Entrance to Guardhouse, Berwick-upon-Tweed

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Entrance to Guardhouse, Berwick-upon-Tweed

Image: © thejackrustles Taken: 16 Sep 2014

Entrance to Guardhouse, Berwick-upon-Tweed 1. 840 PALACE GREEN (South Side) The Old Guardhouse NT 9952 11/143 II* 2. A simple and dignified small stone building of the C18, facing down Palace Street, with a portico of 4 Tuscan columns and pediment. There is a recess behind the columns, with a door and 2 windows at the back and a door at each end. The wings each contain 1 window. Over the door is a board inscribed "Formerly in Marygate, rebuilt on this site 1843". Disused and the windows boarded up at time of survey. Interior contains 2 rooms, with a vaulted windowless prison chamber between.

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.76642
Longitude
-2.003385