Moorgate

Moorgate was one of the City of London's northern gates in its defensive wall, the last to be built [1]. The gate was demolished in 1762, but gave its name to a major street, Moorgate [1]. The earliest descriptions of Moorgate date from the early 15th century, where it was described as only a postern in the London city wall [1]. Located between Bishopsgate and Cripplegate and leading to a marshy open space known as Moorfields, it was not one of the larger or more important of the city gates [1]. In 1415 an ordinance enacted that the old postern be demolished [1]. It was replaced with a newer and larger structure located farther to the west, which included a wooden gate to be shut at night [1]. This gate was enlarged again in 1472 and 1511, and then damaged in the Great Fire of London in 1666 [1]. Although the City gates had ceased to have any modern function apart from decoration, it was replaced along with Ludgate, Newgate, and Temple Bar with a stone gate in 1672 [1].