Tag: Great Hall

— Then & Now —

The Great Chamber – Then & Now

06/11/2020

This pair of then and now images compares a watercolour depiction of part of the inner court of Kenilworth Castle, known as The Great Chamber or White Hall, to a modern day photo of the same scene.  The original painting is in the Tate collection, painted by an artist named Heneage Finch, Fourth Earl of… Read More The Great Chamber – Then & Now

— Then & Now —

The Banqueting Hall – Then & Now

24/07/2020

This wonderful old postcard captures the spirit of what it must have been like to visit Kenilworth Castle back before the age of mass tourism. The ruins look wild, ivy clad and untamed. Many a visitor must have been enticed to come and explore for themselves by such a postcard. Although undated, a similar postcard… Read More The Banqueting Hall – Then & Now