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1a Castle Gates, Shrewsbury's Reference Library, and the adjacent archway that once led to Blower's Repository, now (rather aptly) the entrance to the Shropshire Archives, the records and research centre.
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
THE YORK STORY, CASTLEGATE, YORK
Grade I Listed
List Entry Number: 1259342
Details
YORK
SE6051NW CASTLEGATE 1112-1/28/146 (North East side) 14/06/54 The York Story (Formerly Listed as: CASTLEGATE The Heritage Centre)
GV I
Formerly known as: Church of St Mary CASTLEGATE. Parish church, now exhibition centre. C15, incorporating remnants of early C11 nave, north arcades of C12 and C14, and south arcade of early C13. Restoration of 1867-70 included new east window, re-roofing and renewal of east end parapet. Church redundant in 1958; converted to exhibition centre 1974-75. C19 restoration by William Butterfield. C20 conversion by George Pace and Ronald Sims.
MATERIALS: magnesian limestone incorporating re-used gritstone; roofs of slate and lead.
EXTERIOR: chancel and north and south chapels; 3-bay nave with low clerestory, and 4-bay north and south aisles; embraced west tower and spire. Clerestory obscured by parapet, embattled at east end and on south side, plain elsewhere. Church is supported on all sides by buttresses with offsets, most with gabled pinnacles and gargoyles. Chancel and chapels on single chamfered plinth, remainder of church and tower on double chamfered plinth. Windows generally have hoodmoulds on corbel or head stops. Renewed east window is pointed, of 3 stepped cinquefoiled lights beneath panel traceried head. East window of north chapel is pointed, of 3 cinquefoiled lights beneath two tiers of panel tracery with embattled transoms. Sill band below east window stepped down beneath north chapel window. South chapel is set back and has pointed east window of 3 lights, now altered to doorway. On north side, easternmost bay has inserted pointed arched doorway; towards west end is blocked C14 doorway with 2-centred moulded arch; both doors beneath square-headed windows. Windows generally are square-headed, of 2 or 3 trefoiled or cinquefoiled ogee-arched lights beneath embattled transoms and panel tracery. Towards the east end is reset square-headed C14 window of 4 trefoiled lights with cusped curvilinear tracery. Western window beneath tower is pointed, of 3 foiled ogee-arched lights beneath two tiers of panel tracery. Moulded string, stepped in places, runs beneath windows. C19 south door in pointed arch of two orders, the inner chamfered, the outer roll-moulded and springing from carved corbels; square-headed window above. To west of door, length of C13 masonry incorporating original lancet survives. Below, and to west of, chancel south window is blocked segment-arched doorway. Elsewhere windows correspond to those on north side. 3-stage tower has square ground stage, surmounted by embattled parapet and walkway; second and belfry stages are octagonal, with broaches at the base, from which tapering buttresses with gargoyles rise above plain parapet to crocketed pinnacles; recessed spire is octagonal. Pointed west window has 5 cinquefoiled lights beneath double tier of panel tracery with embattled transoms. On each side of window is a carved corbel beneath trefoiled ogee-arched canopy, rib-vaulted on the underside, and surmounted by a crocket. Above the window is a vaulted niche, with trefoiled arch and steep crocketed canopy, housing a defaced figure of the Virgin Mary seated behind a balustrade. At west end of north aisle is doorway in 4-centred moulded arch, to south of low window of 5 foiled lights, 3 round-headed, 2 lancets. Above is a pointed window of 3 trefoiled round-headed lights beneath panel traceried head broken by encircled quatrefoil. Windows to west end of south aisle and south face of tower are of the same type. Upper stages of tower have tall similar windows, partly louvred and banded with panel tracery at belfry level, to three cardinal faces: the fourth, to east, has intersecting tracery in the head. Tall spire is crowned by gilded weathercock.
INTERIOR: chancel. 3-bay north arcade, with eastern arch of 2 chamfered orders on half-octagonal responds with moulded capitals and chamfered bases: narrow centre arch, continuously moulded, beneath crocketed hoodmould on headstops: 4-centred western arch of 2 chamfered orders on chamfered responds, with square capitals, coved on lower side, and later, moulded capitals superimposed. 2-bay south arcade, with eastern arch of continuous rolled and filleted mouldings beneath crocketed ogee hood: wide, double chamfered western arch on half-octagonal responds with moulded capitals and bases. Double chamfered chancel arch, inner order only with moulded capitals, outer continuous, beneath coved hoodmould on headstops. Flanking walls retain masonry of original church. Nave north arcade of three double chamfered arches beneath continuous hoodmould on animal headstops. Eastern arches are tall and pointed on half-cylindrical respond with moulded base and scalloped capital, and cylindrical piers with square abaci, one with scalloped capital, one with incised waterleaf. Western arch dies into octagonal tower pier on chamfered base, broach-stopped on to square plinth. South arcade of three double chamfered arches, two pointed, one semicircular, beneath continuous hoodmould on headstops. Half cylindrical east respond with moulded base and half-octagonal capital. First pier is octagonal, on moulded base, with octagonal capital; second pier cylindrical with double roll-moulded base on square plinth, and nailhead capital. Tower pier to west corresponds to that opposite. South aisle arch narrow, pointed, double chamfered,on responds with simple moulded capitals. Clerestory on both sides has 1-light window towards east end, and another of 3 cinquefoiled lights over the second pier. Tower arches of 2 hollow-chamfered orders dying into piers, south arch narrower than north arch. Western responds are half-octagonal with chamfered bases, broach-stopped on to square plinths. To north of west window, pointed chamfered doorway to tower stair. At west end of north aisle, former chapel doorway has 2-centred arch in deep hollow-chamfered surround. In chancel south wall, C19 piscina and restored sedilia of 3 stalls beneath cinquefoiled ogee-arched heads. In north chapel (now in staff lavatory), piscina in 2-centred arch with defaced cusping: arched tomb recess with filleted roll moulding (in staff room). In south chapel, aumbry in rebated surround, and piscina in trefoiled ogee arch; on east wall, 2 half-octagonal brackets with carved angels, each bearing heraldic shield of arms of the Graa family. In north aisle, three arched tomb recesses and plain round-headed stoup without bowl. Blocked chamfered north doorway with segmental head. In south aisle, rebated aumbry and piscina in 2-centred, hollow-chamfered arch. Beside south door, hollow niche for stoup, without bowl, in arched opening. Roofs. Chancel: principal rafter trusses with moulded and embattled, cambered ties on corbelheads, with pierced spandrels and panel-traceried tympana. Chancel north chapel and nave: king post trusses with moulded and embattled, cambered tie beams on moulded corbels, with pierced spandrels and cusped braces. Mutilated stone, c1000, discovered during restoration of 1870 and now attached to east respond of north aisle arcade, records the dedication of the church "in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and of St Mary and St Martin and of St Cuthbert and of all the saints".
MONUMENTS: south chapel - two wall tablets moved from North Chapel: Lewis West (d.1718) and wife Dorcas (d.1732); Richard Coulton (d.1713), Rector, and wife Elizabeth (d.1731). Also to Elizabeth Tweedy (d.1811), and husband John (d.1842). North aisle - tablet to William Mushet, MD, (d.1792), by Fisher of York; also to Rawlins Gould (d.1873). South aisle - William Mason (d.1708) and wife, Jane. (City of York: RCHME: The Central Area: HMSO: 1981-: 30-36).
Listing NGR: SE6043851626
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1259342
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St Mary Castlegate, York.
York St Mary’s is a beautiful medieval church which opened as a contemporary art venue in 2004.
From 2013 – 2015, York St Mary’s opened for a longer season with even more exhibitions during the closure of York Art Gallery for a major re-development project.
The church itself could date back as far as 1020 and a dedication stone inside bears an inscription saying it was built by ‘Efrard & Grim & Aese’. The remains of the original Saxon church are limited to stonework in the body of the church close to the chancel.
The bulk of the building dates to the early 13th century, with 14th and 15th century modifications and alterations. Records of burials in the church suggest it was a fashionable church towards the end of the medieval period. It has the tallest steeple in York at 47 metres high.
York St Mary’s was deconsecrated in 1958 and between 1975 and 2001 was a heritage centre.
www.yorkstmarys.org.uk/about-us/history-of-york-st-marys/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Church,_Castlegate,_York
Gordon Highlanders statue at Castlegate, Aberdeen - unveiled by HRH Prince Charles 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 veterans
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
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
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
The castlegate o Ceres in Fife. Ceres is pronoonced 'cere-iss'. A gate or gait is a wey, sae this is the wey that gaed tae the castle.
Photie bi Dr Dauvit Horsbroch.
Once again, a comparison of Pulsar and Eclipse Urban outside the Castlegate Centre - and yet again it's Arriva's 1485 and Compass Royston's NX59BYC.
Gordon Highlanders statue at Castlegate, Aberdeen - unveiled by HRH Prince Charles 15th October 2011
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
Gordon Highlanders Statue, Castlegate, Aberdeen which was unveiled by HRH Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay (Prince of Wales), 15th October 2011
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
This picture is part of a set showing streets in York, England, that are called " gates ", derived from the Viking word "gata" meaning a street.
Castlegate, the street leading to the castle.
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 (pictured here) 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.
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