Bridgnorth Castle
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Bridgnorth Castle is a ruined medieval fortress in Shropshire, England, noted for its dramatically leaning remaining tower caused by Civil War damage.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval castle
ⓘ
ruined castle ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| battles | Siege of Bridgnorth (1646) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| besiegedBy | Parliamentarians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builder | Robert de Belleme, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Robert de Belleme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in Shropshire
ⓘ
Ruined castles in England ⓘ Scheduled monuments in Shropshire ⓘ |
| causeOfLeaningTower | explosive demolition during English Civil War ⓘ |
| condition | ruin ⓘ |
| constructionStart | c. 1101 ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Royalists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| damagedIn | English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Parliamentarian forces ⓘ |
| destructionDate | 1646 ⓘ |
| era | Norman period ⓘ |
| gridReference | SO 717 930 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
castle mound
ⓘ
earthworks ⓘ great tower ⓘ remains of curtain walls ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bridgnorth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shropshire ⓘ West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | River Severn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | sandstone ⓘ |
| near |
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bridgnorth town centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
leaning tower
ⓘ
ruined keep ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
fortified residence
ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Bridgnorth Low Town
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Severn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Bridgnorth Town Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | defences of Bridgnorth ⓘ |
| region | England ⓘ |
| significantEvent | English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | public gardens ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| towerLeaningAngleApprox | about 15 degrees from vertical ⓘ |
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