NOTTINGHAM CASTLE MIDDLE BAILEY WALL AND TOWERS

NOTTINGHAM CASTLE MIDDLE BAILEY WALL AND TOWERS, CASTLE ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1246764
Date first listed:: 30-Nov-1995
List Entry Name:: NOTTINGHAM CASTLE MIDDLE BAILEY WALL AND TOWERS
Statutory Address:: NOTTINGHAM CASTLE MIDDLE BAILEY WALL AND TOWERS, CASTLE ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1246764
Date first listed:: 30-Nov-1995
List Entry Name:: NOTTINGHAM CASTLE MIDDLE BAILEY WALL AND TOWERS
Statutory Address 1:: NOTTINGHAM CASTLE MIDDLE BAILEY WALL AND TOWERS, CASTLE ROAD

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: NOTTINGHAM CASTLE MIDDLE BAILEY WALL AND TOWERS, CASTLE ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: City of Nottingham (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SK 56846 39549

Details

NOTTINGHAM

SK5639NE CASTLE ROAD 646-1/19/123 (West side (off)) Nottingham Castle Middle Bailey wall and towers

GV II

Part of the north wall of the middle bailey, and remains of 2 towers. Wall 1171-72, for Henry II. East tower (Black Tower) 1250-1270, for Henry III. West tower (King Richard's Tower), 1460-1485, for Richard III. Wall core, approx 2m high and 25m long, random rubble. Excavated and consolidated 1976-78. Black Tower, to east, coursed rubble, round, approx 10m across. King Richard's Tower, to west, excavated and consolidated 1978, ashlar and coursed squared rubble. Canted tower base with coped enclosing wall. Contains a rock-hewn well shaft. Important survivals of 3 phases of the medieval castle. (Get to know Nottingham: Hamilton A: Nottingham's Royal Castle: Nottingham: 1980-: 1,5,14,15).

Listing NGR: SK5684639549

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Legacy System number:: 455795
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

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Hamilton, A, 'Get To Know Nottingham' in Nottinghams Royal Castle, (1980), 1,5,14,15

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.