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Image:  Castle Street after 1837 when it had been extended in to the Market Square.  Viewed from under the old Guildhall.
Castle Street after 1837 when it had been extended in to the Market Square.
Viewed from under the old Guildhall.

In 1829 a group of local businessmen and dignitaries started pushing for a new road to connect the Market Square with Castle Hill, which had been constructed in 1797 as a military road.

Castle Street was mostly constructed between 1830 and 1835 but there was a dispute with the owner of the Antwerp Hotel’s stables and yard which stood in the way of the connection with the Market Square. It was only after and Act of Parliament was obtained in 1836 and the developers paid compensation to Mr Huntley, the owner of the stables, that the road was completed. Castle Street was formally opened into the Market Square on 17 March 1837.

The opening of Castle Street created an new direct way to Charlton Back Road, which developed into Maison Dieu Road. It also provided a much more direct route between the town centre and the Deal Road than the old route via St James’s Street.

The street has escaped relatively unscathed over the years, and traffic calming measures in the 1990s resulted in the roadway being narrowed and wide, stone flagged, pavements being laid.

 

Image:  Castle Street c.1900.
Castle Street c.1900.

Image:  The Market Square end of Castle Street c.1900.  The old Stembrook Mill can be seen on the left.
The Market Square end of Castle Street c.1900. The old Stembrook Mill can be seen on the left.

 

 


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