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Hessle Gate blue plaque

Hull, Kingston upon Hull, City of, England, United Kingdom

Hessle Gate blue plaque

One of the four main entrances through the town walls, Hessle Gate stood here, spanning a fresh water moat. It was stopped up against threatened invasion from the Scots in 1640, not reopened until 1761 and demolished c1800.

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