Description

Remains of Old Sarum
1.
1594 Castle & Cathedral
SU 1332 12/380

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Stone abutments of original drawbridge remain at east entrance. Remains of
late C12 gatehouse, 2 towers with semi circular fronts. To south west of
gatehouse the remains of bakehouse with hearths and ovens. Remains of Keep
still standing, a range of buildings round an inner court. To the south of
south west Postern gate remains a massive battered base to tower. To the
south east one surviving wall with stone bench of the C13 Hall. Best preserved
section of curtain wall by the Postern gate and Hall. Another range on south
east. Norman masonry 12 ft thick, the walkway survives. Only outlines of
the foundations of the Cathedral remain. The undercroft of the Chapter House
is preserved. AM.

Listing NGR: SU1376532703

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Old Sarum at Wikipedia
• Old Sarum official website
• Wikidata Q782719

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)