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Source: Scan of Original Postcard.
Date: c1911
Postmark: None
Publisher:Unknown
Photographer:Unknown
Inscription: None
Repository: Swindon Museum and Art Gallery
FS0403
North nave window by Heaton, Butler & Bayne, c1911, depicting the Holy Family presided over by an angel.
St Paul's church at Woodhouse Eaves dates back to 1837 when it was built to the designs of William Railton and subsequently altered with transept extensions in 1880. It is a substantial 19th century church with a west tower and a wide nave flanked by double-transepts and a narrower chancel beyond, all in a pseudo-Early-English style with lancet windows throughout.
The inside is light and spacious and feels a well loved and maintained church. There is a good mixture of Victorian glass in many of the windows, but the most rewarding here are the smaller pair of Arts & Crafts windows in the chancel by Theodora Salusbury.
Woodhouse Eaves church is probably normally kept locked like most in the area outside of service times, but is worth seeing inside if at all possible.
Source: Digital image.
Album: WIL04.
Date: c1911.
Photographer: William Hooper.
HOOPER COLLECTION COPYRIGHT P.A. Williams.
Repository: From the collection of Mr P. Williams.
Local Studies at Swindon Central Library.
In loving memory of Jean
Beloved daughter of
P & E RONDEL
Died March 16th 1939
Aged 12 years
We miss you darling
And wee Delma
Also Maurice Aged 3 days
Also their beloved parents
Percy RONDEL
23rd March 1947 aged 69
And
Emily RONDEL*
7th June 1966 aged 76
A wonderful father and mother
************************************************************************
Jean RONDEL
Does not appear in CCC cemetery database nor anyone else with Rondel name dying in 1939.
It is possible surname spelt wrong however I have looked through all entries for 1939 Bromley that appear online with no luck.
Maurice RONDEL
Died 8 October 1928
BL47 PL44
[according to Christchurch City Council Cemetery database however this is totally diff area to those supposedly interred in this same grave]
*Margaret [Emily] Armstrong RONDEL
Born in NZ
BL35 PL264
Percy Kavanagh RONDEL
Occupation at death: Retired Wool Classer
Years in NZ at time of death: 41
BL35 PL265
Delma does not appear on the cemetery database, however the RONDEL’s also had a stillborn child [name not recorded] it is possible this may be that child.[1]
2 other children
Percy Kavanagh Martin RONDEL born c1911 [2]
Clement RONDEL born c1913
A newspaper birth notice states a son was born at 611 Hereford Street, Linwood [Christchurch] on 17 May 1915[4]
Another birth notice states another son born at Nurse Poulton’s 476 Gloucester Street, 5th July, 1918. Jersey papers to copy.[5]
SOURCES:
[1]
NZ Dept Internal Affairs Historic BDM indexes: birth registration 1931/6009
[2]
NZ Dept Internal Affairs Historic BDM indexes: birth registration 1911/14449
[3]
NZ Dept Internal Affairs Historic BDM indexes: birth registration 1913/23814
[4]
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=s...
[5]
DKW_31419A_Gama_L
This is probably Anna Gama, aged 27, who in 1911 was living at St Colum, Cedar Road, Sutton. Anna was Swiss German and stated that 'she was a worker in a lady's house'. It is possible that she was a companion. It is likely that she left the UK at the start of the war, or earlier, as there is no further record of her.
Morningside Park & 110th St., N.Y.C.
Date Created/Published: c1911 June 26. I. Underhill
Summary: Elevated train.
Source: Scan of Original Postcard.
Date: c1911.
Postmark: Swindon.
Publisher: Hooper, Swindon.
HOOPER COLLECTION COPYRIGHT P.A. Williams.
Used by very kind permission.
Inscription: Yes.
Repository: Swindon Museum and Art Gallery.
FS0019
In loving memory
Minnie – 11 months
Fred – 9 months
Lilian – 4 years
Alma – 6 months
Rowena – 7 months
Also
Vera Dorothy
Dearly beloved daughter
G H and E A CATE
Who died Jan 9th 1915
Aged 8 1/2years
In loving memory
William
Beloved husband of
Ann BIGGS
Who died May 16th 1917
Aged 68 years
At Rest
Also
Ann BIGGS
Beloved wife of above
Who died October 17th 1933
Aged 80 years
At Rest
Section: PUBLIC
Plot: 264N
Vera
Born c1906 daughter of Emma Amelia and George Henry CATE
Lillian [Edna Lillian]
Born c1908 daughter of Emma Amelia and George Henry CATE
Other children born to George and Emma nee BIGGS [who married c1902]:
Evelyn Janet born c1904
Phyllis Myrtle born c1911
William BIGGS
Occupation: Contractor
Age at death: 67 according to cemetery database
Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 116, 16 May 1917, Page 1
…at Evelyn-place, after years of suffering, William, the beloved husband of Annie BIGGS[1]
SOURCES:
Karori cemetery database
NZ Dept of Internal Affairs historic BDM indexes
[1]
In loving memory of Jean
Beloved daughter of
P & E RONDEL
Died March 16th 1939
Aged 12 years
We miss you darling
And wee Delma
Also Maurice Aged 3 days
Also their beloved parents
Percy RONDEL
23RD March 1947 aged 69
And
Emily RONDEL*
7TH June 1966 aged 76
A wonderful father and mother
************************************************************************
Jean RONDEL
Does not appear in CCC cemetery database nor anyone else with Rondel name dying in 1939.
It is possible surname spelt wrong however I have looked through all entries for 1939 Bromley that appear online with no luck.
Maurice RONDEL
Died 8 October 1928
BL47 PL44
[according to Christchurch City Council Cemetery database however this is totally diff area to those supposedly interred in this same grave]
*Margaret [Emily] Armstrong RONDEL
Born in NZ
BL35 PL264
Percy Kavanagh RONDEL
Occupation at death: Retired Wool Classer
Years in NZ at time of death: 41
BL35 PL265
Delma does not appear on the cemetery database, however the RONDEL’s also had a stillborn child [name not recorded] it is possible this may be that child.[1]
2 other children
Percy Kavanagh Martin RONDEL born c1911 [2]
Clement RONDEL born c1913
A newspaper birth notice states a son was born at 611 Hereford Street, Linwood [Christchurch] on 17 May 1915[4]
Another birth notice states another son born at Nurse Poulton’s 476 Gloucester Street, 5th July, 1918. Jersey papers to copy.[5]
SOURCES:
[1]
NZ Dept Internal Affairs Historic BDM indexes: birth registration 1931/6009
[2]
NZ Dept Internal Affairs Historic BDM indexes: birth registration 1911/14449
[3]
NZ Dept Internal Affairs Historic BDM indexes: birth registration 1913/23814
[4]
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=s...
[5]
Port Adelaide Football Club mascot, son of Shine Hosking
Photograph courtesy of Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club Incorporated
Date of original: c1911
In loving memory of Jean
Beloved daughter of
P & E RONDEL
Died March 16th 1939
Aged 12 years
We miss you darling
And wee Delma
Also Maurice Aged 3 days
Also their beloved parents
Percy RONDEL
23RD March 1947 aged 69
And
Emily RONDEL*
7TH June 1966 aged 76
A wonderful father and mother
************************************************************************
Jean RONDEL
Does not appear in CCC cemetery database nor anyone else with Rondel name dying in 1939.
It is possible surname spelt wrong however I have looked through all entries for 1939 Bromley that appear online with no luck.
Maurice RONDEL
Died 8 October 1928
BL47 PL44
[according to Christchurch City Council Cemetery database however this is totally diff area to those supposedly interred in this same grave]
*Margaret [Emily] Armstrong RONDEL
Born in NZ
BL35 PL264
Percy Kavanagh RONDEL
Occupation at death: Retired Wool Classer
Years in NZ at time of death: 41
BL35 PL265
Delma does not appear on the cemetery database, however the RONDEL’s also had a stillborn child [name not recorded] it is possible this may be that child.[1]
2 other children
Percy Kavanagh Martin RONDEL born c1911 [2]
Clement RONDEL born c1913
A newspaper birth notice states a son was born at 611 Hereford Street, Linwood [Christchurch] on 17 May 1915[4]
Another birth notice states another son born at Nurse Poulton’s 476 Gloucester Street, 5th July, 1918. Jersey papers to copy.[5]
SOURCES:
[1]
NZ Dept Internal Affairs Historic BDM indexes: birth registration 1931/6009
[2]
NZ Dept Internal Affairs Historic BDM indexes: birth registration 1911/14449
[3]
NZ Dept Internal Affairs Historic BDM indexes: birth registration 1913/23814
[4]
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=s...
[5]
The Memorial Chapel.
Window by Frederick Charles Eden (1864-1944).
The Three Marias, c1911.
Three windows in the Curzon Chapel feature saints named Maria (or Mary). They were inspired by Lady Curzon’s Christian name.
Frederick Charles Eden was an architect and a pupil of William Butterfield and of George Frederick Bodley. He often designed the glass and other fittings for his own buildings and in 1910 began making his own windows.
Detail: Virgin Mary and Jesus
James Cholmeley Russell - barrister, financier, property developer and Welsh railway entrepreneur. He was a key shareholder of the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways company from which the Welsh Highland Railway Company ultimately emerged.
North east transept - east window by James Powell and Sons, c1911 - Presentation in the Temple; Baptism of Christ
Photo taken for family album of Giocamo Costa, aged 52years old at his fruit shop in Sydney, 1911. His name has been anglicised on the sign over the door of the shop, and the fruit is displayed in the front window.
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Mabel, Oregon, c1911
This is a view looking north along what is now Marcola road just north of Shotgun creek, but at that time was called the Oshkosh road.
To the left side of the road can be seen, in bottom to top order, the Mabel school house, the Mohawk Valley church and just to the left of the bend in the road is the Rural Supply Company store run by Mrs. Gerking. Jacob Bahr and Philip Workman both served as ministers in the Mohawk Valley church according to Polley. The Mohawk Valley church was built on 2 acres purchased from Andrew Workman and it was built in 1894. Its denominational affiliation was the German Baptist Church of the Brethren also called the Dunkards
In the foreground center can be seen the Coast Range Lumber co. cookhouse. The trees around the cookhouse still stand in Mabel today.
In the bottom right corner is the Church of the Brethren, also known as the Dunkard church. This property was also purchased from Andrew Workman and was built in 1901 and the congregation moved from the original building across the road to this one. After this move to their new building the old building still served as a Methodist church.
In the center right, you can see two rows of company housing built by the Coast Range Lumber Co. for their employess. As these were larger homes they were most likely used by men with families or management personnel. Today a road travels right down the center of these rows and takes you to the Grange building.
As there are no power poles visitble, is why I dated this photo to 1911. The housing was built in 1911 and electricity was added in 1912 from the Mill power house.
Exterior view of the front of the Lord Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Street, North Adelaide. A sign indicates the proprietor was A.H. Pryor, who held the position from February 1911 to May 1912
Originally on the opposite (northern) side of Melbourne Street to its present location, the Lord Melbourne Inn was established in 1851. Changing to the Lord Melbourne Hotel, it moved to the southern side in 1869.
THE WALKING CRAZE CHALLENGE MATCH AT NORTH ADELAIDE.
A 10-mile walking match was held at North Adelaide on Saturday afternoon, when some of the old enthusiasm of that almost defunct sport was revived. Not since the craze about 10 years ago has walking held any attraction for athletes. Last June Bill Turner, of the Postal Department, thought he could walk, and he challenged S. Barber, who proved he knew more. The outcome was last Saturday's match, when Barber met B. Baker, both of the Postal Department. The course was from Macnamara's Lord Melbourne Hotel along the tram track past Buckingham Arms Hotel, over the hill to the North-east road, along there to a point a mile beyond Windsor Hotel, and back.
The match was for a side stake put up by supporters, and a small purse by Mr. Mcnamara. There was a good crowd at the starting point and along the route, many following on bicycles and in vehicles. The contestants started off at an even pace, taking a shade more than 10 minutes over the first mile; then Barber stretched out in earnest and took the lead. About three miles out Barber was about a furlong in the lead, and continued with useful advantage till the turning point, when he was 130 yards in the lead and going -easy. The time to that point was 43 minutes. Baker is said to have remarked here that Barber, could not keep up the hot pace and he would "come back to me." Baker made a game showing going back, and is credited with having shortened the gap in the last mile. Barber was timed by the referee from the six-mile to the four, which he did in 13 minutes. His time for the distance was 1h. 34s. The referee was Mr. J. G. Matthews, who also acted as timekeeper.
‘Daily Herald’ 13 October, 1913, p5
Near the hotel c1920 www.flickr.com/photos/state_library_south_australia/18888...
And in 1977 www.flickr.com/photos/state_library_south_australia/18921...
Visit the State Library of South Australia to view more photos of South Australia.
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TITLE: The world's mightiest cataract - Victoria Falls, 360 feet high, in Zambesi River, [Rhodesia]
CALL NUMBER: STEREO FOREIGN GEOG FILE - Africa [item] [P&P]
REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-USZ62-66641 (b&w film copy neg. of half stereo)
RIGHTS INFORMATION: No known restrictions on publication.
MEDIUM: 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph.
CREATED/PUBLISHED: c1911.
NOTES:
Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood.
No. U-122184.
No copyright renewal.
This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions.
Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; Waterfalls; Rhodesia--Zambesi River; Shelf.
REPOSITORY: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
DIGITAL ID: (b&w film copy neg.) cph 3b14131 hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b14131
CONTROL #: 2003689039
This window is one of many in a church whose history goes back to the early to mid -1800s in SouthEastern Wisconsin. St. John the Baptist is a Catholic (obviously) church once had a mixed congregation of Irish and Germans. The Irish lived on the northern end of what is now Hwy D, eventually becoming the Racine side of the Racine / Kenosha Country line. South of the Irish, the eventual county line, and in the future Kenosha County the Germans established their settlement.
The Germans who were well known for their renowned quality building, craftsmanship, wood work, and art work built what was then St. Patrick's. (Apparently, the Irish had some influence, or at least contributed the name for the church.) A large dome (which has a more specific name that slips my mind right now), was built around a wood frame and withstood some fifty years of Wisconsin's winters.
At some point during the dome's fifty years, the area where the Irish and German settlements were located was split in two by a county line. The Irish, now in Racine , claimed the church as their own. This did not sit well with the Germans who by all rights "owned" the church (at least the building).
Then one dark, cold night the Germans snuck across the county line, from Kenosha to Racine, and literally STOLE the church! I don't know how a village of Wisconsin Germans managed to lift and move an entire church (close to a mile in distance) in the middle of the night without waking the Irish community, but they did it. The church was "relocated" in Kenosha County with the Germans, and renamed St. John the Baptist. The dome's wood frame eventually needed to be replaced. Around the same time, the Germans had artists in Germany carving statues for around the altar and Chicago located German artists skilled in stained glass creating these windows. According to the unofficial church historian, these windows are the closest thing you will ever come to Tiffany. My photos cannot do these windows justice. I have seen Tiffany glass, although not of this size, and I still find myself more impressed by these German made pieces of stained glass. They are phenominal.
Note: The tag, c.1912, is the date of the final & complete restoration and dedication.
St George Window
Window by Frederick Charles Eden (1864-1944), c1911.
Frederick Charles Eden was an architect and a pupil of William Butterfield and of George Frederick Bodley. He often designed the glass and other fittings for his own buildings and in 1910 began making his own windows.
The Memorial Chapel.
Window by Frederick Charles Eden (1864-1944).
The Three Marias, c1911.
Three windows in the Curzon Chapel feature saints named Maria (or Mary). They were inspired by Lady Curzon’s Christian name.
Frederick Charles Eden was an architect and a pupil of William Butterfield and of George Frederick Bodley. He often designed the glass and other fittings for his own buildings and in 1910 began making his own windows.
Detail: Tracery - Angel Gabriel (part of an Annunciation).
In loving memory of Jean
Beloved daughter of
P & E RONDEL
Died March 16th 1939
Aged 12 years
We miss you darling
And wee Delma
Also Maurice Aged 3 days
Also their beloved parents
Percy RONDEL
23RD March 1947 aged 69
And
Emily RONDEL*
7TH June 1966 aged 76
A wonderful father and mother
************************************************************************
Jean RONDEL
Does not appear in CCC cemetery database nor anyone else with Rondel name dying in 1939.
It is possible surname spelt wrong however I have looked through all entries for 1939 Bromley that appear online with no luck.
Maurice RONDEL
Died 8 October 1928
BL47 PL44
[according to Christchurch City Council Cemetery database however this is totally diff area to those supposedly interred in this same grave]
*Margaret [Emily] Armstrong RONDEL
Born in NZ
BL35 PL264
Percy Kavanagh RONDEL
Occupation at death: Retired Wool Classer
Years in NZ at time of death: 41
BL35 PL265
Delma does not appear on the cemetery database, however the RONDEL’s also had a stillborn child [name not recorded] it is possible this may be that child.[1]
2 other children
Percy Kavanagh Martin RONDEL born c1911 [2]
Clement RONDEL born c1913
A newspaper birth notice states a son was born at 611 Hereford Street, Linwood [Christchurch] on 17 May 1915[4]
Another birth notice states another son born at Nurse Poulton’s 476 Gloucester Street, 5th July, 1918. Jersey papers to copy.[5]
SOURCES:
[1]
NZ Dept Internal Affairs Historic BDM indexes: birth registration 1931/6009
[2]
NZ Dept Internal Affairs Historic BDM indexes: birth registration 1911/14449
[3]
NZ Dept Internal Affairs Historic BDM indexes: birth registration 1913/23814
[4]
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=s...
[5]
A visit to Caernarfon Castle in North Wales. It was here in 1911 and 1969 that the Prince of Wales was inaugurated (Prince Edward later Edward VIII and the current Prince of Wales, Prince Charles).
Caernarfon Castle (Welsh: Castell Caernarfon), often anglicized as Carnarvon Castle, is a medieval fortress in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, north-west Wales cared for by Cadw, the Welsh Government's historic environment service. There was a motte-and-bailey castle in the town of Caernarfon from the late 11th century until 1283 when King Edward I of England began replacing it with the current stone structure. The Edwardian town and castle acted as the administrative centre of north Wales and as a result the defences were built on a grand scale. There was a deliberate link with Caernarfon's Roman past and the Roman fort of Segontium is nearby.
While the castle was under construction, town walls were built around Caernarfon. The work cost between £20,000 and £25,000 from the start until the end of work in 1330. Despite Caernarfon Castle's external appearance of being mostly complete, the interior buildings no longer survive and many of the building plans were never finished. The town and castle were sacked in 1294 when Madog ap Llywelyn led a rebellion against the English. Caernarfon was recaptured the following year. During the Glyndŵr Rising of 1400–1415, the castle was besieged. When the Tudor dynasty ascended to the English throne in 1485, tensions between the Welsh and English began to diminish and castles were considered less important. As a result, Caernarfon Castle was allowed to fall into a state of disrepair. Despite its dilapidated condition, during the English Civil War Caernarfon Castle was held by Royalists, and was besieged three times by Parliamentarian forces. This was the last time the castle was used in war. Caernarfon Castle was neglected until the 19th century when the state funded repairs. In 1911, Caernarfon Castle was used for the investiture of the Prince of Wales, and again in 1969. It is part of the World Heritage Site "Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd".
A Grade I listed building.
History
Begun in 1283 and still incomplete when building work ceased c1330. Built for Edward I of England, it combined the roles of fortification, palace and administrative centre. A motte and bailey castle had been built here in the late C11 by Earl Hugh of Chester, although it became a residence of Welsh princes, including Llewelyn ap Gruffudd, after the Welsh regained control of Gwynedd by 1115. The English conquest of N Wales followed quickly after the death of Llewelyn ap Gruffudd in 1282 and Caernarfon was built to consolidate the English gains. Edward I employed James of St George as his architect, who had previously been employed by Philip of Savoy and had designed for him the fortress-palace of St Georges d'Esperanche. James also directed the building other castles for Edward I, including Harlech, Conwy and Beaumaris, using English craftsmen and labourers. The design of Caernarfon Castle echoed the walls of Emperor Constantine's Roman city of Constantinople, which also has polygonal towers and banded stonework, and was thus intended by Edward to be an expression of imperial power. Edward I and Queen Eleanor visited Caernarfon in 1284 and it was said that their son, Edward, the first English prince of Wales, was born at the castle in 1284.
Construction of the castle was integrated with the construction of town walls protecting the newly established borough, the town being situated on the N side of the castle. By 1292 the southern external façade of the castle was probably complete, while on the N side the castle was protected by a ditch and the walled town. The castle was damaged during an uprising in 1294 led by Madog ap Llewelyn, but Edward I swiftly regained control of Caernarfon and the castle, where restoration work began in 1295. The uprising had demonstrated the need to complete the castle's defences on the town side, which were largely built in the period 1295-1301. Work subsequently continued at a slower pace in the period 1304-30 and included the completion of the towers, including the Eagle Tower which was completed 1316-17 and in 1316 the timber-framed 'Hall of Llewelyn', the Welsh prince's residence at Conwy, was dismantled and shipped to Caernarfon. The upper portion of the King's Gate was constructed in 1321 and included a statue of Edward of Caernarfon, who had been crowned Edward II in 1307.
The castle was garrisoned for nearly 2 centuries but was increasingly neglected as hostilities softened from the C16 onwards. The castle was garrisoned for Charles I during the Civil War but was surrendered to the Parliamentarians in 1646. In the C18 the castle became one of the most celebrated of ruins in Wales, which began its present phase as tourist attraction and ancient monument. Restoration was undertaken in the final quarter of the C19 under the direction of Sir Llewelyn Turner, Deputy Constable. In 1908 ownership passed from the Crown to the Office of Works and restoration work continued. This included the reinstatement of floors in most of the towers and reinstatement of the embattled wall walks by 1911. The castle was the venue for the investiture of both C20 Princes of Wales, in 1911 and 1969.
Exterior
Constructed of coursed limestone with darker stone banding to the S and E external façades between the Eagle Tower and NE Tower. The plan is polygonal, resembling a figure of 8, and constructed around an upper and a lower ward in the form of curtain walls and mainly 3-stage polygonal towers with basements (in contrast to the round towers of the town walls). The structure is in 2 main phases. The earlier is the S side, from and including the Eagle Tower to the NE Tower, was constructed mainly in the period 1283-1292, while the N side facing the walled town was built after the uprising of 1294. The curtain walls are embattled with loops to the merlons and a wall walk. Openings are characterised by the frequent use of shouldered lintels, giving rise to the alternative term 'Caernarfon lintel', and 2-centred arches. The towers have reinstated floors of c1911 on original corbels. The outer walls have arrow loops. Windows are mainly narrow single-light, but some of the mullioned windows incorporate transoms.
The principal entrance is the 3-storey King's Gate on the N side. It is reached across the ditch by a modern segmental-arched stone bridge with stone steps to the outer side, replacing the medieval drawbridge. The King's Gate has polygonal towers with 2-light windows to the outer facets in the middle stage and 2-light windows in the upper stage. The entrance is recessed behind a segmental moulded arch. It has a 2-centred arch beneath string courses and 2-light transomed window. Above the main arch is a statue of Edward II in a canopied niche with flanking attached pinnacles.
To the R is the outer wall of the kitchens and then the Well Tower, of 3 stages with basement. The Well Tower has a higher polygonal turret reinstated in the late C19 and full-height square projection on the W side housing the well shaft. The tower has 2-light windows in the middle and upper stages.
The Eagle Tower at the W end is the largest of the towers, having been designed to accommodate the king's lieutenant. It has 3 stages with basement and 3 higher polygonal turrets. The battlements are enriched by carved heads and eagles, although much weathered. On the N side are 2-light windows and an attached stub wall with drawbridge slot. This is the planned water gate through which water-borne supplies were intended to be conveyed to the basement of the Well Tower at high tide, but it was not completed. It has polygonal responds to the gate, a portcullis slot and 2 superimposed windows between the basement and ground-floor levels. On the N side is a flight of stone steps to an arched doorway at basement level. This postern was the main entrance for those approaching by sea. On the S side the curtain wall is built on exposed bedrock and the Queen's Tower, Chamberlain Tower and the Black Tower each have a single higher polygonal turret. The outer faces have only narrow loops. On the W side of the Chamberlain Tower are stone steps to a doorway under a shouldered lintel that led into the great hall. On the E side of the Black Tower is the shorter polygonal Cistern Tower, with the unfinished Queen's Gate at the SE end. Between the Chamberlain Tower and Black Tower the curtain wall is stepped in, from which point there is a substantial raked stone plinth continuing around to the NE Tower. The Queen's Gate has double polygonal towers linked by a straight wall above the gateway, while the openings are all narrow loops. The gateway is raised above a high basement storey (and would have been reached by the building of a massive stone ramp) and is recessed beneath a segmental arch with murder holes. The Watch Tower to the N is narrower and higher than the remaining towers, beyond which is the 2-stage NE Tower, which has a 2-light window. Returning along the N side, which was built after 1295, the curtain wall and the 4-stage Granary Tower incorporate 2-light windows.
The King's Gate has murder holes to the vault and porters' rooms to the L and R, leading to the interior. Internally the castle is planned around an upper ward on the E side and a lower ward on the W side. Through the entrance passage is a 2-storey projection on the R (now housing a shop), the S side of which retains 2 portcullis slots and a vault springer, indicating that a second entrance was built here, although it no longer survives above the foundations. Above the main gate is a former chapel, which retains its original piscina. The upper storey hall has window seats. On the W side of the King's Gate are the foundations of the kitchens in the lower ward, in which are 2 round foundations for copper cauldrons and springer of a former vault. The Well Tower does not have reinstated floors, but in each storey a fireplace and garderobe are retained and in the second stage is a small kitchen above the well chamber. The fireplaces all differ in detail: in the basement is a segmental arch, the lower storey a tripartite lintel, the second stage a projecting lintel on corbels with raked hood, and chamfered lintel to the upper stage. The tower has a full-height newel stair. The basement is reached by external stone steps. Between the Well Tower and Eagle Tower is a restored fireplace with a raked hood in a chamber whose outline walls are visible.
The Eagle Tower has stone steps to the basement to the L of the main doorway, both lower stage and basement having pointed doorways. The upper stages have 2-light windows similar to the outer faces. The thick walls incorporate mural passages and stairs. In the lower stage is a large fireplace with raked hood and a small octagonal chamber that probably served as a chapel. The great chamber in the second stage also has an octagonal chapel, which retains a stoup or piscina. Between the Eagle Tower and the NE Tower the curtain wall and towers have mural passages in addition to the wall walk and generally have stone steps in either straight flights to the wall walks or newel stairs, and most chambers in the towers have associated garderobes. The Queen's Tower, known as the 'Banner Tower' in the C14, and the Chamberlain Tower have chambers in each storey with small square subsidiary chambers that probably served as chapels, and 2-light windows. The Queen's Tower has 3 octagonal chimney shafts behind the parapet. In the Chamberlain Tower the lower storey retains a fireplace with shouldered lintel. Both towers are occupied by the museum of the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Between Queen's Tower and Chamberlain Tower are the foundations of the great hall, while the 2 superimposed mural passages in the curtain wall have 2-light windows that formerly opened into the hall.
The Black Tower is smaller than the other towers and has only single chambers in each stage, with cambered fireplace in the upper chamber, and 2-light windows. The Cistern Tower has a vaulted hexagonal chamber beneath an open stone-lined rainwater tank visible on the wall walk. In the unfinished Queen's Gate the position of porters' rooms is discernible in the flanking towers of which the S has a lintelled fireplace while both have garderobes. Portcullis slots and murder holes are in the passage. The upper storey over the passage was to have been a hall but was not completed. The Watch Tower is entered by a doorway at the wall walk level only.
The NE Tower is simpler with single chambers in each stage, as is the Granary Tower, which incorporates a well shaft and has a fireplace with raked hood in the upper stage. Between the NE Tower and the King's Gate the curtain wall has corbels representing former buildings built against the curtain, and its mullioned windows incorporate window seats.
Reasons for Listing
Listed grade I as one of the finest medieval castles in Wales, and unique in its royal associations.
Scheduled Ancient Monument CN 079.
World Heritage Site.
Above the Queen's Gate.
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The manager's house and workshops at Sheriffs Pit with the pithead beyond. From 'Rosedale Mines and Railways', Hayes and Rutter, published by the Scarborough Archaeological Society, Research Report No 9.
All that remains now is the wired-off 270 foot deep pit shaft and the end wall of the manager's house (see previous image for what the site looks like today).