Sujet
Melbourne Castle, Derbyshire, c1727. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Melbourne Castle, Derbyshire, c1727. Melbourne Castle was originally a royal fortified manor house, founded by King John. In 1311, Robert de Holand founded the stone castle, when he was granted a licence to crenellate but sadly the only remains are a fragment of one wall and the buried foundations of rooms and a semi-circular tower. The castle with its square gatehouse, was a large and impressive multi-towered structure but it was never fully completed. In 1461 during the Wars of the Roses, this Lancastrian fortress was partially dismantled and left to decay, being eventually demolished in the 17th century.
Derbyshire Local Studies Libraries collection
Date
2009
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Derbyshire Local Studies Libraries
Notre référence
HRM19D66_045
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
49,9Mo (2,5Mo) / 42,7cm x 29,2cm / 5046 x 3453 (300dpi)