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Mold Castle (Welsh: Castell yr Wyddgrug), also known as Bailey Hill in the town of Mold, Flintshire, north-east Wales, is a motte-and-bailey castle erected around 1072, probably by the Norman Robert de Montalt under instructions from Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester. Little remains except the mound on which the motte was built.
The roof was truncated, with a balustraded "widow's walk" at the center. A porte-cochère extended from one side. The caretaker's cottage stood nearby, a smaller structure dating from the 1920s. [2] Both buildings stood vacant for more than a decade, and were reported in 2014 to suffer from mold and other damage.
Under Welsh rule, Mold Castle was deemed to be a "royal stronghold". It was recaptured by the forces of Edward I during the first months of the war of 1276–77. Mold Castle was still a substantial fortification at the outbreak of the rebellion by Madog ap Llywelyn in 1294. However, with the death of the last Lord Montalt in 1329, the castle's ...
The castle is believed to have a sickness of its own. City Councilor Tom Sullivan, vice chair of the Winnekenni Foundation's Board of Directors, said ... Mold and leaks force closure of Winnekenni ...
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International Molders and Foundry Workers Union of North America was an affiliated trade union of the AFL–CIO. The union traced its roots back to the formation of the Iron Molders' Union of North America, established in 1859 to represent craftsmen who cast wrought iron metal products.
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