Pontefract Castle and its Norman roots

$The remains of a Norman chapel at Pontefract Castle$

Pontefract Castle was first built by a Norman knight, Ilbert de Lacy. He built the castle almost 1000 years ago.

Find out about Pontefract Castle's Norman roots in this resource pack:

These resources are for KS2.

$View of Pontefract Market Place from the top of the Assembly Rooms, looking down towards Georgian buildings$

$Pontefract Workhouse, a large imposing brick Victorian building with many windows, chimneys and a grand entrance$

$The remains of the keep and curtain wall at Pontefract Castle$

$Graffiti scratched into the wall in the Pontefract Castle dungeon$

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