Weoley Castle medieval ruins

A visit to the Weoley Castle medieval ruins. It is located off Alwold Road in Weoley Castle.

 

 

The site entrance was surrounded by these green fences, and the gate was padlocked. So had to take my photos from here (but the gate from Alwold Road was open).

 

 

Weoley Castle is the remains of a fortified manor house located in the Birmingham district of Weoley Castle, a primarily residential area, in the English West Midlands. Owned by Birmingham City Council and administered as a community museum by Birmingham Museums Trust, it is a Grade II listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

 

The archaeological evidence suggests a Norman foundation for the site which was surrounded by a moat and bank topped by a timber palisade.

 

 

Remains of Weoley Castle, Birmingham

 

ALWOLD ROAD

1.

5104

Weoley Castle B29

Remains of Weoley Castle

(formerly listed under

Selly Oak)

SP 08 SW 11/1 25.4.52

II

2.

Footings and foundations of a fortified manor house. Sandstone with 6 towers

and a deep moat. These works date from 1264 when Roger de Somery was licensed

to crenellate his manor house. A survey of 1422 gives a detailed plan. Fragments

of early C13 wooden buildings have been discovered, indicating early use of

both horizontal and vertical weatherboarding.

 

 

Listing NGR: SP0216782787

 

 

This text is a legacy record and has not been updated since the building was originally listed. Details of the building may have changed in the intervening time. You should not rely on this listing as an accurate description of the building.

 

Source: English Heritage

 

Listed building text is © Crown Copyright. Reproduced under licence.

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