#17 Ludlow Castle
Shropshire, England
1085
This
is NOT an official Lego site
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While
first mentioned by chroniclers in 1138, Ludlow was
probably begun not long after 1066 when the property was
acquired by the de Lacy family. Ideally situated on a 100
foot level promentory overlooking the Rivers Teme and
Corve, the castle was usually in the thick of wars
between the Welsh and the English. When the last male de
Lacy heir died about 1240, the estates were divided
between the two daughters and Ludlow eventually came into
the hands of the five generations of Mortimers, including
King Edward IV, who enlarged the castle several times.
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The
succession of Edward to the English throne made Ludlow a
royal castle, which she remained for 350 years. Wales was
virtually governed from Ludlow for a century. The famous
Chapel of St. Mary Magdelene was one of the earliest
castle chapels in England and was modelled after the
Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. John Milton
wrote his "Comus" here. While a Royalist
stronghold in the Civil War, the castle negotiated a
quick surrender, and the castle was spared demolition.
Several successive earls of Powis maintained Ludlow until
she was taken over by English Heritage.
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Bucks
Engraving
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General
Plan
with key |
Plan of
the
Inner Ward |
Bridge
Watercolor
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Photos
of the Lego Model
Built September 1988 |
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South View
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East View
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East
Northeast View
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Build
Your Own |
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Lego Plan
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Other
Ludlow Castle pages:
http://www.castlewales.com/ludlow.html
http://www.ludlowcastle.com/home.htm?http://www.ludlowcastle.com/tour.htm
http://vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/medart/image/England/Ludlow/Castle/mainLudlow.html
http://www.virtual-shropshire.co.uk/about/ludlow-castle.html
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