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Latest information on all things castle related

Manor Lodge ‘Re-Enactment’ Day
Our friends at Manor Lodge have a fantastic day of activities on Sept 5th including re-enactment of 1790 Redcoats, 15th c Knights in battle, Viking

Media interest in the future of the Castle site
Chair Martin Gorman and Committee member Ruth Morgan, recently took Telegraph Editor Ellen Beardmore round the Castle site and into the ruins Chamber. Here’s the

New book in memory of David Hey
The University of Hertfordshire Press has published “Histories of People and Landscape: Essays on the Sheffield region in memory of David Hey”. Edited by Richard


Earl Waltheof – Sheffield’s King Arthur?
A new Sheffield Libraries Podcast In this 48 minute broadcast you can journey back nearly a thousand years to discover more about Earl Waltheof, the

Zoom talk: Mary, Queen Of Scots – The Captive Queen In England 1568-87
Saturday, November 28 at 11.00 am Discover the fascinating story of Mary’s years in captivity in and around Yorkshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Nottinghamshire. This


Local Newspaper cuttings from the 1927 excavations
One of our members has found some old cuttings from local papers on the 1927 excavations which make interesting reading.

External Information
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

Plasterwork in Bishop’s House
This plaster overmantle is on the wall of the bedroom in Bishop’s 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