The Godcake – Then & Now
The Godcake - Then & Now This undated ‘then’ postcard shows the junction of Castle Green, Castle Hill and Castle Road opposite the Queen & Castle pub, known locally as…
Oxpen Meadow Marsh – Then & Now
This image of Oxpen Meadow, was provided to KHAS from the collection of the late Reg Palmer. In the distance (left) is the Castle, and in front of it can…
Prince of Wales Visit to the Castle – Then & Now
This pair of Then & Now images shows the visit of Edward, Prince of Wales to Kenilworth Castle. The ‘then’ image is an artificially colourised version of another black and…
Warwickshire Hunt – Then & Now
This pair of then & now photos show a once familiar scene when the Warwickshire Hunt gathered for its traditional Boxing Day meeting in the car park of Kenilworth Castle.…
3D Model of Kenilworth Castle – A Work in Progress
For a number of years a KHAS member has been researching and creating a virtual 3D model of Kenilworth Castle as it might have been in 1645. Here are some preview…
Preparing to Repair the Breach in the Tiltyard, 1964 – Then & Now
Here's a view which is almost impossible to recreate today - a view through the breach in the tiltyard beneath Mortimer's Tower, taken in 1964. The ‘then’ photograph probably shows…
Laying the Pipes Under the Tiltyard in 1964 – Then & Now
It was widely assumed that Colonel Hawkesworth drained the mere and breached the Tiltyard dam to render the former royalist stronghold indefensible. However an article on page 32 in Kenilworth…
Filling in the Gap in the Tiltyard, 1964 – Then & Now
The 'then' photo shows the preparations for filling in a gap in the castle’s Tiltyard by the Ministry of Public Building and Works in 1964 . The restored Tiltyard entrance…
The Castle from the Air – Then & Now
This remarkable pair of aerial photos shows the castle from the air, taken from the west. The ‘then’ photo dates from before the Elizabethan garden had first been restored in…
Tilt Yard Mill, 1964 – Then & Now
1964 - Charles Blick and John Drew at Tilt Yard Mill site. Now obscured by the more recent 1960s bridge and undergrowth, this 1964 picture shows the excavation of one…
The Castle from the Brays, 1907 – Then & Now
The Castle from the Brays. - Old post card postmarked 1907. Mortimer's Tower was originally a Norman stone gatehouse, extended in the late 13th and 16th centuries. Following the slighting…
Manticora – Then & Now
March 1966 - John Drew indicating position of 'the Manticora' carved on the wall which sits opposite the castle's modern gift shop. A manticore is a Persian legendary creature similar…