The castle ruins from inside the fortifications. During the Civil War the Royalists held the Norman castle for 65 days until the Parliamentarians broke through. Cromwell ordered it to be destroyed 6 years later.

Date:
1890
Location:
Wallingford Castle, Wallingford, South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire
Reference:
HT06274
Type:
Photograph (Inkjet Print)
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Content

This is part of the Series: HWT01/01 Glass Plate Negatives And Inkjet Prints; within the Collection: HWT01 Henry W Taunt Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Taunt, Henry William

Keywords

Medieval Castle, Derelict Or Ruin