Detail of east front of Astley Castle
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Detail of east front of Astley Castle
Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 7 Sep 2019
Astley Castle was a moated manor house that was built between the 13th and 17th centuries and remodelled around 1820. It later became a hotel, which burned down in 1978, leaving only a roofless shell. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1365144 Around 2012, the Landmark Trust, which restores historic properties and lets them as holiday homes, built a modern brick house within the shell of the old castle. The reconstructed building and grounds are occasionally open to the general public; this photo was taken during the Heritage Open Days in September 2019.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.502245
Longitude
-1.542246