After a crazy busy day with admin and editing videos for clients on Wednesday morning and afternoon, I decided to spend an hour or so at the end of the working day capturing some footage for my daily vlog and take a few photos too.
I wandered my way up to a local historical area at Donnington Castle in Newbury. It’s a stunning area with lots of park land around it and some fabulous views of the local area from it’s peak.
The striking twin-towered 14th-century gatehouse of this castle, later the focus of a Civil War siege and battle, survives amid impressive earthworks. The gatehouse, which is two storeys high and is roofed at battlement level, serves as evidence for the luxury and privacy enjoyed by Sir Richard Abberbury, whose private quarters would have been situated within this part of the castle.
The gate passage has a finely vaulted ceiling, while elegant stone string courses with carved gargoyles decorate the outside. At the rear of the gatehouse the fireplaces and doors indicate the floor levels. Patches of brickwork show where the gatehouse was damaged during the Civil War sieges.
*history courtesy of English Heritage
The pollen count was high and frankly almost killed me, but it was such a stunning evening I really didn’t want to leave for home.
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