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 Warwick Castle's South Front and the mill on the River Avon, 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 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 ...
Warwick Castle, State Dining Room
A view of the State Dining Room at Warwick Castle, taken by H.T. Cooke in around 1880.
This dining room was commissioned by the Earl of Warwick, Francis Greville, in 1763. Projecting into the courtyard, ...
Warwick Castle, stonework
A view of the fourteenth-century stonework in the curtain wall at Warwick Castle, close to Guy's Tower.
Warwick Castle, stonework
A view of the fourteenth-century stonework in the curtain wall at Warwick Castle, close to Guy's Tower.
Warwick Castle, The Warwick Vase
The original vase (now in the Burrell Collection, Glasgow) was excavated around 1769 from the villa of the Roman Emperor Hadrian. It was purchased a few years later by Charles Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick, ...
Warwick Castle. Bear and Clarence Towers, and Guy's Tower
A view of three defensive towers at Warwick Castle, viewed from the gardens.
The tallest is Guy's Tower, standing at 39 metres, and built in the fourteenth century.
In the foreground, protracting ...
Warwick Castle. Tree planted by Queen Victoria
A Quercus robur, English Oak tree planted by Queen Victoria, during her visit to Warwick Castle in 1858.
The tree stands in the landscaped grounds of the castle, and is seen here from the Bear Tower....
Warwick Castle. Tree planted by Queen Victoria
A tree planted by Queen Victoria on her visit to Warwick Castle in 1858.
The tree is a Quercus robur, English Oak and stands in the Castle's landscaped gardens.
Guy's Tower can be seen in the background....