Penrith (Penereth) was given a grant of murage dated 10/4/1346.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Licence for the good men of Penereth to crenellate their town. (villam predictam) By p.s.
Granted by Edward III. (Regnal year 20). Granted at Westminster. Granted by p.s..
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1903,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward III (1345-48) Vol. 7 p. 69
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, C., 1995, 'Battlements and the Bourgeoisie: Municipal Status and the Apparatus of Urban Defence' in Church, Stephen (ed),
Medieval Knighthood Vol. 5 (Boydell) p. 156
King, D.J.C., 1983,
Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 1 p. 101n103
Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859,
Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol. 3 pt 2 p. 414
online copy
Comments
Licence to crenellate 1346, Murage grants received in 1346 and 1391. It is not certain how much work was done. This close to the Scottish border defence may have been a real concern but the lack of work done suggests that the perception of danger, rather than the reality, was the concern.
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 09/02/2009. Last updated on 05/01/2013. First published online 5/01/2013.
