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Name:Castle gatehouse
HER Reference:WCM96159
Type of record:Monument
Parish:Worcester, Worcestershire

Full description

see 96017

Sheriffs' accounts in the reigns of Henry II and Richard I (1154-89/99) record expenditure on the Tower (probably wooden), motte, gate, bridge, the palisade round the castle, the king's hall, chamber, and the cellars of the king's houses. The motte was repaired in 1198-99 and the gate rebuilt in stone in 1204 {2}.

Related records

WCM96017Part of: Worcester Castle (Monument)