Source Four

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[Left hand side:]

 

KENILWORTH CASTLE

 

[Labels, clockwise top left to top right:]

Swan Tower

King’s Gate

Right-hand court

Water gate

Inner court

Left-hand court

Finham brook

Site of the mere

Mortimer’s Tower

Dam/tiltyard

Gallery Tower

The Brays

Site of Lower Pool

Site of Lower Pool

Collegiate chapel

Stable

Base court

Lunn’s Tower

Leicester’s Gatehouse

 

[Red] = 12th century

[Orange] = 13th century

[Yellow] = 14th century

[Green] = 15th century

[Blue] = 16th century

[Purple] = modern

 

[Right hand side:]

 

KENILWORTH CASTLE

 

INNER COURT GROUND PLAN

[Labels, clockwise top left to top right:]

Kitchens

Strong Tower

Hall cellars

Saintlowe Tower

Wardrobe

Gaunt’s Tower

State apartments

Privy kitchen

Leicester’s Building

Chapel

Site of Leicester’s lodgings

Great tower

Inner court

 

INNER COURT FIRST-FLOOR PLAN

[Labels, clockwise top left to top right:]

Strong Tower

Porch

Great hall

Saintlowe Tower

Bay window

Great chamber

Central oriel

Gaunt’s Tower

Second/presence chamber

Leicester’s Building

Privy chamber

Inner court

Great tower

 

[Red] = 12th century

[Orange] = 13th century

[Yellow] = 14th century

[Green] = 15th century

[Blue] = 16th century

[Purple] = modern

 

« Return to Kenilworth Castle (part one)

Phased plans produced by English Heritage, © English Heritage as shown on their website. 

Now look at the colour coded modern plans which show how Kenilworth Castle has changed over the years.  

Using these plans Source 4, work out the century in which changes were made to the castle building shown in the: 

  • Postcard Source 1  
  • Modern aerial photograph Source 2 
  • Victorian photograph Source 3