NOTES: The precinct fortification to Ewenny Priory was constructed in the 12th century and enlarged c. 1300 whehn a high stone wall was raised around the whole monastic enclosure.
NOTES: The precinct fortification to Ewenny Priory was constructed in the 12th century and enlarged c. 1300 whehn a high stone wall was raised around the whole monastic enclosure.
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.