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St Ethelbert Gate is a fourteenth-century gatehouse forming part of the precinct wall of Norwich Cathedral. The structure, built of flint with stone dressings, stands as one of the most substantial surviving monumental gateways of its period in East Anglia. It served as the principal entrance to the cathedral close and displays the architectural ambitions of the cathedral establishment during the High Middle Ages. The gate remains an important example of ecclesiastical defensive architecture and urban planning in medieval Norwich.
St Ethelbert Gate is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004028. View the official record →
St Ethelbert Gate is a fourteenth-century gatehouse forming part of the precinct wall of Norwich Cathedral. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004028.
St Ethelbert Gate is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1004028.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including 'Woodhenge', Arminghall (2.8 km), Late Neolithic or Bronze Age Henge type monument and D shaped enclosure 300m west of Twins Farm (3.4 km), Barrow cemetery 450m N of Markshall Farm (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of St Ethelbert Gate's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
St Ethelbert Gate stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.