Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle, Leicestershire.
English Heritage.
Grade l listed.
William Lord Hastings's Tower.

The great tower of Ashby de la Zouch was a magnificent symbol of the power and wealth of it's owner, William Lord Hastings.

Built in the 1470s, the great tower was a complete house with its own kitchens, bedchambers and public apartments. It was built of finely cut stone and its huge scale was intended to impress outsiders. Lord Hastings would probably have occupied this tower when he visited Ashby with only the core of his followers, the so-called riding household. When the entire household came here, all the residential buildings of the castle would have been occupied.

The property began as a manor house in the 12th century and reached castle status in the 15th century. King Edward IV’s Chamberlain Lord Hastings added the chapel and the impressive keep-like Hastings Tower – a castle within a castle.

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Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle, Leicestershire.
English Heritage.
Grade l listed.
William Lord Hastings's Tower.

The great tower of Ashby de la Zouch was a magnificent symbol of the power and wealth of it's owner, William Lord Hastings.

Built in the 1470s, the great tower was a complete house with its own kitchens, bedchambers and public apartments. It was built of finely cut stone and its huge scale was intended to impress outsiders. Lord Hastings would probably have occupied this tower when he visited Ashby with only the core of his followers, the so-called riding household. When the entire household came here, all the residential buildings of the castle would have been occupied.

The property began as a manor house in the 12th century and reached castle status in the 15th century. King Edward IV’s Chamberlain Lord Hastings added the chapel and the impressive keep-like Hastings Tower – a castle within a castle.

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Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle, Leicestershire.
English Heritage.
Grade l listed.
William Lord Hastings's Tower.

The great tower of Ashby de la Zouch was a magnificent symbol of the power and wealth of it's owner, William Lord Hastings.

Built in the 1470s, the great tower was a complete house with its own kitchens, bedchambers and public apartments. It was built of finely cut stone and its huge scale was intended to impress outsiders. Lord Hastings would probably have occupied this tower when he visited Ashby with only the core of his followers, the so-called riding household. When the entire household came here, all the residential buildings of the castle would have been occupied.

The property began as a manor house in the 12th century and reached castle status in the 15th century. King Edward IV’s Chamberlain Lord Hastings added the chapel and the impressive keep-like Hastings Tower – a castle within a castle.

Tags:   leicestershire ashby castle english heritage

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Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle, Leicestershire.
English Heritage.
Grade l listed.
William Lord Hastings's Tower.

The great tower of Ashby de la Zouch was a magnificent symbol of the power and wealth of it's owner, William Lord Hastings.

Built in the 1470s, the great tower was a complete house with its own kitchens, bedchambers and public apartments. It was built of finely cut stone and its huge scale was intended to impress outsiders. Lord Hastings would probably have occupied this tower when he visited Ashby with only the core of his followers, the so-called riding household. When the entire household came here, all the residential buildings of the castle would have been occupied.

The property began as a manor house in the 12th century and reached castle status in the 15th century. King Edward IV’s Chamberlain Lord Hastings added the chapel and the impressive keep-like Hastings Tower – a castle within a castle.

Tags:   leicestershire ashby castle english heritage

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Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle, Leicestershire.
English Heritage.
Grade l listed.
William Lord Hastings's Tower.

The great tower of Ashby de la Zouch was a magnificent symbol of the power and wealth of it's owner, William Lord Hastings.

Built in the 1470s, the great tower was a complete house with its own kitchens, bedchambers and public apartments. It was built of finely cut stone and its huge scale was intended to impress outsiders. Lord Hastings would probably have occupied this tower when he visited Ashby with only the core of his followers, the so-called riding household. When the entire household came here, all the residential buildings of the castle would have been occupied.

The property began as a manor house in the 12th century and reached castle status in the 15th century. King Edward IV’s Chamberlain Lord Hastings added the chapel and the impressive keep-like Hastings Tower – a castle within a castle.

Tags:   leicestershire ashby castle english heritage

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