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Monument Number 922148
Hob Uid: 922148
Location : Staffordshire East Staffordshire Tutbury
Grid Ref : SK2096029120
Summary : Tower, built c1450, of Tutbury Castle (SK 22 NW 2).
More information : (SK 20962912). The existing tower at the SE angle of the castle was completed soon after 1450. It contains two large chambers approached by a common newel staircase symmetrically placed between them. Beneath each chamber there is a cellar which was designed to be vaulted, but in both cases was left incomplete, a timber floor being inserted in its place. A large Perpendicular window indicates that the tower was residential rather than defensive. (1)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : List of King's Works Vol 2 1962 848-9 (RA Brown et al)
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Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Tower
Evidence : Building

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Staffordshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 40
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : ST 22
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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 273478
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SK 22 NW 30
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Monument Number 922148