2014
SP3211 : Minster Lovell - Old Hall - Southwest Tower ruins
taken 11 years ago, near to Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, England
Minster Lovell - Old Hall - Southwest Tower ruins
The Southwest Tower is the largest surviving fragment of the West wing (or Range, see SP3211 : Minster Lovell - View along West Range) of the U-shaped Minster Lovell Old Hall. It has a three-storey oriel window turret built into its western corner as can be seen. The outside of this turret has some interesting features which can be seen in SP3211 : Minster Lovell - Oriel window turret base (SW Tower) and SP3211 : Minster Lovell - Stone carving on Southwest Tower.
This tower is of slightly later date than the majority of the Old Hall dating from the late rather than early C15th. A small section of the River Windrush which flows past the site on its southern boundary can be seen on the left.
See shared description below:
This tower is of slightly later date than the majority of the Old Hall dating from the late rather than early C15th. A small section of the River Windrush which flows past the site on its southern boundary can be seen on the left.
See shared description below:
Minster Lovell Hall
The ruins of the mid C15th Minster Lovell Hall lie between the church of St Kenelm Link and the River Windrush in a very attractive and picturesque site. The hall fell into a ruinous condition in the mid C18th, though an engraving of 1729 Link
suggests it was still in good condition as late as this.
The manor and hall were owned by a number of different people since its construction in 1431/32 for William 7th Lord Lovell. It is now in the care of English Heritage (see Link
A plan of the ruins can be seen here Link
It is EH Grade I listed Link
and the site is a listed Ancient Monument Link
See also Link
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- SP3211, 260 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Rob Farrow (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 5 October, 2014 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 10 October, 2014
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SP 3243 1130 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:47.9647N 1:31.8673W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SP 3243 1131
- View Direction
- South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
