3400 x 5100 px | 28,8 x 43,2 cm | 11,3 x 17 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
11 agosto 2010
Ubicazione:
Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
Altre informazioni:
The ruins of the medieval castle and Tudor manor house of the Corbets are dominated by the theatrical shell of an ambitious Elizabethan mansion wing in Italianate style, which was devastated during the Civil War. Fine Corbet monuments fill the adjacent church. A castle was first established around 1100 by the Torets, a family of Saxon descent. It passed by marriage after 1239 into the hands of the Corbets, who gave their name to the village. The Corbet family still owns the castle today, although the site is managed by English Heritage. The first castle buildings were probably built entirely of timber. From around 1200, however, these were gradually replaced in stone. This process of extension and adaptation culminated in about 1580 with the construction of a massive residential range, built by Sir Robert Corbet (d.1583). During the Civil War Sir Vincent Corbet (d.1656) fought for the king and the house was damaged in the course of repeated bouts of fighting. The buildings were later repaired and re-occupied. In the 18th century the castle was abandoned as a residence and soon became roofless. Plans were drawn up in 1796 to build a new house on the site, but the project was never realised and the castle remained a ruin.
