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Castle Cottage
Hob Uid: 312545
Location : Sheffield Stocksbridge
Grid Ref : SK2713096820
Summary : Two cottages, now one dwelling. Built in the 16th or early 17th century and altered and extended in the 19th century. The stone building is two storeyed, with the older fabric to the southern end. It is thought to represent a surviving vestige of Bolsterstone Castle.
More information : [SK 2717 9683] Bolsterstone Castle [G.T.] (Remains of) [T.I.] (1) Numbers 6 and 8 Foldering's Lane. A stone building perhaps part of the castle divided into two cottages. The cottage on the South has a blocked 16th-17th century stone doorway and three or four 16th-17th century stone mullioned windows. (2) The two cottages known as Bolsterstone Castle are correctly described by authority 3. They are mainly of 19th C. construction with the 16th-17th remains incorporated in the South and S.W. walls. GP AO.61.171.5 shows the SW aspect. (3) Condition unchanged. Neither cottage is outstanding. (4)

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Source details : OS 6' 1955
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Source details : Min. of Housing File No. 1678/11/A (Stocksbridge U.D.C.1.11.60)
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Source details : F1 RL 04-JUL-61
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Source details : F2 RWE 21-JAN-65
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Source details : 08-Aug-85
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : C16/early C17
Monument End Date : 1623
Monument Start Date : 1500
Monument Type : Castle, Fortified House, Gatehouse
Evidence : Demolished Building, Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : C16/early C17
Monument End Date : 1632
Monument Start Date : 1500
Monument Type : Castle, Fortified House, Gatehouse
Evidence : Demolished Building, Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : C19
Monument End Date : 1900
Monument Start Date : 1801
Monument Type : House
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 335489
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SK 29 NE 1
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1961-07-04
End Date : 1961-07-04

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1965-01-21
End Date : 1965-01-21

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 2005-01-01
End Date : 2006-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Castle Cottage