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| Name: | MEDIEVAL TOWN WALL OF STAMFORD |
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| HER Number: | MLI30628 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
MEDIEVAL TOWN WALL OF STAMFORD
| Grid Reference: | TF 025 069 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF00NW |
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| Parish: | STAMFORD, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
Appears to have been built by the reign of King Stephen. Probaly destroyed in 1461 during the Wars of the Roses. The only extant portion of the wall is from TF0251406984-TF0252606996. It shows evidence of modern restoration & coping.{1}{2}{3}{4}
<1> SMR cards for Stamford, TF 00 NW:BD - (Index). SLI3292.
<2> Ordnance Survey, O.S. cards for Stamford, TF 00 NW:1,1961, BHS (Index). SLI2751.
<3> Allen, Thomas, 1834, The history of the county of Lincoln, from the earliest period to the present time, VOL 2, P 319 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI883.
<4> C.W. Phillips, 1934, 'The Present State of Archaeology in Lincolnshire: Part 1' in the Archaeological Journal, VOL 90, P 381 (Article in Serial). SLI322.
Monument Types
- TOWN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WALL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status
- Conservation Area
- Scheduled Monument
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Index: SMR cards for Stamford. STAMFORD. TF 00 NW:BD -. |
| <2> | Index: Ordnance Survey. O.S. cards for Stamford. STAMFORD. TF 00 NW:1,1961, BHS. |
| <3> | Bibliographic Reference: Allen, Thomas. 1834. The history of the county of Lincoln, from the earliest period to the present time. VOL 2, P 319. |
| <4> | Article in Serial: C.W. Phillips. 1934. 'The Present State of Archaeology in Lincolnshire: Part 1' in the Archaeological Journal. VOL 90, P 381. |
Related records
| MLI30635 | Related to: BRIDGE GATE (Monument) |
| MLI30637 | Related to: Remains of a bastion of the town wall, Wharf Road, Stamford (Monument) |
| MLI30631 | Related to: SITE OF MEDIEVAL NEWGATE (Monument) |
| MLI30630 | Related to: ST CLEMEMT GATE, SCOTGATE (Monument) |
| MLI30633 | Related to: St George's Gate, Cornstall (Monument) |
| MLI30629 | Related to: ST PETER'S GATE (Monument) |
| MLI35034 | Related to: Tower of medieval Town Wall, West Street, Stamford (Monument) |
| MLI30639 | Related to: TOWER, TOWN WALL, WHARFE ROAD (Monument) |
| MLI30634 | Related to: WATER GATE (Monument) |
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