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© Mr Colin Cundy
IoE Number:
217909
Location:
DUDLEY CASTLE, CASTLE HILL
DUDLEY, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS
Photographer:
Mr Colin Cundy
Date Photographed:
07 November 1999
Date listed:
14 September 1949
Date of last amendment:
14 September 2049
Grade
I
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5106 CASTLE HILL
Dudley Castle
SO 9490 NE 1/1 14.9.49.
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Limestone faced with reddish sandstone. C14 oblong keep with semi-circular towers
at angles. C14 barbican and curtain walls. C16 hall with remains of 8-light transomed
mullions. Chapel with undercroft. Remains of minor adjuncts, kitchens etc on
opposite side of upper bailey. The castle was visited by Queen Elizabeth I and
was inhabited until 1750 when it was destroyed by fire. AM.