What appears top be a bridge across the road is actually one of the old town gates. Berwick was literally on the front line in the wars between the English and the Scots, and changed hands many times in the medieval era. It was therefore heavily fortified. Its notable architectural features include its medieval town walls, its Elizabethan ramparts and Britain's earliest barracks buildings (1717–21 by Nicholas Hawksmoor). The last time it changed hands was when England retook it in 1482. Marygate is one of the two main roads in the busy town centre.
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This is actually one of the old town gates and part of the medieval walls that encircle much of the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Berwick was literally once on the front line in the wars between the English and the Scots, and changed hands many times in the medieval era. It was therefore heavily fortified. Its notable architectural features include its medieval town walls, its Elizabethan ramparts and Britain's earliest barracks buildings (1717–21 by Nicholas Hawksmoor). The last time it changed hands was when England retook it in 1482. Marygate is one of the two main roads in the busy town centre.
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Berwick-upon-Tweed is the northernmost English town, and for many hundreds of years it was on the frontline in a series of wars with Scotland. For that reason it became probably the most heavily defended town in England. The Elizabethan town walls and ramparts are behind the houses immediately on the left, which date from the early 19th century when the threat of invasion by the Scots was but a distant memory. The lighthouse, dating from the 1820s, is at the far end of the stone pier, while the lighthouse keeper's residence is at the far end of this road.
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During our recent week's visit to south-east Scotland we called in at Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is just over the English border. Berwick is a traditional market town and also has some notable architectural features, in particular its medieval town walls, its Elizabethan ramparts and these early 18th century barracks.
Built between 1717 and 1721 to the design of the distinguished architect Nicholas Hawksmoor, the barracks were designed to protect the town during the Jacobite risings. The work involved two parallel blocks of military accommodation. An additional block was added between 1739 and 1741. After the Napoleonic Wars the barracks were abandoned but put back into use in the 1850s.
The barracks eventually became the depot of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, who arrived from Fulford Barracks in July 1881. The regiment moved out of these barracks in 1963 and they are now maintained by English Heritage.
Berwick-upon-Tweed is the northernmost town in England and is located a couple of miles south of the Scottish border at the mouth of the River Tweed on the east coast. Berwick was founded as an Anglo-Saxon settlement during the time of the Kingdom of Northumbria, which was annexed by England in the 10th century. The area was for more than 400 years central to historic border wars between the Kingdoms of England and Scotland, and several times possession of Berwick changed hands between the two kingdoms. The last time it changed hands was when England retook it in 1482.
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During our visit to south-east Scotland in September we called in at Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is just over the English border. Berwick is a traditional market town and also has some notable architectural features, in particular its medieval town walls, its Elizabethan ramparts and these early 18th century barracks.
Built between 1717 and 1721 to the design of the distinguished architect Nicholas Hawksmoor, the barracks were designed to protect the town during the Jacobite risings. The work involved two parallel blocks of military accommodation. An additional block was added between 1739 and 1741. After the Napoleonic Wars the barracks were abandoned but put back into use in the 1850s.
The barracks eventually became the depot of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, who arrived from Fulford Barracks in July 1881. The regiment moved out of these barracks in 1963 and they are now maintained by English Heritage.
Berwick-upon-Tweed is the northernmost town in England and is located a couple of miles south of the Scottish border at the mouth of the River Tweed on the east coast. Berwick was founded as an Anglo-Saxon settlement during the time of the Kingdom of Northumbria, which was annexed by England in the 10th century. The area was for more than 400 years central to historic border wars between the Kingdoms of England and Scotland, and several times possession of Berwick changed hands between the two kingdoms. The last time it changed hands was when England retook it in 1482.
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