A watching brief was carried out during repaving work, kerb replacement and excavation of a sewer trench at Wincheap Gate/Worthgate Place in 1999. The site code was WCG99.

Remians of the post-Medieval Wincheap Gate were revealed as well as the base of the Medieval city wall. In the west of the repaved area a service trench uncovered a range of Romano-Belgic remains, including an almost complete Belgic pot.

Wincheap Gate was created in 1548, when the public right of way through the Castle precincts and Worthgate were blocked. A new street was made around the castle yard (now Castle Row and Worthgate Place) and this became the route into town from Wincheap. In 1670 Wincheap gate was rebuilt at considerable expense by Dr. Jacob, a local physician. The elaborate design included inscribed stones bearing the salutations 'Welcome' and 'Farewell' on either side of the gateway. By 1770 the gate was in a dangerous state of repair and the upper parts were taken down. The western side disappeared when Dane John House was extended in 1773. The eastern side still survives and the stone bearing 'Farewell' was reset here in 1833.

Brent, J., 1879, Canterbury in Olden Time. (Article in monograph). SKE29965.

Andrew Linklater, 2001, Wincheap Gate, Worthgate Place (Verbal communication). SKE30107.

Elder, J. & Duncan, M., 2002, Canterbury City Wall Trail (Monograph). SKE29730.