| HER Number (PRN): | 06175 |
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| Name: | The Great Tower, Ludlow Castle |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Protected Status: | Conservation Area: Ludlow |
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Monument Type(s):
Summary
A small excavation within the "Great Tower", c1903, showed part of original gatehouse was incorporated in the tower. The basement of the tower was later converted into a prison.
| Parish: | Ludlow, South Shropshire, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SO57SW |
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| Grid Reference: | SO 5082 7460 |
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Related records
| 01176 | Related to: Ludlow Castle (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESA24 - 1903-1907 Excavation at Ludlow Castle by W H St John Hope
- ESA23 - 1903 to 1909 detailed survey of buildings at Ludlow Castle by W H St John Hope
Description
A small excavation within the "Great Tower", c1903, showed part of original gatehouse was incorporated in tower. Basement of tower later converted into a prison. Reconstructions of gatehouse as built shown as plan <1>
CMHTS Record Sheet <2>
CMHTS Report <3>
Reroofed in early 2019. <4>
Sources
| [01] | SSA4701 - Article in serial: Hope W H St John. 1909. The Castle of Ludlow. Archaeologia. Vol 61. Pt 1, p257-328. p306-9,PlateXLI. |
| [02] | SSA19968 - Record form: Dalwood Hal. 1993/ 1996. CMHTS SMR Records Shropshire: Ludlow. Central Marches Historic Towns Survey record form. Vol 5. Ludlow 6175. |
| [03] | SSA12072 - Historic landscape survey report: Dalwood Hal et al. 1996. Archaeological Assessment of Ludlow, Shropshire (CMHTS). Hereford & Worcester CAS Rep. Rep 327. |
| [04] | SSA30736 - Photograph: Garner Southall Architects. 2019. Photographs of new roof at Ludlow Castle Great Tower. Colour. Digital. |
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 5 2019 1:45PM |
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