Castles Collection (page 8)

Orford Castle, Suffolk Date: circa 1770

Naworth Castle, Cumbria (1 of 2) Date: circa 1770

OKEHAMPTON
Distant view of Okehampton (here spelt Oakhampton) Castle, Devonshire Date: circa 1830

Richmond Castle, Yorkshire, England, was built by Alan the Red of Britanny in the early years of the Norman Conquest. The Keep was added in the reign of Henry II. Date: late 11th century

Mitford Castle, Northumberland
A distant prospect of Mitford Castle, Northumberland Date: circa 1770

Riber Castle, situated in the hamlet of Riber, on a hill overlooking Matlock, Derbyshire, England. It was built as a private home for John Smedley in 1862. Date: built 1862

Restormel Castle
The ruins of Restormel Castle, near Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England. This circular fortress was built in the 13th century on a Norman mound. Date: 13th century

Mackworth Castle, Derbyshire
A cart rumbles past the main gate of Mackworth Castle, Derbyshire Date: 1793

Maxstoke Castle, Warwickshire Date: circa 1770

PRUDHOE CASTLE, Northumberland
The ruins of Prudhoe Castle, Northumberland Date: 1845

Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire Date: 1836

Odiham Castle
The ruins of Odiham Castle (here spelt Odiam) Hampshire Date: circa 1770

Powderham Castle, Devon
Distant from of Powderham Castle, Devonshire, from the sea Date: 1802

Moncalieri Castle
Castello di Montcalieri, near Turin, Italy, the famous castle originally built in around 1100, with 17th century additions. Date: 1930s

Richborough Castle Ruins
Ancient and modern, a view of the remains of Richborough Castle, built by the Romans on the coast of Kent, England. Note the glimpse of a modern power station behind. Date: 1st century

Krakow Castle Arcades
The beautiful Italian Renaissance style arcades of the Royal Castle ( Wawel or Vavel ), in Kracow (Cracow), Poland. Date: medieval

Krakow Castle Hall
The tournament hall in the Royal Castle ( Wawel or Vavel ), in Kracow (Cracow), Poland. Date: medieval

Conway Castle
Conway (Conwy) Castle, the most magificent of English King Edward Is fortresses, in Gwynedd, North Wales. Here we see the harbour and new bridge (built 1958). Date: 13th century

Peckforton Castle
Lodge Gate of Peckforton Castle, Cheshire, England, a Victorian country house built in the style of a medieval castle. It was built for John Tollemache; designed by Anthony Salvin

Oslo Castle Guards
Three guards parading the grounds of Oslo Castle, Norway. Date: late 1960s

Leicester Castle Gate
Castle Gateway, or Ruperts Gate, Leicester, Leicestershire, England. Date: medieval

Cliffords Tower, York Castle, Yorkshire, England, a remarkable two-storey quatrefoil keep on a stone motte and bailey fortress. Date: 13th century

Newark Castle, Notts. dating from the 12th century, in which King John is reputed to have died in 1216. Withstood 3 sieges in the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Date: 12th century

Farleigh Castle

Farleigh Castle Gate
Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Somerset, England. Building began in the 1370s by Sir Thomas Hungerford and extended by his son, Walter, in the 15th century : Walls & gateway Date: 14th & 15th century

Heidelberg Schloss
A castle in Heidelberg, Germany. Date: early 1930s

Three Castles Cigarettes advertisement, 1930
Advertisement for Willss Three Castles medium cigarettes featuring a picture of a woman looking relaxed as she enjoys one. Date: 1930

Baby Princess Elizabeth at Balmoral
The tiny Princess Elizabeth is carried up some stairs at Balmoral in her perambulator. Date: 1927

Leeds Castle, Kent, England. circa 2008

The Palace of Holyroodhouse
Etching of the Palace of Holyroodhouse, one of a series of five illustrations of the Queens residences. Date: 1953

Castle / Bolsover 1860
Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire. Date: 1860

Dartmouth Castle / 1807
Dartmouth Castle, Devon. Date: 1807

Hamlet & the Ghost

Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd, North Wales
View of Caernarfon (Caernarvon) Castle in Gwynedd, North Wales. The castle was built by the English King Edward I from around 1283, on the site of a Roman fortress and Norman motte. Date: 1950s

Entrance to Raglan Castle, Monmouthshire
A woman and a gardener at the arched entrance to Raglan Castle in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. The castle was ruined during the English Civil War

Chepstow Castle, Gwent, Wales
Edwardian woman at Chepstow Castle, overlooking the River Wye at Gwent (formerly Monmouthshire), Wales. Building began in the 11th century

Castles in the Sand by Muriel Dawson
Lovely illustration featuring a little girl in a striped swimsuit and a big red straw sunhat, drying off her doll on the beach, presumably after a dip in the sea

Lydford Castle, Devon
A view of Lydford Castle, Devon. In medieval times, the castle was home to the stannary courts which ruled over matters relating to tin mining. Part of the building was used as a prison

Building a Castle by Susan Beatrice Pearse
Two children sit contentedly and construct a castle from building blocks

Dardanelles - The Castles
Castles at the Dardanelles, Turkey, Ottoman Empire

The Princess of the Castle by Hilda Cowham
Lovely illustration by Hilda Cowham showing a princess in a flounced, floral trimmed dress watching from the steps of her castle as a knight rides past and raises his flag or standard in her direction

Castles in the Air
A young lady with arms behind her head, reclines in a field. Flowers are strewn all around her, even within the hat that lies by her side

Sandcastle Competition - Brisbane, Australia
Sandcastle Competition at the Sand Gardens, Suttons Beach, Radcliffe, Brisbane, Australia - the Judges approach!

Queenborough, Kent
The site of Queen Philippas castle at Queenborough, Kent

Playing on the Beach
A group of holidaying children play on the beach, making sandcastles, finding starfish and digging with a bucket and spade

Germany Braunfels
Schloss Braunfels, home of the Prinzessin von Solms - one of those fabulously picturesque German castles

The First Sand Castle by Muriel Dawson
A little girl in a red dress and a white bonnetto protect her from the sun, building her first sandcastle

Worth Going to Bed For by Harold Earnshaw
Illustration by Harold Cecil Earnshaw to accompany a rhyme by J.M. Barrie, showing a little boy fast asleep and enjoying a particularly vivid dream crammed with castles, pirates, elephants

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