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Aberdeen Castle Gate Mercat Cross built in 1686. A mercat cross is a Scots name for the market cross found in many Scottish cities.
A Partridge in a Pear Tree wood sculpture at Castlegate, Aberdeen as part of Winter Festival 12 Days of Christmas trail
Aberdeen history. Now cobbled over this entire piece of land where they hold street markets. The low buildings you see in the middle are public toilets under the ground level, now they had the roof removed and the toilets filled in. They still exist under the rubble under the cobbled area.
Sheffield Castle.
The Latest Discoveries.
New excavations at the castle heat up as archaeologists may have uncovered "oldest furnace in Sheffield". A new excavation area is being investigated by archaeologists from Wessex Archaeology. The area is located on the eastern side of Castle Hill, extending north from the previous dig, towards the upper chamber which contains listed castle remains. The excavation, overseen by construction engineering specialists Keltbray, is part of Sheffield City Council's Castlegate Regeneration Project.
The four-week-long dig has already provided much food for thought as excavations have revealed not one but two cementation furnaces - but it doesn't stop there. The first furnace was identified during earlier excavations, but the second was completely unknown prior to this work, sparking discussion that the two furnaces may share a single chimney.
Archaeologist Ashley Tuck said this also may be the same furnace that was called the "oldest furnace in Sheffield" as it described in a 1915 newspaper article and in Himsworth's 1920s diary. We don't know if it's the same one yet but there is a photo of a large stone structure with two openings, which correlates with what we have on site.
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Sheffield Castle was constructed at the confluence of the Rivers Sheaf and Don, dominating the early town. A motte and bailey castle had been constructed on the site at some time in the century following the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. This was destroyed in the Second Barons' War. Construction of a second castle, this time in stone, began four years later in 1270.
Mary, Queen of Scots was held prisoner in this castle and its associated estates at various times during the 14 years between 1570 and 1584, alternating with other properties of George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury. The 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 demolition was ordered soon after, and the castle was razed.
There are no known surviving drawings or plans of the castle, but excavations in the 1920s revealed stone foundations from the castle begun in 1270 as well as evidence of earlier structures. Further architectural investigation was made possible in 2015 following the demolition of the 20th-century market which had been built on top of the ruins.
Aberdeen Castle Gate Mercat Cross built in 1686. A mercat cross is a Scots name for the market cross found in many Scottish cities.
As part of the Castlegate Festival, old Sheffield street names have been resurrected in a series of signs across the area during September 2019. What is now Commercial Street near Ponds Forge used to be Shemeld Croft.
Picture of Hole 9 from CastleGate Minigolf in New Jersey. See our review at www.theputtingpenguin.com
Fairfax House, Castlegate, York, 1755-62.
By John Carr of York (1723-1807).
For Viscount Fairfax of Emley.
Grade l listed.
Dame Frances Hardies, Wife of Sir William Hardies.
unknown artist.
Oil on canvas, c1720.
Fairfax House is a triumph of Georgian design. Bought by Charles Gregory, 9th Viscount Fairfax of Emley, for £2000 in 1759, he employed master architect John Carr of York to transform the existing building into a magnificent and fashionable townhouse. Lord Fairfax gifted the house to his sole surviving child making Anne Fairfax a property-owning woman in her own right.
Here both Anne and her Father spent the winter season. Standing on the thriving street of Castlegate, the main thoroughfare to York Castle, and sitting on the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss, Fairfax House was at the very centre of York’s polite society and perfectly positioned as a base from which to enjoy York’s burgeoning city-life and social scene.
Fairfax House, Castlegate, York, 1755-62.
By John Carr of York (1723-1807).
For Viscount Fairfax of Emley.
Grade l listed.
Charles Gregory, 9th Viscount Fairfax. (1700-1772).
Theodore Ramos (1928-2018).
Oil on canvas, 1989.
Fairfax House is a triumph of Georgian design. Bought by Charles Gregory, 9th Viscount Fairfax of Emley, for £2000 in 1759, he employed master architect John Carr of York to transform the existing building into a magnificent and fashionable townhouse. Lord Fairfax gifted the house to his sole surviving child making Anne Fairfax a property-owning woman in her own right.
Here both Anne and her Father spent the winter season. Standing on the thriving street of Castlegate, the main thoroughfare to York Castle, and sitting on the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss, Fairfax House was at the very centre of York’s polite society and perfectly positioned as a base from which to enjoy York’s burgeoning city-life and social scene.
Picture of Hole 13 from CastleGate Minigolf in New Jersey. See our review at www.theputtingpenguin.com