Just seen Johare's first cut of the ruins film- looking really promising so far! Can't wait until we've got a finished, polished draft.
Had great fun in our film editing workshop, got some great shots of the Castle and the area round Castle market, and some awful shots of us in there too. The big issue is working out how to get the best angles of the castle in as it looked like quite a tight filming space.Hopefully we'll be able to show the castle as we saw it.
Sunday, 26 February 2012
Friday, 24 February 2012
Getting a Headache...
...from reading seventeenth-century sources; the printing is often unintelligible or faded. Or both. But hopefully it means we'll have some great quotes from contemporaries about Sheffield Castle before it was demolished and from a soldier who witnessed the siege by Parliamentary forces.
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Sheffield Cathedral
We visited Sheffield Cathedral on Thursday to try and find a stain glass window depicting the owners of Sheffield Castle; from the Saxon Earl Waltheof to the Earls of Talbot. We let Rob out of sight for two minutes and turned round to find him behind the public barrier getting a private tour from one of the Cathedral's historians.
Good news is that these tours are free, the woman who gives them is full of knowledge on Sheffield's past, especially during the Tudor and Stuart periods and will tell you far more than just the history of the Cathedral.
Despite the odd modern add-on, the Cathedral itself is stunning on the inside, so it's well worth a look if you're going past -or want somewhere new to visit. The history ranges from the early church (the outline of which is still visible on the walls) up to the modern extension with the coloured glass dome, so there's something for everyone. Will definitely be going back sometime soon.
Good news is that these tours are free, the woman who gives them is full of knowledge on Sheffield's past, especially during the Tudor and Stuart periods and will tell you far more than just the history of the Cathedral.
Despite the odd modern add-on, the Cathedral itself is stunning on the inside, so it's well worth a look if you're going past -or want somewhere new to visit. The history ranges from the early church (the outline of which is still visible on the walls) up to the modern extension with the coloured glass dome, so there's something for everyone. Will definitely be going back sometime soon.
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| Pew carving, looking down towards the altar in Sheffield Cathedral. |
Starting to film the site!
We went back to the ruins today to try and get some footage for a film for the website. The public have access to a section of the ruins which formed part of the courtyard walls. Although small, this section includes examples of the external stone work, sections of a pillar and vaulted ceiling - and possibly includes part of a prison chamber! We're hoping to point all this out in the film - so watch this space!The very helpful man who showed us around also took us to the entrance to the larger of the excavation sites which uncovered part of the castle wall, gatehouse and the drawbridge pier. Sadly, because of the build up of gases underground, this site is not accessible to the public and a ramp has now been built over the entrance.
Monday, 20 February 2012
Some pictures from our visit to the ruins...
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| The entrance to the ruins! |
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| Ellie and Johare enjoying themselves! |
Friday, 17 February 2012
Bad news ...
We had hoped to include images on the website of all the objects recovered from the castle remains during excavations. Sadly, due to financial constraints, Museums Sheffield have had to suspend access to their collections meaning we will not have access to any of these items :-(
We're in the process of contacting people who may have gathered information about these items in the past - and hope that somebody might let us use their images...
For information about the funding cuts affecting Museums Sheffield see: http://www.museums-sheffield.org.uk/blog/2012/1/help-us-make-the-case-for-culture-in-sheffield
We're in the process of contacting people who may have gathered information about these items in the past - and hope that somebody might let us use their images...
For information about the funding cuts affecting Museums Sheffield see: http://www.museums-sheffield.org.uk/blog/2012/1/help-us-make-the-case-for-culture-in-sheffield
Thursday, 16 February 2012
The Brief:
Before 12 noon on Wednesday the 21st March 2012, as part of the assessment for the MA in Early Modern History at the University of Sheffield, our group of four needs to have created an example of public history.
Our brief is simply to submit a practical form of public history made in groups, with a maximum word count of 2000 words (!)
We have decided to create a webpage about Sheffield Castle. Once one of the largest castles in Northern England, its ruins now lay hidden beneathe Castle Market in the city centre. We want the wesbite to act as an exciting forum for information, and to draw together archaeological finds, dramatic reconstructions and information about any future excavations and redevelopment. In doing so, we hope to provide access to Sheffield's historic past and engage the public in historical research.
This blog will record this process...
Our brief is simply to submit a practical form of public history made in groups, with a maximum word count of 2000 words (!)
We have decided to create a webpage about Sheffield Castle. Once one of the largest castles in Northern England, its ruins now lay hidden beneathe Castle Market in the city centre. We want the wesbite to act as an exciting forum for information, and to draw together archaeological finds, dramatic reconstructions and information about any future excavations and redevelopment. In doing so, we hope to provide access to Sheffield's historic past and engage the public in historical research.
This blog will record this process...
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| Sheffield's Castle Market: The home of the historic remains! |
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