Castles

NOTES: The hall-parlour range dates from the late 13th century with the arcaded parapet added c. 1332. See RIBA148850 for a black and white version of this image.

NOTES: The hall-parlour range dates from the late 13th century with the arcaded parapet added c. 1332. See RIBA148851 for a colour version of this image.

NOTES: The castle possibly began in 1735, when the owner William Talbot M.P. later second Baron Talbot of Hensol added the east and west wings in a very early Gothic Revival style. The south front seen here was remodelled between 1790-1815 by the second owner Samuel Richardson. In the 1840s, the castle was remodelled again by T. H. Wyatt and David Brandson for Rowland Fothergill who acquired the castle in 1838.

NOTES: The castle possibly began in 1735, when the owner William Talbot M.P. later second Baron Talbot of Hensol added the east and west wings in a very early Gothic Revival style. The south front seen here was remodelled between 1790-1815 by the second owner Samuel Richardson. In the 1840s, the castle was remodelled again by T. H. Wyatt and David Brandson for Rowland Fothergill who acquired the castle in 1838.

NOTES: The castle possibly began in 1735, when the owner William Talbot M.P. later second Baron Talbot of Hensol added the east and west wings in a very early Gothic Revival style. The south front seen here was remodelled between 1790-1815 by the second owner Samuel Richardson. In the 1840s, the castle was remodelled again by T. H. Wyatt and David Brandson for Rowland Fothergill who acquired the castle in 1838.

NOTES: The castle was begun in 1589 and not completed until 1630 by Cristobal de Roda Antonelli (his nephew). See rIBA146212 for a black and white version of this image.

NOTES: The castle was begun in 1589 and not completed until 1630 by Cristobal de Roda Antonelli (his nephew). See RIBA146214 for a black and white version of this image.

NOTES: The castle was begun in 1589 and not completed until 1630 by Cristobal de Roda Antonelli (his nephew). See RIBA146215 for a black and white version of this image.

NOTES: The castle was begun in 1589 and not completed until 1630 by Cristobal de Roda Antonelli (his nephew). See RIBA146216 for a black and white version of this image.

NOTES: The castle was begun in 1589 and not completed until 1630 by Cristobal de Roda Antonelli (his nephew). See RIBA146217 for a black and white version of this image.

NOTES: Begun 1763 and completed 1774. It replaced earlier and less extensive fortifications and was considered the second largest colonial military installation in the New World. See RIBA146303 for a black and white version of this image.