Walls of the Outer Bailey at Beeston Castle
WALLS OF THE OUTER BAILEY AT BEESTON CASTLE, CASTLE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1130513
- Date first listed:
- 01-Mar-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Walls of the Outer Bailey at Beeston Castle
- Statutory Address:
- WALLS OF THE OUTER BAILEY AT BEESTON CASTLE, CASTLE ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1130513
- Date first listed:
- 01-Mar-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 03-Apr-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Walls of the Outer Bailey at Beeston Castle
- Statutory Address 1:
- WALLS OF THE OUTER BAILEY AT BEESTON CASTLE, CASTLE ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- WALLS OF THE OUTER BAILEY AT BEESTON CASTLE, CASTLE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Beeston
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 53921 59148
Details
SJ 55 NW,
5/9
BEESTON C.P.,
(Off) CASTLE ROAD,
Walls of the Outer Bailey at Beeston Castle
(formerly listed as: Beeston Castle)
01.03.67.
G.V.
I
Section of walling, gatehouse and towers of outer bailey wall. c.1220
altered late C13/early C14. Built for Ranulf de Blundeville, 7th Earl
of Chester. Roughly coursed red sandstone. There is a break in the
walling at the point of the former gatehouse. The southern walling
has six D-shaped and one rectangular tower. At the northern end of
the wall are remnants of the southern tower of the gatehouse.
Immediately to the left of this and adjacent is a later C15 or C16
square garderobe tower. To the left of this are 5 further D-shaped
towers divided by curtain walling. Each tower has one or two lateral
arrow slits covering the curtain walls. The northern walling has
three D-shaped towers. At the southern end of the wall are remnants
of the northern tower of the gatehouse. The lower courses of the
walls and towers are all that remain, the upper courses having been
demolished c.1646 or thereafter. On the death of Ranulf de
Blundeville's nephew the castle passed to the Crown. In the late C13
and early C14 Edward I carried out modernising alterations. By the
late C16 Leland described the castle as "shattered and ruinous". In
1643 it was partially repaired and occupied by parliamentary troops
and taken by Royalist forces in the same year. It was partially
demolished in 1646 to prevent its repeated use as a stronghold.
Archaeological evidence of Bronze and Iron-age settlements on the site
has been found.
Listing NGR: SJ5393159215
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 55799
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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