , a political scandal involving a staff member and political appointees of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie See also [ edit ] Drawbridge , a type of moveable bridge typically at the entrance to
12-493: A castle or tower Gate bridge (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Bridgegate . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bridgegate&oldid=1219326234 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
18-512: A wall parallel to the north bank of the River Dee . This section of the wall incorporated the original Bridgegate which must have been built by the 1120s, as the office of sergeant of the gate was recorded in that decade. The gate guarded the southern entrance to the town; the road from North Wales ran through the gateway directly after crossing the Old Dee Bridge. It is possible that the gateway
24-514: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bridgegate, Chester Bridgegate in Chester , Cheshire , England, forms part of the city walls . It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building . The Roman city walls were extended to the south in the 12th century with
30-485: The town. This was known as John Tyrer's Water Tower, after its builder, but the tower was destroyed in the siege of Chester in 1644–65. The present bridge was built in 1781 for Chester City Corporation, the architect being Joseph Turner . Bridgegate is built in yellow sandstone ashlar in neoclassical style and consists of a segmental arch over the carriageway with a round pedestrian archway in each abutment . Along its top are balustraded parapets on each side of
36-594: Was rebuilt at the time the bridge was rebuilt in the later part of the 14th century. Between 1521 and 1624 the bridge tolls were controlled by the Talbot family, the Earls of Shrewsbury , whose town house , now the Bear and Billet , was nearby. At the end of the 15th century the bridge consisted of a Gothic arch with a tower on each side. In 1600–01 a square tower was added which contained machinery for lifting river water into
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