{"id":3960,"date":"2023-10-01T21:30:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T21:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/?p=3960"},"modified":"2023-10-07T09:56:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T09:56:54","slug":"stokesay-castle-shropshire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/?p=3960","title":{"rendered":"Stokesay Castle, Shropshire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stokesay_1657.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stokesay_1657.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3971\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stokesay_1657.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stokesay_1657-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stokesay_1657-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a> <em>English Heritage<\/em><br \/>\nStokesay Castle, actually a fortified manor house, was built in the 1280s and early 1290s by fabulously wealthy wool merchant Lawrence of Ludlow. It was intended to keep out robbers rather than withstand a serious seige. The striking timbered gatehouse was built much later, in 1640-41, presumably replacing an earlier stone gatehouse.<br \/>\nDuring the English Civil War the &#8216;castle&#8217; was garrisoned by Royalists, who surrendered when a Parliamentary force approached the &#8216;castle&#8217; in 1645 and issued a summons to surrender.<br \/>\nStokesay has a number of interesting internal features, including a fine hall roof and an elaborately carved wooden mantelpiece. The nearby church (not English Heritage) is worth a look.  The gatehouse has some interesting carvings on the inner side.  The great hall has an impressive roof structure. In the so-called Solar block, the solar has an elaborate panelled interior dating from the 17th century, with elaborate carvings of fruit, flowers and figures on the overmantel above the fireplace.<br \/>\nAll parts of the castle can be visited, including the roof of the south tower.<br \/>\nStokesay is well worth a visit.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3973\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3973\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stokesay_0794.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stokesay_0794-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3973\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_3974\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3974\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stokesay_0795.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stokesay_0795-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3974\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hall roof<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_3975\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3975\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stokesay_0796.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stokesay_0796-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3975\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3975\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Upper room,  N. tower<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_3976\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3976\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stokesay_0797.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stokesay_0797-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3976\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mantelpiece, solar<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_3977\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3977\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stokesay_0799.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stokesay_0799-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3977\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">S. tower room<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_3978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3978\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stokesay_0800.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stokesay_0800-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3978\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gatehouse<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_3979\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3979\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stokesay_0801.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stokesay_0801-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3979\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3979\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gatehouse detail<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_3980\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3980\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stokesay_1658.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stokesay_1658-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3980\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gatehouse<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English Heritage Stokesay Castle, actually a fortified manor house, was built in the 1280s and early 1290s by fabulously wealthy wool merchant Lawrence of Ludlow. It was intended to keep out robbers rather than withstand a serious seige. The striking timbered gatehouse was built much later, in 1640-41, presumably replacing an earlier stone gatehouse. During &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/?p=3960\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Stokesay Castle, Shropshire&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6,4,12,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3960"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3960"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3982,"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3960\/revisions\/3982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}