Tamworth Castle
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Tamworth Castle, a Grade I listed building, is a Norman castle overlooking the mouth of the River Anker into the Tame in the town of Tamworth in Staffordshire, England. Before boundary changes in 1889, however, the castle was within the edge of Warwickshire while most of the town belonged to Staffordshire.
Website,
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United Kingdom, United Kingdom,
File:Tamworth Castle 343714.jpg
- Grade II listed park and garden page@
- Grade I listed building page@
- Gatehouse Gazetteer page@
- Cultural Inventory page@
- Grade I listed building page@
- British Listed Buildings page@
- Art UK website page@
- Art UK website page@
- Grade II listed building page@
- Grade II listed building page@
- Grade II* listed building page@
- Historic England research records page@
- National Heritage List for England page@
- Mapping Museums page@
- National Heritage List for England page@
- Grade II listed park and garden page@
- Grade II* listed building page@
- Tripadvisor page@
- CastlesFortsBattles page@
Location: 52.6325, -1.6963, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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File:Burton Bridge pre-1863.jpg Battle of Burton Bridge ⓘ
1322 victory for King Edward II over the rebellious Earl of Lancaster -
File:Battle of Bosworth by Philip James de Loutherbourg.jpg Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
1485 last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses -

Battle of Kings Norton ⓘ
1642 battle -
File:Prince Rupert Birmingham.jpg Battle of Camp Hill ⓘ
1643 battle in the first English Civil War -

Siege of Lichfield ⓘ
1643 siege -
File:Burton Bridge pre-1863.jpg Battle of Burton Bridge ⓘ
1643 battle during the First English Civil War -

Battle of Tipton Green ⓘ
1644 battle -

Coventry Blitz ⓘ
1940 German bombing raids on the English city of Coventry in World War II -

Birmingham Blitz ⓘ
WWII aerial bombardment of British city -

Battle of Saltley Gate ⓘ
1972 battle -

Birmingham Regional War Room ⓘ
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Solihull Borough Emergency Centre ⓘ
civil defence centre in the West Midlands, UK -

West Midlands Civil Defence Bunker ⓘ
civil defence centre in the West Midlands, UK -

Wylde Green Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
British air defence bunker -
File:Ashby de la Zouch castle main buildings.JPG Ashby de la Zouch Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed ruins in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, United Kingdom

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File:WTC Mum's taxi Caludon Castle 1.JPG Caludon Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed castle in Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK

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Cannock Castle Ring ⓘ
castle in the UK

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File:Tamworth Castle 343714.jpg Tamworth Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in Tamworth, United Kingdom

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File:Tutbury Castle.jpg Tutbury Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed castle in Staffordshire, England, UK

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File:Weoley Castle ruins - geograph.org.uk - 39237.jpg Weoley Castle ⓘ
remains of a fortified manor house, in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
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File:Dudley Castle Courtyard 2 (5511627203).jpg Dudley Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed castle in Dudley, United Kingdom

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File:Gun Barrel Proof House, Banbury Street, Digbeth.jpg Birmingham Proof House ⓘ
military museum -

Far Eastern Prisoners Of War Museum ⓘ
museum in Lichfield, England, UK
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Edmund John Niemann (1813-1876) - The Coming Storm - PCF7 - Tamworth Castle
Mary Beale (1633-1699) (attributed to) - Lady Mary Gough (1657–1722) - 1989.1 - Tamworth Castle
Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) (style of) - George Ferrers Townshend (1778–1855), 3rd Marquis Townshend - 1991.185 - Tamworth Castle
Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) (after) - Crucifixion - PCF1 - Tamworth Castle
Richard Whitford (c.1821-1890) - Bull, 'Champion' - 1967.51.1 - Tamworth Castle
William Etty (1787-1849) - A Child Asleep - 1923.1.5 - Tamworth Castle
Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) (style of) - Sarah Dunn-Gardner Townshend (c.1786–1858), Marchioness Townshend (wife of George Ferrers Townshend) - 1991.186 - Tamworth Castle
Henry Lark I Pratt (1805-1873) - St Editha's Church and the Old Paregoric Shop, Tamworth - 2003.8.1 - Tamworth Castle
- The Timber Frame of the Hall at Tamworth Castle, Staffordshire, and its Context - , Q1860, 1983
- The history of the town and castle of Tamworth - book published in 1845
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 527 | Kingdom of Mercia | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1322 | Battle of Burton Bridge | battle, Kingdom of England | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1485 | Battle of Bosworth Field | House of York, House of Lancaster, battle, Kingdom of England | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1642 | Battle of Kings Norton | Roundhead, Cavalier, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1643 | Battle of Camp Hill | battle, Roundhead, Cavalier | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1643 | Siege of Lichfield | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1643 | Battle of Burton Bridge | battle, Roundhead | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1644 | Battle of Tipton Green | Cavalier, Roundhead, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Coventry Blitz | United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Birmingham Blitz | United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a city | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1972 | Battle of Saltley Gate | battle | Wikidata |
| link | page | Grade II listed park and garden page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade I listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Gatehouse Gazetteer page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Cultural Inventory page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade I listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | British Listed Buildings page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Art UK website page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Art UK website page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II* listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Historic England research records page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | National Heritage List for England page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Mapping Museums page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | National Heritage List for England page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II listed park and garden page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II* listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Tripadvisor page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | CastlesFortsBattles page@ | Wikidata | ||
| organisation | arms industry | 1861 | Birmingham Small Arms Company | automotive industry, arms industry, public limited company, vehicle construction, manufacture of weapons and ammunition, manufacture of metal forming machinery, Manufacture of motorcycles, machinery industry and plant construction | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | Birmingham Regional War Room | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Solihull Borough Emergency Centre | civil defense center, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | West Midlands Civil Defence Bunker | civil defense center, West Midlands County Council | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Wylde Green Anti-Aircraft Operations Room | Royal Air Force, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Ashby de la Zouch Castle | English Heritage, ruins, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Caludon Castle | castle, archaeological site | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Cannock Castle Ring | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Tamworth Castle | local authority museum, historic house museum, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Tutbury Castle | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Weoley Castle | ruins, archaeological site, archaeological museum, fortified manor house | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1070 | Dudley Castle | archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle, castle | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1813 | Birmingham Proof House | military museum, building | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2005 | Far Eastern Prisoners Of War Museum | military museum | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Edmund John Niemann (1813-1876) - The Coming Storm - PCF7 - Tamworth Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Mary Beale (1633-1699) (attributed to) - Lady Mary Gough (1657–1722) - 1989.1 - Tamworth Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723) - Martha Willington - PCF10 - Tamworth Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) (style of) - George Ferrers Townshend (1778–1855), 3rd Marquis Townshend - 1991.185 - Tamworth Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) (after) - Crucifixion - PCF1 - Tamworth Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Richard Whitford (c.1821-1890) - Bull, 'Champion' - 1967.51.1 - Tamworth Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | William Etty (1787-1849) - A Child Asleep - 1923.1.5 - Tamworth Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Carlo Dolci (1616-1686) (circle of) - Ecce Homo - 1923.1.3 - Tamworth Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) (style of) - Sarah Dunn-Gardner Townshend (c.1786–1858), Marchioness Townshend (wife of George Ferrers Townshend) - 1991.186 - Tamworth Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Henry Lark I Pratt (1805-1873) - St Editha's Church and the Old Paregoric Shop, Tamworth - 2003.8.1 - Tamworth Castle | Commons | ||

