Newcastle-upon-Tyne was given a grant of murage dated 30/11/1407.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant for two years to the mayor, sheriff, aldermen and commonalty of Newcastle on Tyne, in aid of the repair of the town and the construction of a high tower on the walls, of 2d. from each chaldron of coals taken out of the port of the town by water.
Granted by Henry IV. (Regnal year 9). Granted at Glucester.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1907,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry IV (1405-08) Vol. 3 p. 380
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Turner, H.L., 1971, Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p. 105n16
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 22/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
