Monument record 10876 - Castle - Mid Eighteenth Century

A report compiled in 1745 on the condition of the castle suggests that it was in disrepair at this time. New batteries were added to the castle, the first on the inner bailey adjacent to the sally port steps, and the second in the outer bailey on the eastern side of the gatehouse. Little else appears to have been done to the castle until the early 1780s when the scheme for the new gaol, involving the demolition of the outer bailey was first mooted.

<1> Cox, E W, 1895, Chester Castle, Cox E W 1895 5/239-276 (Article in Journal). SCH5599.

<2> Simpson F, 1925, Chester Castle, A.D. 907-1925, 26/71-132 (Article in Journal). SCH5695.

<3> Colvin H.M. (ed), 1963-1982, The History of the King's Works, 1/607-612 (Book). SCH3161.

<4> Morris, Rupert H (Rev.), 1894, Chester in the Plantagenet & Tudor Reigns, /98 (Book). SCH946.

<5> English Heritage, 2001, Chester Castle Conservation Plan (Unpublished Report). SCH6281.

<6> de Lavaux, A, 1745, Plan of the City and Castle of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH5255.

<7> Ellis P, 1996, Excavations at Chester: Chester Castle the 17th century armoury and mint (Monograph). SCH6159.

<8> Wilson D & Hurst J, 1957, Medieval Britain in 1956 (Article in Journal). SCH5609.