Stokesay Castle and gatehouse viewed from the graveyard of St John the Baptist Church

Date:
1959
Location:
Stokesay Castle, Craven Arms, Stokesay, Shropshire
Reference:
AA78/04368
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

Stokesay Castle is the best-preserved 13th-century manor house in England. It was fortified by Lawrence de Ludlow, a wool merchant who died in 1294. The half-timbered gatehouse (to the left of the picture) was added in 1620.

Content

This is part of the Series: FEL01/01 Photographs taken by Herbert Felton for the National Buildings Record; within the Collection: FEL01 Herbert Felton Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Felton, (Leo) Herbert

Keywords

Medieval Manor House, Stuart Gatehouse