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"Photograph of the Tame Valley from the castle motte in Castle Bromwich. The view is downstream. On the steep valley sides there are Parkhall woods, on the left Castle Vale estate. City of Birmingham refuse disposal works in Castle Bromwich. The photograph was taken in late 1968." - Phyllis Nicklin
(The M6 Motorway c1970 now runs from the bottom left of this picture to the top right. The motte and bailey are now virtually inaccessible as the Chelmley Collector Road runs along the right-hand side of the castle site which is now considerably more oevrgrown than shown here.)
The late Phyllis Nicklin was a geography tutor at the University of Birmingham who took hundreds of slides of the city during the 1960s. A selection of her work was put up on a website called Chrysalis, a joint venture of various West Midlands academic institutions.
Unfortunately the website no longer appears to be fully functioning, but I found some of it in the Internet Archive at web.archive.org/web/19960101000000-20070726172333/http://... and at 62.105.110.193/extras/public.bhtml?library=10032 or 62.105.110.193/search/results.bhtml?collection_id=10032 - no guarantees they’ll work!.
Copyright and database rights in this material belong to MLA West Midlands and the University of Birmingham. The University of Birmingham has kindly made its collections available to download and redistribute for non-commercial purposes. This is subject to the Terms and Conditions available via the Chrysalis Homepage: www.chrysalisinfo.org.uk.
Failing this, the best way to see a selection of the collection is via Keith Berry’s collection of photographs at www.pbase.com/beppuu.
PS Have you seen my ‘History of Birmingham Places & Placenames from A to Y’ at billdargue.jimdo.com ?
This is my attempt to paint the beautiful photo of Ian Dalton1. I was fascinated those colours, architecture and landscape. It took me much time to show the beauty. It was hard to do :))
Fantasy Castle Wallpapers Cool Backgrounds
Fantasy Castle Wallpapers Cool Backgrounds, 1920 x 1200, 490 KB, hdw.eweb4.com/search/fantasy+castle/2.html
Small 9 inch high stone carving of a knight holding a heart on a window ledge in the chancel, indicating a heart burial nearby - possibly Adam de Lacy (d.1297) whose family built the earlier church & castle, and had held the manor here after it was inherited by Walter de Lacy d1085 and passed to his heir Roger de Lacy
Adam was the son of Gilbert de Lacy 1249 & wife Agnes
Children
1. John de Lacy b. 1276 father of Joan de Lacy wife of Richard Clodeshall
2. Alice de Lacy m Sir William Devereux, son of Sir John Devereux and Constance Burnell
(The manor passed to Sir William Devereux 1314 & wife Elizabeth Clodeshall great grand children of Adam de Lacy from both marriages of his children and thence to the Unett family by the marriage in 1432 of John Unett with heiress Elizabeth Brace grand daughter of Sir William Devereux
our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2922.h...
The carving was removed by thieves using a hammer & chisel between 29th April & 9th May 2012 www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-18122457
www.antiquestradegazette.com/news/2012/more-carvings-take...
c2014 Enquiries began when Customs and Excise tipped off the Metropolitan police that a south London man was planning to import a gorilla’s head. As a protected species, the movement of gorilla parts is tightly controlled.
Detectives knocked on his door, talked to him about the gorilla and asked him if he had anything else they ought to know about. He showed them two 15c oak church panels and an interesting heart stone, At this point, West Mercia police, which covers Herefordshire, took over and launched Operation Icarus A team of detectives began talking to the south London collector, other dealers and scouring the internet. They realised that for at least 6 - 10 years, a person – or persons – had been targeting remote, often unlocked, churches and stripping them of precious artefacts.
So far police have recovered 60 pieces.
The Castle Frome knight weighing about 200 kilos shows that planning and organisation has gone into the thefts.
The London man with a penchant for gorilla heads has been treated as a victim rather than a suspect. Others who have been found with stolen items have argued they bought them in good faith However, it is understood a middle-aged man from mid-Wales has been questioned in connection with the Icarus discoveries and has been charged
- Church of St. Michael , Castle Frome, Herefordshire
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/may/20/operation-icarus-...
Port Appin, Argyll, Scotland (United Kingdom).
The name 'Stalker' comes from the Gaelic Stalcaire, meaning 'hunter' or 'falconer'. In recent times the castle was brought to fame by the Monty Python team, appearing in their film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. It also appeared in the film Highlander: Endgame. The Castle's almost exaggeratedly picturesque appearance, with its island setting against a backdrop of mountains, has made it a favourite subject for post-cards and calenders, and something of a cliché image of Scottish Highland scenery. It should be noted, however, that Stalker's appearance is entirely authentic, and it is one of the best-preserved medieval tower-houses surviving in western Scotland.
The site is similar to the prehistoric crannogs, but the official web-site history page gives the origin of the castle as being a small fort built around 1320 by Clan MacDougall who were then Lords of Lorn. Around 1388 the Stewarts took over the Lordship of Lorn, and it is believed that they built the castle in its present form around the 1440s. The web-site tells a dramatic story of arguments, murders, hunting visits by the Stewart's relative King James IV of Scotland and a drunken bet around 1620 resulting in the castle passing to Clan Campbell. After changing hands between these clans a couple of times the Campbells finally abandoned the castle around 1840, when it lost its roof. Then in 1908 a Stewart bought the castle and carried out basic conservation work, and in 1965 Lt. Col. D. R. Stewart Allward acquired the castle and over about ten years fully restored it.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Stalker
Castle models at BrickFest
on Saturday, March 28, 2009 in Portland, OR by Bill Ward. See also BrickFest Photo Roundup on my blog.
Codnor Castle is a ruined thirteenth-century castle in Derbyshire, England. The land around Codnor came under the jurisdiction of William Peverel after the Norman conquest.[1] Although registered as a Scheduled Ancient Monument the site is officially, as at 2008, a Building at Risk.
William Peverel
The castle is a stone keep and bailey fortress and was established by William Peverel.[2] The present fragmentary remains represent a three-storey keep and a strong curtain wall and ditch, flanked by round towers. The outer bailey is on a lower level and was constructed at a later period. The castle overlooks the Erewash valley and the counties of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. It originally had a deep moat and on its eastern side there was once a considerable abundance of trees, which have now been cut down. On the west side there was a courtyard that was strongly fortified by huge round towers, which had battlements. In other parts of the ruins there is evidence that the outer walls had loopholes included to allow bowmen to use them if necessary.
Henry de Grey[edit]
By 1211 it was owned by Henry de Grey, a descendant of the Norman knight Anchetil de Greye. Henry's descendants include the long line of Lords Grey of Codnor, the Lords Grey of Ruthyn, Wilton and Rotherfield, Lady Jane Grey and the Earls of Stamford, and the extinct families of the Dukes of Suffolk and Kent. His son Richard settled in Codnor and was a loyal Baron to Henry III. Along with his brother John they served the King in the Holy Land. John Grey distinguished himself in the Scottish wars and found himself in great favour with Edward III. Together with William D'Eincourt, the Lord Grey commanded all the knights of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire in case of an invasion. Henry the last of the family, died during the reign of Henry VII, without a legitimate heir. He left part of his lands to his illegitimate sons, Henry and Richard, and part to his widow, Katherine Stourton.
Zouche family[edit]
The remainder went to his aunt Elizabeth Grey, who in 1429 married Sir John Zouche, the youngest son of the fourth Baron Zouche of Harringworth. Sir John Zouche of Codnor was three times High Sheriff of Derbyshire. The castle remained in the hands of the Zouche family for two hundred years until they sold up and emigrated to Virginia in 1634.
Streynsham Master[edit]
Sir Streynsham Master, High Sheriff of Derbyshire, who bought the Codnor Castle estate in 1692, is reported as the last resident of the castle. He lived there until his death in 1724.
The castle today[edit]
Today the remnants of Codnor Castle are a fragile ruin, its few remaining high walls supported by scaffolding. Signs at the perimeter fence indicate that the site is now owned by UK Coal Mining Ltd and that public access is prohibited. However, good views of the castle's remains are possible from nearby public footpaths.
In June 2007, Channel 4's Time Team programme carried out an archaeological dig around the castle, with some interesting results. The most spectacular find was a perfectly-preserved medieval gold coin found in the moat, which is now displayed at Derby Museum and Art Gallery.[3]
CC Winika
A roofless but otherwise quite well-preserved ruin on a tidal island in Loch Moidart. It used to be possible to enter the castle but it is now off limits for safety reasons. The wooded island in the background is Riska Island.
Castle Rock Scenic Overlook. Castle Rock State Park Illinois. Three Exposure HDR processed with Photomatix
Castle Howard is a stately home in North Yorkshire, England, 15 miles north of York. It is a private residence, and has been the home of the Carlisle branch of the Howard family for more than 300 years.
Inside one of the old castle rooms, this image is a composite of 7 exposures taken 1 stop apart in order to retain detail in the courtyard through the doorway and within the otherwise dark interior.
I was just taking a few details as we've been around a few times, the last time when it was decorated for Christmas.
Portchester Castle is a former Roman Fort before becoming a castle. Portchester Village / Town, Paulsgrove Creek, Fareham Creek and St Mary's Church. Fareham Hampshire.
Worth looking up on Wiki for full history
Castle Park (sometimes referred to as Castle Green) is a public open space in Bristol, England, managed by Bristol City Council. It is bounded by the Floating Harbour and Castle Street to the south, Lower Castle Street to the east, and Broad Weir, Newgate and Wine Street to the north. Its western boundary is less obviously defined and has been the subject of controversy, perhaps because the area around High Street and St Mary-le-Port Church, though not part of the park and always intended for development, is often considered at the same time as the park.The park was completed in 1978,and occupies most of the site which had contained Bristol's main shopping area. Much of this area was heavily damaged in the Blitz during the Second World War, and that which remained was subsequently demolished.
The ruined tower of St Mary-le-Port church stands to the west of the park, surrounded by derelict financial office buildings. Adjoining the ruins of St Peter's church in the middle of the park is a sensory herb garden, and five silver birch trees as a memorial to the beaches of the D-Day landings. To the east is a grassy arena, and the partially excavated remains of Bristol Castle with a preserved vaulted chamber. There is also a bandstand and a children's play area.
Tree-lined St Peter’s Square, to the north of St Peter's church, has been home to various events including German Christmas markets. In recent summers a tethered balloon has been placed near the bandstand, offering ascents to sightseers.
Recent attempts to develop the area between the park's western edge and High Street have proved controversial; Bristol City Council are keen to replace derelict buildings with a mixed-use development to help reconnect the Old City to Broadmead and raise funds to improve the park; others would rather see the park extended to High Street.
Baroque castle complex which belongs to the one of largest in Europe built in the first half of the 18th century. Built in 1700-1737 according to the plans of the Austrian architect Jakob Prandtauer for the Count of Questenberg.
Credit: James Walker
Find out more information about Dunster Castle on Exmoor National Park's Historic Environment Record: goo.gl/V2ZcYp
Built on a basalt outcrop on the Northumbrian coast facing the Farne Islands, Bamburgh was the royal seat of the kings of Northumbria, and the Normans built a castle here in the 11th-century. As an important English outpost, the castle was the target of occasional raids from Scotland. In 1464 during the Wars of the Roses, it became the first castle in England to be defeated by artillery.
Nevytsky Castle (Ukrainian: Невицький замок; Hungarian: Nevickei vár) is a semi-ruined castle in Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine 12 km north of Uzhhorod. It was founded in the early 15th century.
An 1644, Prince Rákóczi II ruined the castle, leaving it much as its stands today. A decline in defensive importance of the site as well as the remote and inaccessible situation of the castle have preserved it from complete demolition.
Castle with the stunted maze outside. Gret for young kids but a bit of a cheat for anyone over 1m tall.
The Castle of Boldogkő was built in the 13th century on top of a rock near the river Hernád. It was upgraded and improved in the next centuries and finally destroyed in 1701.
More info in Hungarian -thanks to my dad for the link-
Peleș Castle is a Neo-Renaissance castle in the Carpathian Mountains, near Sinaia, in Prahova County, Romania, on an existing medieval route linking Transylvania and Wallachia, built between 1873 and 1914. Its inauguration was held in 1883.
Wikipedia
Between Hay on Wye and Abergavenny, in the Black Mountains, Wales. It was fortified by Walter de Lacy, and was intended to defend the English borders from Welsh raiders. The whole place has a very Welsh feel now, if you ask me!
Portchester Castle is a former Roman Fort before becoming a castle. Portchester Village / Town, Paulsgrove Creek, Fareham Creek and St Mary's Church. Fareham Hampshire.
Worth looking up on Wiki for full history
Portchester Castle is a former Roman Fort before becoming a castle. Portchester Village / Town, Paulsgrove Creek, Fareham Creek and St Mary's Church. Fareham Hampshire.
Worth looking up on Wiki for full history
Castle cake for my daughter's birthday at school :)
More stories here: delilahomemade.multiply.com/journal/item/33
Thanks,
raras
Castle Urquhart on the banks of Loch Ness, Scotland
For more Scotland pictures, check out my picture set!
Castle models at BrickFest
on Saturday, March 28, 2009 in Portland, OR by Bill Ward. See also BrickFest Photo Roundup on my blog.