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Original taken with the iPhone and the painted illusion created in iColorama for iPad
Witley Court is a ruined country house in Worcestershire, built in the 17th Century, remodelled in the 18th Century and partly destroyed by a fire in 1937. Now a fascinating ruin to explore, with formal gardens and a huge fountain. It has been used as a film and tv location.
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Enjoyed a nice long walk this afternoon to the Point and back along the beach , twas a tad windy but its always a pleasure 😁😅
Finchale Priory was built end of 12thC, about the same time as Durham Cathedral itself, and was used by the Durham monks as a more pastoral retreat—giving a sense of how well Durham was doing in those days. Today it’s an English Heritage property that’s free to the public, with an adjacent tea shop.
A frosty dawn drive on a crisp, frosty morning around Wiltshire. I found this image deep in the archives, along with some other recovered files from an old hard drive.
Wardour Castle is a ruined 14th-century castle at Wardour, on the boundaries of Tisbury and Donhead St Andrew in the English county of Wiltshire, about 15 miles (24 km) west of Salisbury. The castle was built in the 1390s, came into the ownership of the Arundells in the 16th century and was rendered uninhabitable in 1643 and 1644 during the English Civil War. A Grade I listed building, it is managed by English Heritage and open to the public.
Standing in open countryside above the River Wye, Goodrich castle is one of the finest and best preserved of all English medieval castles. Despite its setting near the Anglo-Welsh border, the castle led a largely peaceful existence, and its ruined state is the result of a single violent episode during the Civil war of the 17th century.
A step back in time to a visit to Old Wardour Castle --
Built by John, Lord Lovel, in the late 14th century, Old Wardour is composed of a five-sided tower around a central courtyard. A large hall unusually provided with large windows on the outer wall, a sign that Wardour was meant as much for prestige as for defence.
Old Wardour Castle is located at the heart of a maze of winding, narrow lanes, in a rural location yet only a few miles from the town of Shaftesbury. Lovel's creation was, in its day, one of the grandest, most impressive residences in England. The castle was later purchased by the Arundell family who remodelled the medieval castle as an Elizabethan manor.
Wardour suffered greatly during the Civil War, and the Arundells finally built New Wardour Castle to replace it in 1776. The old castle became the centrepiece of a pleasure ground, a park replete with fanciful grottoes, a stone circle, and a tea house in classical style, all built to entertain the Arundells and their guests. Today, Old Wardour is an unusual and attractive combination of medieval fortress, Elizabethan manor, and Georgian pleasure ground.
At the heart of the grounds is the castle keep, standing to four storeys in places. The keep is arranged around a central courtyard with a well. Off this courtyard several spiral stairs rise to the upper floors. One of these, the stair to the Great Hall, was remodelled by Robert Smythson for Sir Matthew Arundell as a Roman triumphal arch, with beautifully ornamented columns.
The upper floors have many of the most important rooms, including the Great Hall, Lobby, and Great Chamber. There is a Buttery, where food was stored, a Pantry, and Kitchen area with large fireplaces. You can climb to the top of the tower, with wonderful views across the lake below.
At the foot of the castle lawn is the classical tea house, while further up the slope is a Grotto and small stone circle.
The groynes make for interesting images along the shoreline at Spurn .. still not particularly happy with this one due to the over exposed sky but I do like the concept . I will try again soon ;)
Standing on a rocky crag on the site of an old Iron age hillfort high above the Cheshire plain. Beeston is one of the most dramatically sited medieval castles in England
It's been awhile since I last uploaded a photo, but I will try and change that.
On one of the most warmer days, this year, as we were driving home we went past Stonehenge, but this time we actually did stop for a brief moment before the thunderstorm hit heavy on us, and we were able to take some shots at his most known pre-historic monument. One of the British icons I wanted to see and photograph, so here you go... hope you enjoy it! ;)
Looking across towards the inner Bailey of Portchester Castle from inside the huge outer walls.
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The Keep on inner Motte at Portchester Castle. A great day out ;)
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Clifford’s Tower is one of the best-loved landmarks in York. It is the largest remaining part of York Castle, once the centre of government for the north of England. The 11th-century timber tower on top of the earth mound was burned down in 1190, after York's Jewish community, some 150 strong, was besieged here by a mob and committed mass suicide. The present 13th-century stone tower was probably used as a treasury and later as a prison.
Dunstanburgh Castle is a 14th-century fortification on the coast of Northumberland in northern England, between the villages of Craster and Embleton. The castle was built by Earl Thomas of Lancaster between 1313 and 1322, taking advantage of the site's natural defences and the existing earthworks of an Iron Age fort.
The ruins of a 12th-century Augustinian abbey in a lovely rural setting. The roots of Haughmond Abbey go back to the 11th century when a small religious community was established here. Around 1135 the community was refounded as a house of Augustinian canons under the patronage of William Fitzalan of Clun, and finally, in 1155 it became a full-fledged abbey.
The first church at Haughmond was built around 1150. This was later replaced by the current church, which dates in part from the 12th to the 14th centuries. The late 12th-century chapter house still stands, as does the 13th-century infirmary, the frater undercroft, and parts of the warming house and dorter. The 14th-century well house also remains.
After the Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII, the abbey eventually passed to the ownership of the Barker family, who tore down the church and dormitory range, and converted the east range and southern cloister into a mansion. The mansion was destroyed in the Civil War.
Knowlton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Woodlands, Dorset, England. It is about 6 miles north of town Wimborne Minster, and about 1 mile south of the village of Wimborne St Giles. Its most recognizable features are a ruined Norman church built within a neolithic henge monument.
The henge enclosing Knowlton Church is only one of three henges (known as Knowlton Circles) and associated earthworks. However, Church Henge is the best preserved, and is maintained by English Heritage. Nearby is Great Barrow, the largest round barrow in Dorset. Aerial photographs reveal a large number of ploughed-out barrows in the immediate vicinity.
Knowlton Church is a ruined building of unknown dedication standing near the centre of Church Henge. The earliest parts of the building are the 12th-century chancel and nave and there are 15th and 18th century additions and alterations.[ The church was in use in 1550, however lack of use led to calls to demolish it in 1659. But it saw a revival after this time, and a north aisle was built in 1730. Later in the 18th century the roof fell in and the church was abandoned. The church is a Grade II* listed building. The nearby Victorian-built Church of the Ascension at Woodlands has a 12th-century circular stone font originally from Knowlton Church.
Early Christian activity at Knowlton is indicated by a mid-to-late Anglo-Saxon inhumation cemetery which was discovered to the east of Church Henge in 1958. Excavations located sixteen burials within chalk-cut graves, some aligned east-west.
Knowlton is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086–87 as Chenoltone. Winfrith Newburgh, East or West Lulworth, "Wintreborne" and Knowlton were held by King William; they were previously held by King Edward. The Domesday Book also records two hides of the land of the Count of Mortain in Knowlton, named as Chenoltune in the book, held by Ansgar, which was held by Æthelmær in the time of King Edward. This land paid geld, was enough for one plough with one slave and one bordar, a mill paying 12s6d, and was worth 25s.
The site of the ancient village of Knowlton (as opposed to the present day hamlet) is located 500 metres west of Knowlton Church along Lumber Lane at the banks of the River Allen. There is little to be seen on the ground, but aerial photos do show the village layout.
Text courtesy of Wikipedia.