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The former Parish of St Mary, Castlegate which has not been used as a church since I958. Parts of it date back to the 11th and 12th century’s and it is Grade l Listed Building. It is now a exhibition centre. Tradional pillar box in front of it.
Gordon Highlanders Statue, Castlegate, Aberdeen which was unveiled by HRH Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay (Prince of Wales), 15th October 2011 - with Prince Charles leaving Town House
Dudley; a city of ambition
Council bosses have highlighted Dudley’s rich history and heritage as the “jewel in the crown” of an application being submitted for city status.
In 2012 one borough in Britain will be given the honour of city status to mark the Queen’s Jubilee and Dudley is among a number of places put in a bid.
:: more on city status bid at www.dudley.gov.uk/welcome/news-in-dudley/may-2011/dudley-...
:: read the submission narrative - Dudley; a city of ambition at www.dudley.gov.uk/community-and-living
Members of the public flocked to Union Street to see around 200 members of The Highlanders, 4th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland, march with pipes and drums and military vehicles.
Gordon Highlanders Statue, Castlegate, Aberdeen which was unveiled by HRH Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay (Prince of Wales), 15th October 2011 with Aberdeen Lord Provost Peter Stephen
Gordon Highlanders Statue, Castlegate, Aberdeen which was unveiled by HRH Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay (Prince of Wales), 15th October 2011
Gordon Highlanders Statue, Castlegate, Aberdeen which was unveiled by HRH Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay (Prince of Wales), 15th October 2011
Going to Church - Easter Sunday 2008.
The Ostrich Easter menu is covered in snow, the Castlegate Cafe has its tables out ready for the holiday weekend but what really does it for me is the couple heading to church for the Easter service under a huge red, white and black Easter bonnet!
View across top of Food Giant supermarket carpark, Castlegate, Grantham, from adjoining flats, in December 2003. Demolished March 2006
Gordon Highlanders statue at Castlegate, Aberdeen - unveiled by HRH Prince Charles 15th October 2011
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Germany - Lubeck: Grofle Burgstrasse.
Burgator - Castle Gate
There are streets named after the German word for castle (Burg), a former monastery, even an old town gate - but where is the castle itself? It's no use searching for it - the castle disappeared as early as in 1225, Danish soldiers controlled occupied L,beck from their fortress for 23 years and when they left, the L,beckers tore down the castle - except for the gate which now served as the northern town gate. Around the Danish centre, a Romanesque building was erected, and in 1444 it was given the Gothic face we can see today. Only the roof seems a bit unusual because of the curved Baroque copper cap which replaced the high Gothic roof. Some clumsy artillery soldier - the Burgator used to be an artillery tower - set the Gothic roof on fire in 1685. As the only one of all the L,beck town gates, the Burgator was part of military action. In 1806, a Swedish battalion from Lauenburg was voyage home from the neutral state of L,beck, but did not get permission to enter the city atall. So, a Swedish cannon opened the gates of the Burgtor by force, the Swedes got into the city.
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View of Burgtor showing both Gateways.
Gordon Highlanders Statue, Castlegate, Aberdeen which was unveiled by HRH Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay (Prince of Wales), 15th October 2011
Gordon Highlanders statue at Castlegate, Aberdeen - unveiled by HRH Prince Charles 15th October 2011
OK the cute cottage is actually in Castlegate, but I was standing in Paradise, one of the old streets in Scarborough, to take the photo!
Scarborough, North Yorkshire, January 2010
Gordon Highlanders Statue, Castlegate, Aberdeen which was unveiled by HRH Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay (Prince of Wales), 15th October 2011 with veterans
Gordon Highlanders Statue, Castlegate, Aberdeen which was unveiled by HRH Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay (Prince of Wales), 15th October 2011 with motorcade heading up Union Street with dust/smoke coming from construction work at Esslemont & MacIntosh building
Gordon Highlanders statue at Castlegate, Aberdeen - unveiled by HRH Prince Charles 15th October 2011 with QR Code for more information
This was a shot that wasn't posed.... I had been taking pics of Castle Gate looking down Union Street, when a wasp started to fly round the girl whilst she was sitting on the bench, she jumped up and was flailing about to get rid of it....This is what I got....I wanted to go over to her and show her the pic, but her boyfriend turned up and I may have got a kicking for photographing his bird !!
Gordon Highlanders statue at Castlegate, Aberdeen - unveiled by HRH Prince Charles 15th October 2011
The gatehouse of Sheffield Castle was originally in this area, the foundations of which were uncovered in the 1927 archaeological dig by Leslie Armstrong. A viewing room was built around a small section of these foundations accessible through a manhole cover (in the raised-up square section fenced-off in the photographed) with the use of step-ladders. For many years this was in the Food Court of Castle Market! The room has been sealed and no one has been down for many years, but it is hoped that eventually the foundations will be uncovered and put back on public display.
Had a fun afternoon exploring the Sheffield Castle site as part of the Heritage Open Days (Sunday 15th September 2019), learning about the history of Sheffield, seeing some of the finds from the 2018 Wessex Archaeology dig, and visiting some of the castle ruins not normally on public display... The tour was led by Professor John Moreland from the University of Sheffield's Department of Archaeology with help from the Friends of Sheffield Castle, Wessex Archaeology, and local historian and raconteur Ron Clayton.
It is believed that the first Castle on the site in Sheffield was a Norman motte & bailey castle (usually attributed to William de Lovetot, an Anglo-Norman Baron), with the earliest known reference to a castle at Sheffield being around 1188. The castle passed to the Furnival family who supported the Royalist cause during the Second Barons' War of 1264–1267. In 1266 a party of anti-monarchy barons, led by John de Eyvill, passed through Sheffield, apparently burning the castle.
In 1270 Thomas de Furnival obtained a charter from King Henry III to build a castle at Sheffield and this is the more well known one. It was built of stone and extended from the River Sheaf to Waingate and then from the river Don to Dixon Lane, an area of about 4.2 acres (17,000 m2; 180,000 sq ft). A 2,461-acre (9.96 km2; 3.845 sq mi) deer park was attached to the castle, one of the largest deer parks in the country at the time. Mary, Queen of Scots, was held prisoner in this castle and its associated estates for 14 years between 1570 and 1584. he castle was held by Royalist forces for part of the English Civil War, and was surrendered to the Parliamentarians in 1644 following a short siege. Its destruction was then ordered by an Act of Parliament in 1647 and the castle was razed to the ground. Over future years the site became home to a bowling green, cementation furnace, slaughter houses and then Castle Market in the 1960s.
Sadly there are no contemporary paintings or plans of Sheffield Castle so all reconstructions of Sheffield Castle are based on surviving descriptions and archaeology. The first excavation was led by Leslie Armstrong in 1927 and this discovered the gatehouse. The ruins here are quite extensive, a small portion of which is viewable, though via a manhole cover and step ladders and has been sealed now for several years. There is a second room containing a section of castle wall that is accessible and it was this that was viewable on the Heritage Open Days. It is hoped that in the future the site will be turned into a park with both the River Sheaf and Sheffield Castle foundations uncovered for all to enjoy.
Gordon Highlanders Statue, Castlegate, Aberdeen which was unveiled by HRH Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay (Prince of Wales), 15th October 2011
Gordon Highlanders Statue, Castlegate, Aberdeen which was unveiled by HRH Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay (Prince of Wales), 15th October 2011 with motorcade heading up Union Street with dust/smoke coming from construction work at Esslemont & MacIntosh building
Gordon Highlanders Statue, Castlegate, Aberdeen which was unveiled by HRH Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay (Prince of Wales), 15th October 2011
Dudley; a city of ambition
Council bosses have highlighted Dudley’s rich history and heritage as the “jewel in the crown” of an application being submitted for city status.
In 2012 one borough in Britain will be given the honour of city status to mark the Queen’s Jubilee and Dudley is among a number of places put in a bid.
:: more on city status bid at www.dudley.gov.uk/welcome/news-in-dudley/may-2011/dudley-...
:: read the submission narrative - Dudley; a city of ambition at www.dudley.gov.uk/community-and-living
Gordon Highlanders Statue, Castlegate, Aberdeen which was unveiled by HRH Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay (Prince of Wales), 15th October 2011