View from the inner court towards Mervyn's Bower, incorrectly named on this print as Mervyn's Tower, a vaulted chamber built into the first floor level to the immediate north of the Great Hall at Kenilworth Castle

Date:: 1882 - 1905

Location:: Kenilworth Castle, Kenilworth, Warwick, Warwickshire

Reference:: OP10065

Type:: Photograph (Collotype Print)

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Description

Mervyn's Bower is referred to in Chapter 29 of Sir Walter Scott's novel 'Kenilworth', which was published in January 1821. It is unclear, however, whether the architectural feature was known by that name before the book was published, or whether it became known as such due to the popularity of the novel.

This collotype print was created by James Valentine and Sons Limited and is likely to have been a copy made from an original photograph by the company, inwhich it appears the background of the image was been removed during the development process. The creation date range of this print has been confirmed from other surviving reproductions of this image.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/43 Early Photographic Print Collection: Warwickshire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Medieval Castle