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Roger, Bishop of Salisbury (1102-39, built Sherborne Old Castle
within his episcopal estate at Sherborne, in north-west Dorset, in
about 1122-35. The fortified palace was one of several major
building projects undertaken by Bishop Roger; among the others were
the rebuilding of Old Sarum cathedral and castles at Devizes and
Malmesbury. Although Sherborne Old Castle was altered over the next
four centuries, most of its original structural elements were
retained until the buildings were slighted in 1645. This report
describes and analyses the information obtained from all the
archaeological investigations undertaken at the castle since the
early twentieth century, including those of A E Rawlence (1932), C
E Bean (1932 to 1954), and the authors of this report, Peter White,
then Inspector of Ancient Monuments, between 1968 and 1980and the
late Alan Cook (1980-95). An analysis of the results, together with
continuing historical research, have revealed much more about the
major periods of the castle's construction and use. It is now
possible to describe and source more exactly the sophisticated
design of Roger's castle and the high quality of the craftsmanship
employed in its construction and decoration; the later phases of
development during the medieval period including the improvements
to the castle's defences and accommodation when held by the Crown
between 1183 and 1354; the post-1357 alterations after the castle
had been regained by Bishop Wyvil of Salisbury, and the important
fifteenth-century building programme carried out by Bishop Thomas
Langton. A much clearer assessment has been made of the impact of
the works undertaken by Sir Walter Ralegh in his abortive attempt
to remodel the castle as his country seat after he obtained the
estate in 1592. Finally, although much of the fabric of the castle
was destroyed following its surrender to a Parliamentary army in
1645, new documentary evidence and structural analysis has revealed
how, during the eighteenth century, the Digby family developed and
maintained the ruins as a romantic feature on the northern boundary
of their landscaped park.
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