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Record Details

MonUID:MST59
HER Number:00059
Type of record:Building
Name:Stafford Castle Keep

Summary

The listed and scheduled remains of a keep at Stafford Castle, erected in circa 1815 by Lord Stafford on the site of an earlier castle building of medieval date. The standing remains may

Grid Reference:SJ 9015 2227
Map Sheet:SJ92SW
Parish:Castle Church, Stafford Borough
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Monument Type(s):

  • KEEP (Built, MEDIEVAL - 1348 AD to 1348 AD)
  • FOLLY (Altered, Georgian - 1817 AD to 1817 AD)

Associated Events:

  • EST1590 - An archaeological research project on Stafford Castle.
  • EST180 - An archaeological excavation at Stafford Castle (in 1982).
  • EST1174 - An archaeological assessment of one of six areas on the outskirts of Stafford town Centre: Burleyfields
  • EST403 - Site visits to a number of scheduled monuments in Stafford Borough by a Field Monument Warden (1982).
  • EST1159 - An archaeological desk-based assessment of the M6 corridor in Staffordshire. (Ref: Report 2)
  • EST647 - Survey, excavation and research at Stafford Castle from 1978 -1998. (NRHE Name - Stafford Castle)
  • EST1735 - An archaeological watching brief at Stafford Castle, September 2005. (NRHE Name - Stafford Castle)
  • EST3521 - An earthwork and standing building survey of Stafford Castle and its environs, 1996-1997. (NRHE Name - RCHME: Stafford Castle Survey)
  • EST3986 - A conservation management plan and survey of Stafford Castle, 2019-2021. (Ref: edp0413_r034a)

Protected Status:

  • Listed Building (II) 1116695: Stafford Castle (remains)
  • Scheduled Monument 1007722: Stafford Castle and Associated Medieval Settlement

Full description

Keep: A stone keep built (or re-built) by Ralph, Earl of Stafford, in circa 1348. Some medieval core work may remain on the motte. <1>

A castle built in 1348 by Ralph, Baron of Stafford, on the site of an earlier motte and bailey castle. <2>

In 1348 a rectangular tower with five polygonal turrets was built on the summit of a mound at Stafford. <3>

The main accommodation was in the hall and towers. <4>

Folly: The keep of Stafford Castle was rebuilt as a Gothic looking mansion. Work commenced in 1817 but was never completed. The keep was partly demolished in 1963 as it was considered unsafe. <not sourced>

The remains of a rectangular keep with four polygonal corner towers and one in the long side. This was the baronial castle of Stafford, built soon after the conquest by Robert de Stafford or one of his successors. Probably demolished by Henry II in the Mid 12th century. In 1348 Ralph de Stafford recived a licence to crenellate his manor having, in 1347, mande an agreement for a building with Banastre, a master mason. The castle remained in the hands of the Stafford family throughout the middle ages. <5>

Sources and further reading

---SST5815 - Other Report: The Environmental Dimension Partnership Ltd. 2021. Stafford Castle Conservation Management Plan.
<1>SST3723 - Designation Record: Department for Culture Media and Sport / English Heritage. Ongoing-2016. Scheduled Monument Designation Documents, Scheduled Monument Consents and Section 17 Management Agreements. AM 107 (C.A. Snowdon, 1982).
<2>SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SJ 92 SW - 2 ('Transactions of the Old Stafford Society' (1951-1952) page 10 (Sub-Committee Report)).
<3>SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SJ 92 SW - 2 ('The English Castle' by H. Braun, 1936, page 107).
<4>SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SJ 92 SW - 2 ('Military Architecture in England' by A.H. Thompson, 1912, pages 365-367).
<5>SST2107 - Serial: University of Keele. 1966. North Staffordshire Journal of Field Studies volume 6 (1966). 'The Medieval Castles of Staffordshire' by L.M. Cantor - pages 44-45.
<6>SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SJ 92 SW - 2 ('Collections for a History of Staffs' Vol 8, Pt. 2 (1887) p17-21 by T.J. de Mazzinghi).
<7>SST4181 - Other Report: Cameron Moffett, Hilary White & Roy Barnes (Stafford Borough Council). 1984. Stafford Castle: Past Work and Recent Progress.
<8>SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SJ 92 SW - 2 (V.J. Burton - Ordnance Survey Field Inspector - 24-Jan-1958).
<9>SST3044 - Verbal communication: R.A. Meeson (Staffordshire County Council). 1980 - 2000. Comments on sites in Staffordshire by R.A. Meeson.
<10>SST3594 - Published Book: Stafford Borough Council. 2001. Stafford Castle: Survey, Excavation and Research 1978-1998. Volume 1 - The Survey..
<11>SST3958 - Desk Based Assessment Report: John Darlington and David Wilkinson (Stafford Borough Council). 1991. M6 Widening: An Archaeological Assessment (Archaeology Section Report 2).
<12>SST3971 - Desk Based Assessment Report: Stafford Borough Council. 1991. Local Plan Housing and Industrial Allocation: An Archaeological Assessment.
<13>SST1210 - Serial: CBA West Midlands. 1983. West Midlands Archaeology 26 (1983). Pages 117-119.
<14>SST11 - Published Book: Stafford Borough Council/Iain Sodin - Editor (Northamptonshire Archaeology). 2007. Stafford Castle: Survey, Excavation and Research 1978-1998 Volume II - The Excavations.

Related records

00058Part of: Stafford Castle (Monument)

Associated Documents

A conservation management plan and survey of Stafford Castle, 2019-2021.
© The Environmental Dimension Partnership Ltd

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