Sujet
Donkey in the Well House, Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, c1850-c1900
Légende
Donkey in the Well House, Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, c1850-c1900. Jacob the donkey in the well house's 16th century tread wheel at the castle, with the well shaft in the foreground. When Charles I wrote letters or was planning his escape route whilst a prisoner at Carisbrooke, he always signed his letters with a 'J'. So, for 150 years, all the donkeys at the castle have always been given a name beginning with 'J'.
Date
1850
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive
Notre référence
HRM19B38_324
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,3Mo (2,8Mo) / 42,7cm x 29,5cm / 5040 x 3488 (300dpi)