Zone 5

5

Werburgh St Dame St

Castle St

5 4

Ship St Little

Bride St Parliament St

7

1

Ship St Great

2

Stephen St Upper Dame St

3

6

South Great George’s St Exchequer St

South Great George’s St Fade St

Aungier St

Zone 5

A Castle St Sites

5

Dame St

A

Castle St

Werburgh St Ship St Great

5A Castle St Sites

The OPW currently owns two plots of land on Castle St that engage with the retaining wall to the Castle Steps and back on to the cemetery of St Werburgh’s Church. Both sites are currently in use as surface car parking.

The Strategic Framework Plan proposes that sites such as this, on the perimeter but adjacent to the Castle boundary, can be exploited to create valuable contemporary space to support activities within the Castle. This approach retains the seat of each stakeholder within the boundary of the Castle, with support spaces located along the periphery adjacent to the Castle.

This site can provide significant support space and, working with the proposals for Zone 4, can contribute to an invigoration and activation of this part of the city. It is expected that any new development would respond to the environment of the Castle in terms of quality of architecture and construction, respect the scale of Castle St and protect the environment of the cemetery.

A new building on this corner could provide further activation of the street, with commercial use on the ground floor and office space above accessed independently. Access to the office space could, if desired, be provided at an upper level into the Castle for a direct connection to the new gardens created in the north-east corner which are currently significantly underused. The cemetery is of historical importance and, along with St Werburghs’ Church and Deanery, establishes an architectural set piece that can be enhanced with the proposals for Zone 4 and 5. The Strategic Framework Plan proposes that the retaining wall running along the western edge of Castle Steps be restored. A route for pedestrian access, as part of an enhanced public realm strategy, seeks an opportunity to move along this wall at the upper edges, connecting Castle St to the cemetery at the rear of St Weburgh’s.

It is hoped in time that the cemetery and its rich history could be exposed to the public and possibly, at some point in the future, open a route at the edge of the cemetery through its existing grounds to provide continued access to the new public realm proposed for Little Ship St.

SECTION THROUGH CASTLE STEPS EXPLORING POSSIBLE NEW BUILDING ON CASTLE ST CONNECTED FROM THE WESTERN WALL OF THE STEPPED STREET

EXISTING SECTION THROUGH CASTLE STEPS Section through Castle Steps_EXISTING

Section through Castle Steps_PROPOSED PROPOSED SECTION THROUGH CASTLE STEPS

scale 1:100 Existing Alteration to Historic Fabric Existing alteration to historic fabric

Facade of early 19th Century Castle Wall to be Restored/ Reconstructed Surface Area: 85m2

Facade to be Restored/ Reconstructed Facade to be restored / reconstructed Surface Area: 85m2Surface area: 85m²

Proposed Pedestrian bridge over Castle Steps Possible pedestrian bridge over Castle Steps

SKETCH SHOWING PROPOSED RESTORATION / RECONSTRUCTION OF 19TH CENTURY FACADE

site E

Sketch of Proposed Bridge over Castle Steps

DEVELOPMENT OF SKETCH ABOVE SHOWING PROPOSED BRIDGE OVER CASTLE STEPS