Aldbrough Feast
Page 1 of 5 Aldbrough St John Castle by Grant Rowley There appere great ruines of a howse or litle castel at Albruch village, and thereby rennith a bekke. It standith a 2 mile south from Perse Bridg on Tese - John Leland C 1540
So what evidence do we have to support a castle or other building of similar stature in Aldbrough? In 1533, John Leland
received a royal commission from Henry Tudor "to make a search after England's
Antiquities, and peruse the Libraries of all Cathedrals, Abbies, Priories,
Colleges, etc. as also all places wherein Records, Writings and secrets of
Antiquity were reposed." and from 1539 - 1545 Leland toured Britain, reporting
all he saw. When visiting Aldbrough, he reported in his diary "a
ruined castle" by a beck.[1] |
The following is in
no way intended to be an authoritative work, and as an amateur historian, I am quite
prepared to be shot down over my suppositions, but hope that this short article
will provide stimulation to those with a similar interest.