| Warwick - the Castle |
| The construction of Warwick Castle began about 914 AD when fortifications were constructed in order to protect the small hilltop settlement. The building grew over the centuries and it is now one of England's finest examples of a mediaeval castle. The castle was bought by the Tussauds Group in 1978 - they carried out repairs and restoration and opened the castle to the public so that it is now a huge tourist attraction with hundreds of thousands of visitors every year - try parking there in the summer !! The Warwick Chamber of Trade has an excellent website with lots of information about the town, whilst more information about the castle can be found at the Warwick Castle website: www.warwick-castle.co.uk |
| Warwick Castle Gardens - a postcard from 1907. |
| This old card was mailed in 1903. |
| A 1935 view of the Castle. |
| This postcard was mailed in 1911. |
| An unused and undated postcard of the Courtyard Entrance from the early 1900s. |
| Warwick Castle from the Bridge - a postcard reproduced from an original water colour by W W Quatremain. |
| The Castle in an early 1900s postcard. |
| An undated view of the Avon from Warwick Castle. |
| An early 20th Century postcard. |
| Two views of Caesar's Tower. The postcard on the left was mailed in 1904. Nice crop of Brussels on the right ! |
| I love this one - great setting for "Hamlet". |
| A great old postcard showing "Warwick Castle, Caesar's Tower", produced from a water colour by W W Quatremain. The postcard is unused so there is no date, but probably from around 1910. |
| The Clock Tower - a postcard mailed to the Isle of Wight in 1905. |
| An early view of the Gateway and a very smart looking gateman ! |
| A view of the castle mailed in 1908. |
| Another beautiful postcard by W W Quatremain, this one entitled "The Moat Bridge, Warwick Castle". Quatremain produced most of his water colours for postcards in the period around 1910, so this one will date from then. |
| A good view of the castle and River on a rather tatty old card !. |
| This lovely old Oilette postcard by Raphael Tuck was mailed in 1911. From the reverse - "Warwick Castle, standing on a mound above the Avon, is the finest example of a fortified mansion in the country. Ethelfleda, King Alfred's daughter, is believed to have founded it in 915. Guy's Tower and Caesar's Tower flank the gateway (all three dating from the fourteenth century), and there are two unfinished towers - the Bear and the Clarence." |
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