Caption

Leicester's Buildings (1571), from the north-east, View of the ruins of the Leicester Towers of Kenilworth Castle, photograph, page, Kenilworth Castle, c. 1862 - in or before 1872, photographer, Kenilworth, paper, albumen print, height 151 mm x width 203 mm, ruin of a dwelling, house, castle, tower, clock tower, monumental adornment, A large stone ruin of a multi-story building occupies the center of the image, with tall vertical walls, window openings, and partial towers showing worn and broken edges. Sections of the structure are covered in dense climbing vegetation that reaches high along the walls and around openings, and some window frames remain visible while others are empty. In front of and around the ruin there is a grassy slope and a dirt path leading toward the foreground. A leafy tree stands to the right of the building near one of the ruined sections, and scattered low shrubs and groundcover dot the base of the walls. The sky above is pale and clear, forming a neutral backdrop to the weathered stone and foliage.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A98_409

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Rights managed

Available size

44.0Mb (8.5Mb) / 14.5in x 11.8in / 4355 x 3532 (300dpi)

Keywords

Leicester's Buildings 1571 north-east View ruins Leicester Towers Kenilworth Castle photograph page c 1862 - 1872 photographer Kenilworth paper albumen print height 151 mm x width 203 mm ruin dwelling house castle tower clock tower monumental adornment large stone ruin multi-story building occupies center image tall vertical walls window openings partial towers showing worn broken edges Sections structure covered dense climbing vegetation reaches high walls openings window frames remain visible empty front grassy slope dirt path leading foreground leafy tree stands right building near ruined sections scattered low shrubs groundcover dot base sky pale clear forming neutral backdrop weathered stone foliage