A batch of letters given to the British Library is throwing new light on the English monarch’s growing frustration with her exiled cousin – read the article here.
Local Newspaper cuttings from the 1927 excavations
October 13, 2020
A batch of letters given to the British Library is throwing new light on the English monarch’s growing frustration with her exiled cousin – read the article here.
One of our members has found some old cuttings from local papers on the 1927 excavations which make interesting reading.
Here are some links to information about the castle available on other sites. Gatehouse page Manor Lodge’s page Prospectus for Sheffield Castle Sheffield City Council’s
This plaster overmantle is on the wall of the bedroom in Bishops House. The room was built around 1650 and in 1648, William Blythe paid
Here is some information about previous excavations. You can also download pdf documents produced by ARCUS on two pieces of fieldwork. Trial trenching of Sheffield
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The Armada Portrait shown, is an interesting way to show how pictures of that time have changed over time. It’s mostly to do with the colour. For example those chocolate coloured bows were bright blue originally and the others vivid scarlet. The dress colour has also changed. The Red hair was was blond, though I think the face has been replaced at some point. The sea of the ships was of course blue. The curtains might have been emerald green. Indeed most of the blue’s and greens have vanished from the picture. Silver items have also turned black. It’s common for colour to change over time. Most of the pictures have suffered from this. Another good example is the Rainbow Portrait. The Rainbow looks like the back of a ghostly chair arm. Of course it would have all the colours of the rainbow on it. As one would expect.