Английская Википедия:Bury Castle, Greater Manchester
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Bury Castle was an early medieval moated manor house in Bury, Lancashire (Шаблон:Gbmapping). Its remains are listed as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[1][2] The manor house was built by Sir Thomas Pilkington – lord of the manors of Bury and Pilkington, and an influential member of Lancashire's gentry – in 1469.[1][3] He was given permission by Edward IV to: Шаблон:Blockquote It is situated on the top of a slope overlooking the River Irwell in a strong defensive position.[3] Excavations have revealed there were six main construction phases on the site. The first phase was between 1359 and 1400 and produced a house platform surrounded by a moat.[1] The building was razed to the ground (slighted) on the orders of Henry VII after Sir Thomas Pilkington supported the House of York in the Wars of the Roses, particularly the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.[1][3][4] On top of this, all of Sir Thomas' lands were confiscated.[3]
In 1540, antiquary John Leland described Bury Castle as "a ruin of a castle by the Parish Church in the town".[4] In 1753, Thomas Percival drew plans of the visible foundations of the walls of Bury Castle, measuring Шаблон:Nowrap by Шаблон:Nowrap. The ruins were looted to provide building material for the town of Bury.[4] In 1865, further foundations were discovered, this time of a keep or defensive tower Шаблон:Nowrap by Шаблон:Nowrap with walls Шаблон:Nowrap thick.[4]
The remains of Bury Castle drew public attention in 1973 when amateur archaeologists uncovered stonework that had previously lain underneath a car park.[4] The site, which is owned by Bury Council and has undergone "restoration and enhancement work", has been open to the public since 2000.[3][5] Bury Castle is about Шаблон:Nowrap north of Radcliffe Tower, an early 15th-century moated manor house.
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- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 Шаблон:PastScape
- ↑ Шаблон:National Heritage List for England
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 3,4 Шаблон:Cite web Retrieved on 4 April 2008.
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 4,3 4,4 Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег
<ref>; для сносокAshworth: Rediscoveredне указан текст - ↑ Шаблон:Cite web Retrieved on 27 May 2008.
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