| Description | The neglected state of the Castle calls for a good deal of attention during these two years. We are informed that the basement of the Eagle Tower is let to a slate merchant to keep straw in (1272,1276), that certain parts of the castle are used as depositories for rubbish, and that a row of dirty huts has recently been built just outside the walls. For all this the Corporation Officials are largely to blame. By the Spring of 1846 the renovation of the fabric and the removal of the most glaring nuisances are taken well in hand by the Office of Woods and Forests, the Treasury having sanctioned a substantial grant for the purpose. |