England · Demolished
Sheffield Castle
Sheffield Castle was an urban medieval fortress sited where the Rivers Don and Sheaf meet in the centre of Sheffield. The castle occupied a compact block with inner and outer courtyards and a defensive ditch; later town streets and market buildings were laid up against and over its former footprint.
Its prime
1640
Today
Demolished
As it stood in 1640
The shape it held in its prime.
A compact, walled urban castle occupying a roughly rectangular block between the River Don (north) and the River Sheaf (east). Continuous stone curtain walls enclose an inner and an outer courtyard; the western side drops into a defensive ditch along Waingate. The principal approach is from Castlegate to the north; roofed domestic and service ranges fill the inner courtyard, while streets and buildings press up against the outer curtain walls on the south and east sides.
Step inside
8 places to explore in 1640.
The record describes 8 distinct spots at Sheffield Castle — including 3 interiors: inner courtyard (central domestic range), outer courtyard / outer bailey, site of the castle market (inner bailey footprint). Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
Create History
See Sheffield Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1640 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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