This building was the main entrance to the Grand Priory of the order the order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. The Old Jerusalem tavern can be seen in the tower above the gate. The original gatehouse was erected about the year 1148 and was burnt down by Wat Tyler in 1381. It was restored by Prior John Redington and was finally rebuilt in its present form by Prior Thomas Docwra in 1504. The Grand Priory Buildings were appropriated by the Crown in 1559. The order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem resumed possession of this gatehouse in 1873. Copperplate engraving from Thomas Pennants Account of London, Robert Faulder, London, 1790 with later hand colouring.
Approx 11cms by 15cms
