Grosvenor Park - The Ship Gate

The Ship Gate, or Shipgate, once stood a little to the left of the Bridgegate. It was an entrance for cargo to be brought up St Mary's Hill into the city. There was a gatekeeper, who took taxes and locked the gate at night. A ferry once ran from the Shipgate to Handbridge, which was cheaper than the toll to cross by the Old Dee Bridge, and there was also a ford at that point in the river. The gate was built during the reign of Henry II or Edward I, demolished in 1831, and moved to Grosvenor Park.

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