Sandal Castle - an extract from a drawing made about 1560. The original is in the National Archives, ref. MPC 97. |
 An old postcard view of the castle ruins, date unknown but taken before the excavations started in the 1960s.
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 The motte and the ruins of some of the buildings in the bailey.
© John S. Sargent 2009. |
-s.jpg) Ruins of the barbican and facing it across the inner moat, the remains of the two drum towers. These give an indication of the fine level of workmanship that went into the construction of the castle.
© John S. Sargent 2009. |
-s.jpg) A view of the remains of the defended staircase that went up from the drum towers to the keep. The inner moat lies between the drum towers and the barbican.
© John S. Sargent 2009.
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 Photographed on a dull day from the Walton Colliery Nature Park: A virgin Cross Country train undergoing trails with the castle remains in the background. Virgin Cross Country trains have since been replaced by another operator, but the castle is still there!
© John S. Sargent 2001.
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-s.jpg) Sandal Magna viewed from the motte. In the distance is the railway embankment at Oakenshaw Lane. Somewhere from that direction, came the Lancastrian forces from Pontefract Castle to defeat Richard Plantagenet in 1460.
© John S. Sargent 2009. |
 A similar view to the one on the left - this time in May with more greenery.
© John S. Sargent 2009. |
 View across Puneys towards distant Emley Moor - one of the few communications towers that manages to look attractive, at least from afar.
© John S. Sargent 2001.
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-s.jpg) The castle motte visible from the River Calder. Photographed from the Denby Dale Road Bridge.
© John S. Sargent 2009. |
 The castle ruins in the days before the site was made more tourist friendly.
© John S. Sargent 2000. |
 Sandal Castle viewed from a distance of about 2.5km from the old colliery site (then a car park) on the hill above Newmillerdam. The car park is now closed to vehicles, apparently as a consequence of illegal occupation.
© John S. Sargent 2001. |
 The motte, keep and barbican in the dauys before the Visitor Centre was built.
© John S. Sargent 2000. |
 Remains of the Lodging Chamber and Great Hall.
© John S. Sargent 2000. |
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Sources include City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, Education, Libraries and Museums Department. |
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