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Description: | Reconstruction of Sheffield Castle in the 12th century, by Martin Davenport. Key; 1, Entrance with bastion towers. 2, Drawbridge, 3, Outer Courtyard, 4, Inner Courtyard, 5, Great Hall, 6, Square tower or keep, 7, Waingate, 8, Moat, 9, Exchange Street, 10, Moat cut from River Don, 11, Chapel of Our Blessed Lady of the Bridge, 12, Lady's Bridge and the Don, 13, Nurseries (origin of Nursery Street), 14, Wicker Archery butts, 15, Confluence of Don and Sheaf, 16, River Sheaf, 17, Orchards, 18, Attercliffe and Tinsley, 19, Wincobank Hill, 21, Dixon Lane site. Original sketch done in 1950 for Sheffield Telegraph, photographed in 1964. See Sheffield Telegraph Tuesday January 10th 1950. The Castle was razed to it's foundations by Cromwell's Long Parliament and rediscovered in 1927 when the B & C excavated for new premises in Exchange Street. Plans were altered to allow the preservation of the moat etc. (In co-operation with the Hunter Archeological Society) The premises were blitzed 12th December 1940. All outward remains of the Castle were finally erased by Sheffield Corporation in the erection of the "Castle Market" but sections of the foundations may still be seen on application to the |Markets Superintendant. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/ |
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01 Sheffield City Centre |
Rights holder: | Martin Davenport (Artist) | Subjects: | Sheffield | Source: | Sheffield Images | Creator: | Picture Sheffield Administrator | Identifier: | http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend... | Go to resource |
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