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HER Number (PRN):06164
Name:Drawbridge arch, Broad Gate, Ludlow
Type of Record:Monument
Protected Status:Conservation Area: Ludlow

Monument Type(s):

Summary

Fragments of stone arches which supported drawbridge over the ditch immediately S of Broad Gate (PRN 11006) have been observed in the cellar of Chandler's Cottage.

Parish:Ludlow, South Shropshire, Shropshire
Map Sheet:SO57SW
Grid Reference:SO 5120 7437

Related records

11006Part of: Broad Gate, Ludlow (Building)

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events: None recorded

Description

Fragments of stone arches which supported drawbridge over ditch immediately S of Broad Gate observed in cellar of Chandler's Cottage. The drawbridge at Broad Gate was documented in use in 1091 <1>
CMHTS Record Sheet <2>
CMHTS Report <3>


<01> Lloyd D J & Moran Madge, 1978, The Corner Shop - a History of Bodenhams from the Middle Ages, p12,Fig6f (Volume). SSA11565.


<02> Dalwood Hal, 1993/ 1996, CMHTS SMR Records Shropshire: Ludlow, Ludlow 6164 (Record form). SSA19968.


<03> Dalwood Hal et al, 1996, Archaeological Assessment of Ludlow, Shropshire (CMHTS) (Historic landscape survey report). SSA12072.

Sources

[01]SSA11565 - Volume: Lloyd D J & Moran Madge. 1978. The Corner Shop - a History of Bodenhams from the Middle Ages. Ludlow Historical Research Group Papers. p12,Fig6f.
[02]SSA19968 - Record form: Dalwood Hal. 1993/ 1996. CMHTS SMR Records Shropshire: Ludlow. Central Marches Historic Towns Survey record form. Vol 5. Ludlow 6164.
[03]SSA12072 - Historic landscape survey report: Dalwood Hal et al. 1996. Archaeological Assessment of Ludlow, Shropshire (CMHTS). Hereford & Worcester CAS Rep. Rep 327.
Date Last Edited:May 9 2014 4:56PM