I remember the all American shop...there was a big American bald Eagle on display...a stuffed one not living also American football helmets...you brought back some memories when you mentioned this
Hang on this is confusing. There is a Roman fort somewhere around here, but we don't know where? And here we have Millgate, Wallgate etc, which did have gates on them, but still, there's no sign of that fort. Hmmm.
Hi, The fort was centred around what is now Believe Square. I cover it about 11 mins into the talk. We know the town had gates erected as part of civil war defences in the 1600s as there is reference to them being burnt down. Gates were also in place when fairs were run. People had to pay to enter.
The 'gate' in Wallgate, Hallgate, Standishgate etc. means 'street', not 'gate'. Confusing, I know. It's from Scandinavian 'gata', street. Those names originate in viking times.
