Wooden stakes used as defence barriers during the Civil War have been unearthed by archaeologists excavating the remains of Sheffield Castle as part of the Castlegate regeneration project.

The first surviving Civil War wooden stake defences to be found in the UK have been discovered by archaeologists in the moat of Sheffield's former castle. The stakes were stuck into the ground to ...

Penny Salt, the widow of Capt Sam Salt, Sheffield's commanding officer at the time, has been asked to unveil the monument, which will be anointed with sea water from the South Atlantic.

Sheffield's Commanding Officer at the time, has been asked to unveil the monument at the East Staffordshire National Memorial Arboretum, anointing it with seawater brought from the South Atlantic.