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Plasterwork in Bishops House
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

Archaeological Investigations
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

A history
In this brief summary it is intended to lay out the basic history of Sheffield Castle and attempt to give some idea of the nature

A Castle timeline
1086 Domesday Book records Earl Waltheof, (Anglo-Saxon) Lord of Hallamshire, having a hall, believed to be on the site of the later castle c. 1120

Lady Arbella Stuart
Here is a fascinating story of someone who lived at the Castle for a short while… Lady Arbella Stuart In the Picture Gallery at Hardwick

A history of Sheffield Castle & Markets
This 36 page document was published some years ago to promote the Castle Market. It contains some fascinating information and images, a quality piece of

Sheffield Past and Present – Rev Alfred Gatty, 1873
Fascinating details can be found in this transcription by Peter Bayliss The Reverend Gatty begins by describing how, after the line of the Earls of

Lady’s Bridge, Sheffield
Written by James R. Wigfull, A.R.I.E.A. Provided by Peter Bayliss. First published in the transactions of the Hunter Archaeological Society and reproduced with their kind

ARCUS report
The ARCUS (Archaeological Research and Consultancy at the University of Sheffield) Report 669b(1) was prepared by Michael McCoy and Mark Stenton, with illustrations by Marcus