Recent excavations in the city have shed amazing new light on Sheffield Castle. Buried for over 600 years, the once lost citadel held Mary Queen of Scots for ten years and is a history we never thought we had.
It’s exploded our conception of Sheffield’s heritage as the ‘Steel City’. But how could it change the city’s future?
Archaeologist John Moreland explores the site of the Castlegate dig, showing finds from recent excavations by Wessex Archaeology and talking to the University of Sheffield’s Architecture department about how Sheffield’s heritage is transforming its future.
Please note this video was filmed before UK Covid-19 lockdown, 2020.
Watch the full film here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZnsd3Tpa5Y&feature=youtu.be
