A black and white photograph of Sandal Castle ruins, Sandal, destroyed by the Parliamentary army in 1645 during the Civil War. The stone castle itself dates back to the 13th century and was pre-dated by an earth and timber castle built in 1150. Internal...

A black and white aerial photograph (Aerofilms reference number A183010) of Sandal Castle. To the upper left, on the corner of Walton Lane and Barnsley Road, Sandal Hall can just be seen. Castle Road cuts across the top left corner, where it turns onto ...

A black and white photograph showing Sandal Castle ruins. Just a few years earlier, a ten year excavation, from 1964-1973, of the castle came to an end. To the right, in the far distance is Wakefield Centre. Saint John's Church, Wakefield Town Hall cloc...

A colour slide of a sketch of Sandal Castle. It is an interpretation of the reconstructed earth and timber castle dated around 1150. Internal Reference: WR Box WA number 13

A colour slide of a model of Sandal Castle. The model shows the earth and timber castle dated around 1150. Internal Reference: WR Box WA number 14

An engraving of Sandal Castle, found in George Fox's 'History of Pontefract' compiled until his death in 1871. Internal Reference: PO History of Pontefract vol 1

A colour slide of a draughtsman drawing of Sandal Castle. The sketch does not give a true picture as it was designed to show the castle, without regard for its size and position. Internal Reference: WR Box WA number 17

A black and white photograph of the ruins of Sandal Castle, at the southern side. Internal Reference: WR (LS) Banks Walks about Wakefield Slides

Watercolour painting of Sandal Castle, found in George Fox's manuscript 'History of Pontefract', which he compiled until his death in 1871. Internal Reference: PO History of Pontefract vol 1

A colour slide of a model of Sandal Castle as it would have appeared in 1560. The stone castle was destroyed during the Civil War in 1645. Internal Reference: WR Box WA number 16

A colour postcard of a drawing depicting Sandal Castle as it would have been in 1562. It is a Victorian copy, with slight alterations, of an Elizabethan sketch. The castle was originally built in the eleventh century, although the stone structure dates ...

A black and white postcard of Castle Hill, Sandal, near Wakefield. Sandal Castle bailey is seen here in the foreground of this shot, taken from the outer boundary mound. The mound of the keep can be seen behind. Several trees complete the image. Interna...

A black and white photograph of the remains of Sandal Castle. This stone castle, which dates from the thirteenth century was destroyed by the Parliamentarian Army in 1645, during the Civil War, and was excavated in 1964-1973. In the distant background, ...

A colour slide of a sketch of Sandal Castle in 1645. The sketch depicts the stone castle at the time of its destruction during the Civil War. It has stayed a ruin since then. Internal Reference: WR Box WA number 18

A colour slide of the ruins of Sandal Castle in 2002. This view looks from the south east to the north west of the site and was taken by a person standing atop the outer defences of the castle. In the centre of the picture the bailey can be seen, with r...

A colour slide of a model of Sandal Castle. The model shows the earth and timber castle dated around 1150. Internal Reference: WR Box WA number 15

A black and white photograph which shows the remains of Sandal Castle, which underwent a ten year excavation from 1964-1973. The stone castle was destroyed in 1645, during the Civil War, by the Parliamentarian Army. In the distance Wakefield Power Stati...

A black and white engraving of a drawing of the ruins of Sandal Castle, near Wakefield. The Castle underwent excavation from 1964-1973. Internal Reference: WR (LS) Clarke drawings

A colour photograph of the ruins of Sandal Castle looking towards the lake at Pugneys Country Park. This castle, built in the twelfth century on the site of an earlier wooden structure, and expanded over the centuries, was the site of the Battle of Wake...

Dr Phil Mayes and Wakefield Historical Society at Sandal Castle excavations, Sandal

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