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Building record TQ 76 NW 252 - Plaques in Black Boy Alley, High Street, Rochester
Summary
Plaques in Black Boy Alley, High Street. Bronze for the site of StWilliam's Gate and a blue one for the Pilgrim's passage.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7431 6857 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ76NW |
| Civil Parish | ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
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Full Description
Bronze plaque in Black Boy Alley, High Street indicating the 'Site of St. William's Gate'.
Also a blue plaque indicating the Pilgrims Passage.' This passage led to a gate called Saint William's Gate in the Priory wall and through it pilgrims passed to the north transept door of the Cathedral and thence by the north choir aisle to the shrine of Saint William of Perth Pilgrimages were made to this shrine from the middle of the 13th. Century until the destruction of the shrine in 1538.'
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Record last edited
May 28 2015 11:22AM