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Stokesay Castle is one of the finest surviving fortified manor houses in England, and situated at Stokesay in Shropshire.It was largely built in its present form in the late 13th century by Laurence of Ludlow, on the earlier castle (some of which still survives) founded by its original owners the de Lacy family, from whom it passed to their de Verdun heirs, who retained feudal overlordship of ...
He married Anne Hall Nicholls in 1931 at Christ Episcopal Church in Reading. [1] Hiester is best known for his construction of Stokesay Castle on Mount Penn in Reading. Designed in 1932 by his cousin, architect Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg, founder of Muhlenberg Greene Architects, Stokesay was built to resemble the castle of the same name in ...
Stokesay Castle was constructed at the end of the 13th century by Laurence of Ludlow, who at the time was one of the richest men in England. It remains the finest and best-preserved fortified medieval manor house in England. Date: 25 August 2016, 12:24: Source: Stokesay Castle, Shropshire: Author: Amanda Slater from Coventry, West Midlands, UK
Historic England, "Stokesay Castle and Gatehouse including moat retaining walls, Craven Arms (1269939)", National Heritage List for England Historic England, "Stokesay Castle, Craven Arms (1003011)" , National Heritage List for England , retrieved 18 May 2018
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In 1291, he received a licence from the King to strengthen his manor house with a stone wall and to crenellate the property which subsequently became known as Stokesay Castle. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] By the 1290s, Ludlow was leading a consortium of the most powerful English wool merchants and in 1294, was responsible for the introduction of an export duty ...
English: St John the Baptist Church, Stokesay, viewed from Stokesay Castle, July 2023. Date: 22 July 2023, 12:17:06: Source: Own work: Author: Alexander Williams ...
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