H5N1 squad of archaeologists is laid upwards to expose the lost remains of Sheffield Castle every bit business office of a projection that could travel used to assist regenerate business office of the city. The dig is a cardinal aspect of the City Council’s ‘Castlegate Kickstart’ projection to assist boost the city’s ancient heart.
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| Excavations at the Sheffield castle site [Credit: University of Sheffield] |
Findings from the excavations, which are instantly underway, are laid upwards to inform a collaboration betwixt the University of Sheffield, Sheffield City Council as well as the Friends of Sheffield Castle to inspire regeneration of the city’s Castlegate Quarter.
Ongoing operate yesteryear the University’s Department of Archaeology has revealed the history behind the castle, as well as a mass on their findings volition travel published adjacent year, spell students from the University’s School of Architecture accept developed designs for the occupation of the site to attract business, investment as well as tourism to the area.
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| Reconstruction of the castle's Gatehouse [Credit: University of Sheffield] |
“Specialists from the University of Sheffield volition render adept input on the history of the site as well as the works as well as faunal assemblages. Wessex Archaeology is real much looking forrard to combining the best of 2 corking organisations for the practise goodness of this historic site.”
The VR sense is existence developed yesteryear Sheffield-based creative means Human alongside archaeologists, architects as well as figurer scientists from the University, as well as is funded yesteryear the Arts as well as Humanities Research Council as well as the Engineering as well as Physical Sciences Research Council. The Principal Investigator on this projection is the Head of the Department of Archaeology at the University, Professor Dawn Hadley, who said: “This is an exciting first that volition select the castle dorsum to life, showing non only what the Castlegate district looked similar inwards the Middle Ages but besides inspiring ideas for the regeneration of the site”.
Professor John Moreland, who leads the Castlegate projection at the University of Sheffield, said: “We’re delighted that the adjacent stage of our enquiry into Sheffield Castle is laid upwards to start this week. We’ve known close approximately of the history of the castle as well as its purpose inwards medieval England for quite approximately fourth dimension now, but what nosotros don’t know is how much to a greater extent than of it remains on the castle’s site.
“The Castlegate Quarter of Sheffield is due for regeneration, as well as nosotros believe that the presence of the castle increases the attractiveness of the site for developers. Our operate alongside Wessex North, Sheffield City Council as well as the Friends of Sheffield Castle to hold back for farther remains volition hateful that the urban kernel tin occupation the area’s heritage to programme for its future.”
Sheffield Castle was in i lawsuit i of the grandest as well as most powerful inwards the northward of medieval England. It was domicile to approximately of the corking families at the fourth dimension – including the de Furnivals, Nevils, Shrewsburys as well as Howards.
Mary Queen of Scots was held prisoner in that place for xiv years betwixt 1570 as well as 1584, before she was executed inwards 1587. The castle was as well as therefore destroyed yesteryear Parliament next the Civil War inwards 1646.
For to a greater extent than information on the history of Sheffield Castle as well as what has been institute therefore far, visit: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/archaeology/news/sheffield-castle-1.666864
Source: The University of Sheffield [August 15, 2018]
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