The Tiltyard was used as a jousting arena and was constructed on top of the dam, which held back the flow of the stream below thus forming the Great Mere which surrounded the castle in the late medieval period. The dam was subsequently used as the main entrance to the castle until around the turn of the 21st century.
This photograph was transferred from the library of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1936.
This is part of the Series: RBO01/43 Early Photographic Print Collection: Warwickshire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection
Source: Historic England Archive
Medieval Castle, Medieval Tiltyard
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