Kaleyard Gate

[1] In the 13th century the monks of St Werburgh's Abbey had developed a vegetable garden (known as the kaleyard) outside the city walls.

They wanted an easier route to access the kaleyard than the longer walk through Eastgate so they petitioned Edward I in 1275 to allow them to cut a gate through the wall to provide direct access to the garden.

[2] The gate consists of a simple opening in the sandstone wall containing a door.

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Chester city walls showing Kaleyard Gate
Door in Kaleyard Gate showing the notice about closing the gate