Upper Lodge of Tamworth Castle

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Date:1950 - 1960 (c.)

Description:The Upper Lodge, built by Robbins in about 1827, can be seen in the centre of this photograph. The archway to the right was demolished in 1980, immediately prior to Queen Elizabeth's visit, when it was declared unsafe. The Victorian archway went over the ruined Medieval gatehouse.The original gas lamposts of 1900 can be seen to great detail in the photograph.


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1790s
A watercolour of Tamworth Castle
A watercolour of Tamworth Castle

This watercolour of Tamworth Castle was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1799 by ...

1880s
Drawing Room, Tamworth Castle
Drawing Room, Tamworth Castle

This photograph shows the interior of Tamworth Castle's State Withdrawing Room, ...

1890s
Tamworth Borough Council at Tamworth Castle
Tamworth Borough Council at Tamworth Castle

Tamworth Borough Council outside Tamworth Castle. On the front row are, from left ...

1920s
St. John Ambulance, Tamworth Castle
St. John Ambulance, Tamworth Castle

1960s
Town Clerk Henry Wood receiving the Freedom of the Borough, Great Hall, Tamworth Castle
Town Clerk Henry Wood receiving the Freedom of the Borough, Great Hall, Tamworth Castle

Retiring Town Clerk Henry Wood (standing) pictured here receiving the Freedom of ...

1980s
Jacobean porch and courtyard, Tamworth Castle
Jacobean porch and courtyard, Tamworth Castle

The coat of arms of the Ferrers family is seen carved in stone above the main doorway ...