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Name:MEDIEVAL TOWN WALL OF STAMFORD
HER Number:30628
Type of record:Monument

Summary

MEDIEVAL TOWN WALL OF STAMFORD

Grid Reference:TF 025 069
Map Sheet:TF00NW
Parish:STAMFORD, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

Full description

Appears to have been built by the reign of Stephen. Probaly destroyed in 1461 during the Wars of the Roses. The only extant portion of the wall is from TF0251406984-TF0252606996. It shows evidence of modern restoration & coping.{1}{2}{3}{4}

Monument Types

  • TOWN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WALL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status

  • Scheduled Monument

Sources and further reading

<1>Index: SMR FILE. STAMFORD. TF 00 NW:BD -
<2>Index: OS CARD INDEX. STAMFORD. TF 00 NW:1,1961, BHS
<3>Bibliographic reference: ALLEN, T.. 1934. HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF LINCOLNSHIRE. VOL 2, P 319
<4>Article in serial: PHILLIPS, C.W.. 1934. ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL. VOL 90, P 381

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30637Related to: BASTION, TOWN WALL, WHARF ROAD (Monument)
30635Related to: BRIDGE GATE (Monument)
30636Related to: CHARLES I POSTERN (Monument)
30631Related to: SITE OF MEDIEVAL NEWGATE (Monument)
30630Related to: ST CLEMEMT GATE, SCOTGATE (Monument)
30633Related to: ST GEORGES GATE, CORNSTALL (Monument)
30629Related to: ST PETER'S GATE (Monument)
35034Related to: TOWER OF CITY WALL, WEST STREET, STAMFORD (Monument)
30639Related to: TOWER, TOWN WALL, WHARFE ROAD (Monument)
30634Related to: WATER GATE (Monument)