The long awaited book 'The History of Rothwell Castle and Medieval Life' has finally been published! 

The book, which was made possible through a grant from the Local Heritage Initiative via the Rothwell Castle Project, has been 3 years in the making.  Way back in 2003 when the grant was awarded a number of society members volunteered to take on the onerous task of meticulously researching and writing the book.  Volunteers were given a number of chapters each to research and write over this period.  It has certainly caused a few headaches and sleepless nights but it is publication that we can all be proud of.

Simon Bulmer the Chair of Rothwell Castle Project said, “The people involved in the project should be rightfully very proud of what they have achieved with the publication.  Each and everyone of us produced draft after draft of the chapters we were allocated and everyone came up trumps and delivered.  We can as a committee, a project, a society and as a community be very proud of this publication”. 

The book is available via mail order on www.rothwellhistory.leedslearning.org sales page, at society meetings or at Stephen Ward Photography, Marsh Street.

The book is priced at £5.00