Hunt Meet at Eccleshall Castle,

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Date:1930 - 1931 (c.)

Description:The castle was used as the residence of the Bishops of Lichfield. The first reference to this building was in 1200, when Bishop Geoffrey Muschamp obtained a royal licence to embattle a manor house in the town. The castle was enlarged by Bishop Walter de Langton between 1297 and 1321.

In 1643 the castle was badly damaged whilst under siege by Parliamentarian forces during the Civil War, so in the latter half of the seventeenth century Bishop Lloyd built a new house within the ruins of the old. This is the manor house which can still be seen today; all that remains of the original castle is the north-east tower and the bridge, which spans a now dry moat.


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1900s
Eccleshall Castle,
Eccleshall Castle,

The last surviving tower of Eccleshall Castle, on the north-east corner. Archaeological ...

1920s
Manor House from the moat, Eccleshall Castle,
Manor House from the moat, Eccleshall Castle,

View of the manor house of the castle from the moat. The tower on the left was ...

1990s
Manor House, Eccleshall Castle,
Manor House, Eccleshall Castle,

The castle was used as the residence of the Bishops of Lichfield. The first reference ...

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Image courtesy of: Eccleshall Library

Donor ref:Eccleshall Lib. No., 34, img: 1949 (18/2394)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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