Carew Castle, Wales
South Wales; originally a Norman castle, Carew is one of the most magnificent castles of south Wales in the flat land around the tidal Carew river. The Castle was greatly… Read More »Carew Castle, Wales
16th century
Ashby De La Zouch (Hastings, UK)
In the 15th century, Edward IV granted Ashby De La Zouch Castle to Lord Hastings who converted what was no more than a fortified manor house into a grand castle,… Read More »Ashby De La Zouch (Hastings, UK)
Athelhampton Hall
Dorset, one of the finest 15th century manor houses called by Thomas Hardy as “Athelhall” . An unusually fine garden including 12 giant yew pyramids and a river. On a… Read More »Athelhampton Hall
Framlingham Castle in England
Suffolk, a 12th century castle , the outer walls and 13 towers still remaining almost unchanged, was built by the Bigod earls of Norfolk as a fortified residence, belonged in… Read More »Framlingham Castle in England
Coughton Court
Alcester, Warwickshire, has been the home of the Throckmortons since the 15th century and still is – the present Tudor house was built in the 16th century. There are lots… Read More »Coughton Court
Broughton Castle, Oxford
Banbury, Oxfordshire, for over 600 years the home of the family Fiennes – Lord and Lady Saye and Sele; the original Manor House was built in about 1300 and the… Read More »Broughton Castle, Oxford
Appleby Castle
Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, started as a Roman castle and the building on that site started again in the 12th century, the Keep was built in 1170 in the ownership of King Henry I. The Castle site was granted to Robert de Vipont in 1203, and the Castle passed to the Clifford family in 16th century for 400 years. Lady Anne Clifford, one of the greatest names in the history of Westmoreland, undertook in the 17th century extensive rebuilding photo of the Castle.
