Warwick Castle, Great Hall after the Great Fire
An illustration of the damage to the interior of Warwick Castle, following the outbreak of a serious fire of 3 December 1871.
Warwick Castle, Green Drawing Room
A view of the Green Drawing Room at Warwick Castle, taken around 1869.
This is the third in a sequence (or 'enfilade') of five eighteenth-century interiors, leading from the castle's Great Hall.
The ...
Warwick Castle, Green Drawing Room
A photograph showing the interior of the Green Drawing Room at Warwick Castle.
The walls and coffered ceiling are painted in a light green, with trim and detail picked out in gold. Although naturally ...
Warwick Castle, Guy's Tower and Gatehouse
A view of Guy's Tower and the Gatehouse at Warwick Castle, looking across the courtyard.
This photograph was taken by H.T. Cooke, Warwick publisher, in 1880
Warwick Castle, Guy's Tower and the Bear Tower
A view of Guy's Tower and the Bear Tower at Warwick Castle.
The Bear Tower is actually the remains of an abortive building project begun by Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Richard III) in 1478. It is ...
Warwick Castle, Guy's Tower, East Front and ditch.
A view of Guy's Tower and the East Front at Warwick Castle.
In the foreground is Guy's Tower, 39 metres high and built in the fourteenth century. Behind it, the curtain walls run to the gatehouse, ...
Warwick Castle, Library
A view of the Library at Warwick Castle, taken in 1904.
This is interior was reconstructed after the Great Fire of 1871, and decked out with the green and red wallpapers that were fashionable at the ...
Warwick Castle, looking towards the state rooms
A view over the courtyard at Warwick Castle, looking towards the state rooms.
This photograph was taken from the top of the mound, the remains of a fortress build by the Mercian Queen Aethelfreda.
Warwick Castle, mill
William Bissell mans the gas engine inside the mill at Warwick Castle in 1895.
Warwick Castle, mill
William Bissell beside the sluice gate mechanism, in the turbine room at Warwick Castle's water mill, in 1895.
Warwick Castle, Red Drawing Room
A view of the Red Drawing Room at Warwick Castle, taken around 1869.
This is the first state room in a series (or 'enfilade') of five eighteenth-century interiors. The red lacquered panels on the walls ...
Warwick Castle, Rose Garden
A view of the Rose Garden at Warwick Castle, designed by Robert Marnock, and laid down in 1868.
Today's Rose Garden has been carefully relaid from two original drawings, following its use as a tennis ...
Warwick Castle, Smoking Room
A view of the Smoking Room at Warwick Castle, taken in 1904.
Despite the damage wrought by fire in 1871, some detail of the eighteenth-century woodcarvings is still visible.
Warwick Castle, South East Front
A view of the South East Front of Warwick Castle, looking upstream from the bridge over the Avon in Warwick.
This photograph was taken around 1890.
The cottages in Mill Street can be seen towards ...
Warwick Castle, South East Front
A view of the South East Front of Warwick Castle, looking down stream from the bridge over the Avon in Warwick.
This photograph was taken around 1890.
Warwick Castle, South Front
A view of the South Front of Warwick Castle, looking over the River Avon.
The mill is at the riverside towards the right of the photograph. The large arched windows indicate the location of the state ...
Warwick Castle, South Front
A view of Warwick Castle's South Front and the mill on the River Avon, taken around 1890.
Warwick Castle, South Front
A view of Warwick Castle's South Front from the River Avon, looking upstream.
At the waterside is the castle's mill.
The largest windows on the castle building indicate the position of the Great ...