Approaching the castle from The Bray. The footbridge in the foreground is where
the first of Kenilworth's two drawbridges would have been situated
Mortimer's Tower was the original Norman gatehouse to the castle.
It was named for a carved stone shield bearing the arms of the Mortimer family,
which can e seen on the wall. You can see arrowslits and the grooves in the walls
where a portcullis would have been.
Gaunt's Tower, strongpoint between the Great Hall and Great Chambers,
or audience chambers, built by John of Gaunt
Saintlowe Tower - with Strong Tower, this forms a matching pair
of towers on either side of the Great Hall
The curtain wall. This low wall enclosed the entire castle complex
of buildings. Beyond the curtain wall the ground falls away towards the mere,
a remnant of the great water defences that encircled the castle.
Detail of carving on the buttress supporting Gaunt's Tower
It is hard to imagine given this pastoral scene, but the area beyond the curtain
wall was the scene of the great water extravaganza put on by Robert Dudley, Earl
of Leicester, to honour the visit of Queen Elizabeth I in July, 1575.
The Tudor Garden, reconstructed in 1970 following a 17th century
record. The geometrical hedges are of box, lavender, and sage.
The Stables, with the remains of St Mary's chapel in the foreground
Lunn's Tower, a 13th century tower adjoining the stable block
Lunn's Tower, where arrow slits illustrate the defensive nature
of the building.
The Chapel of St Mary. These foundations are all that remain
of the church, founded by Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, in the early 14th century.
The Water Tower, beside the stable block. This tower was used
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