Most cities are proud of their history and consider it an important part of their tourist industry. Sheffield, long known as a socialist stronghold, decided to demolish its castle after the Civil War to discourage any Royalists from sitting out further sieges. The remains are kept in a cupboard below what is known as Castle Market.
This chunk of wall is the only piece accessible to the general public and if you creep through a door and down a staircase into the concrete bunker you can squeeze round it in single file and stroke the stone work lovingly.
My Canadian friends and possibly some Americans would love to have a pile of ancient rubble like this. Perhaps we could just sell it and then we would have more space in the cupboard.
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