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| Name: | Castle 1826 tower |
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| HER Reference: | WCM96025 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | SO 849 543 |
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| Map Sheet: | SO85SW |
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| Parish: | Worcester (Non Civil Parish), Worcester City, Worcestershire |
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Monument Types
- TOWER (MEDIEVAL - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (between))
Full description
Round stone tower, part of Worcester Castle.
Location uncertain. Was found when the old County Gaol buildings (WCM 96019) were demolished in 1826. It was said to have been discovered 'close to the wall dividing the domain of the castle from the cathedral'. 'Its top very little exceeded the height of the present wall, while its base was deeply embedded in the earth, so that since its erection the ground had been raised at least eight or ten feet. It was of unknown antiquity. In repairing the wall this curious relique of the castle was pulled down' {1}. The description places the tower in the area of the gaol buildings, towards the east end of the castle/King's School site. But the illustration accompanying the text in Lees 1828 {ref} shows the tower attached to a wall that retains a substantial difference in ground level. Such a change in level now occurs along the southern Cathedral Close boundary only in the garden of 10 College Green, immediately north of the site of the motte. The tower does not, as Beardsmore suggests {2} seem to be represented on Henry Seward's plan of May 1819 {3}.
add refs to Napthan reports with discussion of this
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Article in serial: Beardsmore, C. 1980. Documentary evidence for the history of Worcester city defences. Trans Worcestershire Archaeol Soc. 3rd ser, 7. 58. |
| <2> | Monograph: Lees, E. 1828. Ambrose Florence, The Stranger's Guide. Published in Worcester. 76-77. |
| <3> | Unpublished document: Worcestershire County Record Office. Worcestershire County Record Office. 5369/36. |
Related records
| WCM96017 | Part of: Worcester Castle (Monument) |
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