Editing Newgate (section)

==Structure and history==
[[File:Remains of Roman Wall, Newgate, 1903 by Philip Norman.jpg|thumb|Remains of Roman Wall, Newgate, 1903 by [[Philip Norman (artist)|Philip Norman]]]]
Excavations in 1875, 1903 and 1909 revealed the Roman structure and showed that it consisted of a double roadway between two square flanking guardroom towers.<ref name="pevsner" />{{rp|272–3}}<ref>{{cite book |first1=Felix |last1=Barker |author-link1=Felix Barker |first2=Peter |last2=Jackson |author-link2=Peter Jackson (artist) |date=1974 |title=London: 2000 Years of a City and its People |pages=10–11 |isbn=0304292648 |publisher=Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated}}</ref>

From the 12th century, the gate was used as a prison for debtors and felons.<ref name="BenWeinreb">{{cite book |first1=Ben |last1=Weinreb |author-link1=Ben Weinreb |first2=Christopher |last2=Hibbert |author-link2=Christopher Hibbert |date=1983 |title=The London Encyclopedia |page=547 |isbn=1405049243 |publisher=Macmillan}}</ref> Jack Cade was beheaded publicly in Newgate after the conclusion of his [[Jack Cade's Rebellion|failed rebellion]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Castor |first=Helen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cH-Z-6osohsC |title=Blood and Roses |date=2011-11-03 |publisher=Faber & Faber |isbn=978-0-571-28680-5 |pages=61 |language=en}}</ref> The notorious [[Newgate Prison]], was later extended to the south on the site of the modern [[Old Bailey|Central Criminal Court]] on Old Bailey. The gate was demolished in 1767.<ref name="BenWeinreb" />