Originally Posted by
Waterways
Interesting. They dug out the rock to level it. Steps went down from Derby Squ!!!
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.
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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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