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…