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Sheffield Castle - Excavating the Castle ruins..


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On 08/04/2020 at 10:45, Sheffield History said:

 


I think the council finally managed to get the owners to see sense (or forced them), so it should be developed nicely now..

This hasn't aged well .

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This is probably out of date as I understood they were going to finish the course for students. Please correct me if I'm wrong. 

Sheffield University, Department of Archaeology. 

Sheffield Castle: the story so far

https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/archaeology/sheffield-castle/history

 

Sheffield University, Department of Archaeology. 

Sheffield Castle. 

https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/archaeology/sheffield-castle

 

 

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I remember in the fifties a portion of the castle sticking out of a concrete incline, this was removed in the sixties I believe, in the photo the portion of the wall it was situated just a yard or so before the shown bus stop with the timetable attached, I sure there's a photo of the portion of wall but no mention of it's connection to the castle on picture Sheffield.

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A Plan of the Tenements, etc., on the Castle Hill in Sheffield demised by the Duke of Norfolk to John Waite. 1769.

Surveyor: William Fairbank. 

https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;arc03422&pos=1&action=zoom&id=98686

The Castle Site showing the Bowling Green and surrounding tenements, with a steep precipice to the Don on the northern side; measurement of the whole; Tenants' names.

Also Marked: A Common Foot Road; Pump; Gravel bed; Gardens; Bowling Green occupied by John Nelson; ? Balm; Cheshire Heaton; Widow Blythe, Joseph Manners; Matthew Ward; John Wilson; Wade Burley; Wm Hayffer; John Hurt; Saml Green; John Crowshaw; John Smith; Joshua Wainwright; Saml Wainwright; Saml Shore. 

 

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Plan of Sheffield Castle about 1700 drawn in the 1930s. 

Showing the Bowling Green. 

https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;y09509&pos=467&action=zoom&id=64229

 

Site of Sheffield Castle as shown on Ordnance Survey Map 294.8.12. 1890. 

https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;y06789&pos=383&action=zoom&id=6125

 

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There are so many different buildings from different ages to excavate if anything remains of them. 

Cottages, Court No. 1, Castle Hill at the rear of Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd., Norfolk Castle Refreshment Rooms, Castle Hill, 1913/14. 

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Information with the photograph: Taken from No.32 Properties to be demolished (Sheffield Local Studies Library: 914.274 SQ).

Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd, Norfolk Castle Dining Rooms were 23, Exchange Street and are shown on photograph y00265 as 2nd floor property at the junction of Castle Hill and Exchange Street.

 

Exchange Street and corner of Castle Hill (left), 1913-1914, No. 15 Exchange Street, William Anson, umbrella manufacturer; No. 17 Maurice Argyle Heathcote, grocer and No. 23 Sheffield Cafe Co. Ltd., Norfolk Castle Dining Rooms. 

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I went on an interesting history talk of the castle last night.

Wessex archeology are holding tours of the castle site this year, I've booked myself a place. They are also taking bookings for p[eople to join in with the excavation.

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