Bondgate Tower

Bondgate Tower also known as the Hotspur Tower or the Hotspur Gateway in reference to Sir Henry Percy, son of the 1st Earl of Northumberland and father of the 2nd Earl of Northumberland. Although commonly called a tower it is actually a gatehouse. It has three storeys constructed of stone and consists of a recessed archway flanked by two polygonal towers. It is located in Alnwick, Northumberland in the United Kingdom. The gatehouse straddles Bondgate, the main road of Alnwick. Low traffic can pass though its entrance while tall vehicles must take diversions to get past. A licence was granted in 1434 by Henry V to Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland to wall the town and add battlements. These took fifty years to complete, with Bondgate Tower being finished around 1450.

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1093	Battle of Alnwick	battle, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1174	Battle of Alnwick	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1402	Battle of Homildon Hill	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1464	Battle of Hedgeley Moor	House of Lancaster, House of York, battle	Wikidata
link	page		National Heritage List for England page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Heritage List for England page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II* listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade I listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade I listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed park and garden page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed park and garden page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II* listed building page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-1274	Type VII C/41 submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
site	castle		Bamburgh Castle	historic house museum, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Edlingham Castle	English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Rothley Castle	folly, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Warkworth Castle	historic house museum, English Heritage, motte-and-bailey castle, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1096	Alnwick Castle	historic house museum, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1313	Dunstanburgh Castle	archaeological site, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1344	Chillingham Castle	historic house museum, quadrangular castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1550	Lindisfarne Castle	historic house museum, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	fort	1671	Osborne's Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Ascot	sloop-of-war, shipwreck, minesweeper, Racecourse-class minesweeper	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS G11	shipwreck, G-class submarine, submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Herring	naval trawler, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Kopanes	naval trawler, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Patia	steamship, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1913	HMS Nottingham	Birmingham-class light cruiser, shipwreck, light cruiser	Wikidata
site	tower		Bondgate Tower	gate tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Clayport Tower	gate tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Narrowgate Tower	gate tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Pottergate Tower	gate tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Bondgate Tower		Commons
commons	image		Bondgate Tower		Commons
commons	image		HotspurTower		Commons
commons	image		HotspurTower		Commons
commons	image		Traffic at Bondgate Tower		Commons
commons	image		The Bondgate Tower		Commons
commons	image		Gateway in Old city Wall Alnwick		Commons
commons	image		Alnwick: early-morning snow		Commons
commons	image		Alnwick: early-morning snow		Commons
commons	image		Alnwick: early-morning snow		Commons