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Description: | This pencil and ink drawing shows the three-storey battlemented south tower of Stokesay Castle in Shropshire. Like most of the adjoining building, the tower dates from the 13th century and remains remarkably intact.
Stokesay itself is essentially a fortified manor house with an artificial moat. It was not referred to as a castle until some time in the 16th century. While the battlements and moat show a keen interest in defense, its interior design is more domestic and comfortable than militaristic. Nonetheless, the defensive features saved it from destruction when its grounds were the site of a skirmish in the English Civil War. To the north of the castle grounds is the Church of St John the Baptist. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Edward Blore | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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