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Whitby Castle

Has been described as a Questionable Masonry Castle

There are uncertain remains

Name	Whitby Castle
Alternative Names	Little Angel Public House
Historic Country	Yorkshire
Modern Authority	North Yorkshire
1974 Authority	North Yorkshire
Civil Parish	Whitby

C19 front elevation of 2 storeys, rendered, concealing an earlier core which is said to incorporate C12 masonry from a castle. Front elevation has 2 windows, double-hung sashes with glazing bars. Modern public house door and windows. l-storey modern extension to Brunswick Street, masking older premises of C18 in brick with steep pantiled roof and modern asbestos tiles with one flat topped dormer. 3 windows, flush frames, double-hung sashes with glazing bars. Modern additions rendered. (Listed Building Report)

Gatehouse Comments

The location is in central Whitby, by church and controlling the crossing of the River Esk so a 'castle' of some form is a possibility; the form presumably being a small building used as a manorial centre or possibly a town hall. There appears to be some masonry which, to my untrained but experienced eye, looks in situ and medieval. However the lack of other authorities, any substantive documentary evidence and the tenurial history must make this a highly questionable castle site.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

This is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law

Historic England Scheduled Monument Number

Historic England Listed Building number(s)

1281253

Images Of England

326758

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)

898388

County Historic Environment Record

www.northyorks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=3080

OS Map Grid Reference	NZ897110
Latitude	54.4864311218262
Longitude	-0.616159975528717
Eastings	489720
Northings	511000