Originally Posted by
Waterways
Interesting. They dug out the rock to level it. Steps went down from Derby Squ!!!
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The Moat would have been topped up by the stream that ran into the Pool - I assume.
The castle site - the steps went from Preeson row up to a much higher Derby square. The page I posted also mentions that carts could not go from James St across to Lord St. they had to travel around the castle site.
The castle moat water supply - yes, they must of had a system in place. I thought some old sluices had been found that pre-date the old dock?
The original St. George's church [below] had a raised podium for a churchyard; the church sat directly on it. This design was followed through with John Foster's replacement church [also shown]. 'Preesons steps' would have almost given level access to the raised podium graveyard, but located on the other side of the church shown in the illustration.
In designing the church - I wonder if they were trying to recreate the natural podium that the castle sat on? Although I think the castle site's natural stone was excavated before the church was built, rather than building directly over it?
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