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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
Earl of Shrewsbury’s inventory
This is a copy of the inventory of all the goods belonging to the Earl of Shrewsbury for the use of Mary when she was
The Old Queen’s Head or the Hall-in-the-Ponds
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
Castle presentation
Professor John Moreland and Professor Dawn Hadley will be making a presentation about the amazing new book on Sunday, 18 October at 1:00pm More details
Castlegate Sheffield: Excavating the Past, Building the Future. Film shown during Festival of the Mind 2020.
During Sheffield University’s Festival of the Mind 2020, the book on Sheffield Castle was launched with a panel debate on the future of the site.
Ron’s Letter to The Star
We wanted to share this letter to The Star by Ron. Watch out for news on the public consultation on the Castle site, coming in
In the press
The publicity generated by the the University has produced a mentions in the I and many other newspapers (links below). Metro Scotland – Sheffield Castle
Radio Sheffield interview
Here’s a link to an interview on Radio Sheffield this morning (7 Sept) with Toby Foster and our own Prof John Moreland who talks about
Archaeological Evaluation Report – Sheffield Castle
The final report on the archaeological investigations carried out by Wessex Archaeology in 2018 is now available to read/view on the Wessex website. Follow copy
Report from our 2020 AGM
The 7th AGM of the Friends of Sheffield Castle took place on 30th July via on line meeting site Zoom as unfortunately it was impossible
