Terry Blackman 1
Stagecoach Hastings 32601 N601 KGF
passing through The Strand Gate at Winchelsea,East Sussex in September 2003.This was a diversion from the normal double-deck route due to roadworks,and buses do not normally go through this arch,but through a bypass and enter a different way.During this diversion the route,from Dover to Hastings and Silverhill,was split into 2 parts,with single-decks doing the Rye to Silverhill part.
The Strand Gate (also known as the East Gate and Watchbell Gate) was built around 1300 to protect the entrance from the harbour at the bottom of Strand Hill. It was at least a third higher than it is today, and incorporated two portcullises and a pair of gates. There was a porter’s lodge inside the northeastern tower, and a room for the portcullis winding gear on the first floor. The town wall joined the northwestern and southeastern towers. The Strand Gate incorporated decorative stonework, some of which is still visible, suggesting that it was seen as the main entrance into the town (as it is today). As with other buildings, the Strand Gate would have been rendered and whitewashed, while the decorative stonework would have been picked out in colour.
Stagecoach Hastings 32601 N601 KGF
passing through The Strand Gate at Winchelsea,East Sussex in September 2003.This was a diversion from the normal double-deck route due to roadworks,and buses do not normally go through this arch,but through a bypass and enter a different way.During this diversion the route,from Dover to Hastings and Silverhill,was split into 2 parts,with single-decks doing the Rye to Silverhill part.
The Strand Gate (also known as the East Gate and Watchbell Gate) was built around 1300 to protect the entrance from the harbour at the bottom of Strand Hill. It was at least a third higher than it is today, and incorporated two portcullises and a pair of gates. There was a porter’s lodge inside the northeastern tower, and a room for the portcullis winding gear on the first floor. The town wall joined the northwestern and southeastern towers. The Strand Gate incorporated decorative stonework, some of which is still visible, suggesting that it was seen as the main entrance into the town (as it is today). As with other buildings, the Strand Gate would have been rendered and whitewashed, while the decorative stonework would have been picked out in colour.