Local history: Stokesay Castle- physical features. Flashcards
how many acres of farming land did it have?
120.
how many acres of meadow did it have?
6.
hall: how many windows and what was the design?
3 large windows.
half glazed/covered with wooden shutters.
hall: how many arches were holding up what?
3 wooden arches held up the timber roof and staircase.
hall: what were the treads cut from?
whole tree trunk.
hall: what did the tree treads have that was the same as the south block and north tower and solar.
same carpenters mark.
hall: what were the uses?
business conducted.
meals.
servants slept.
hall: source of heat?
no fireplace or heath.
open fire in the middle, smoke escaped through opening in the roof.
N. tower: how many floors did it have?
2.
N. tower: what did the first floor look like?
flagstones and decorative tiles and fireplace.
N. tower: what did the second floor look like?
simple wooden roof.
fireplace- wooden mantle and displays fine quality of castle and wealth of LOL.
solar: what was it used for?
private apartment block. used as a living quarters.
solar: how could you access it?
steps outside.
solar: what ornate piece of furniture does it contain?
mantle.
solar: what is carved into the mantle?
shows fruit, flowers and figures.
solar: what colour was it and can that still be seen today?
brightly coloured: red, green and gold paint.
still traces of it.
solar: what was it designed to be?
comfortable room.
solar: what was in the solar that shows it was meant to be a comfortable room?
fireplace and windows.
solar: where was it built and why?
opposite end to kitchen.
far away from unpleasant smells and less risk if kitchen burnt.
S. tower: what does this part look most like?
castle like.
S. tower: how do you get to it?
self contained and reached by a defensible stairway.
S. tower: what was it’s shape and why was it built like this?
octagon. look like a fortified gatehouse.
S. tower: why was the castle fortified?
less about defence and more about showing wealth.
S. tower: when did LOL get permission fortify the house and what was the permission called?
1291.
licence to crenelate.
what was built after he was allowed to fortify the house?
curtain wall.
S. tower.
what did the curtain wall enclose?
courtyard.
how high was the curtain wall?
34 feet high measured from base of moat.
what did the courtyard contain?
additional buildings.
what were the additional buildings in the courtyard?
bakehouse and storerooms.
when were the outbuildings pulled down?
around 1800.
S. tower: what is it surrounded by and how big is it?
moat.
between 15-25 feet across.
what is uncertain about the moat and what would this mean?
whether it was a dry moat or not and therefore not used as a defensive feature.
