Chepstow Castle, Monmouthshire (Wales) reconstruction mock-up. Site started around 1067 with outer walls added and strengthened in late 1200s. #ChepstowCastle #WelshCastles
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Mighty Chepstow Castle, earliest stone built castle in Britain. Built by William FitzOsbern in 1067, with construction taking several decades. The castle increased in size, with William Marshal carrying out works there in 1190s. Fell into disrepair in late 17thC #chepstowcastle #castle #normancastle
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Sun Stairway. The autumnal sun lights up a stairway in Chepstow castle.
#sharemondays2025 #fujifilm_xseries #chepstowcastle
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You're so kind! Mouse also done posts on #GoodrichCastle and #ChepstowCastle too, and more to come in the future🐭
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#TobiasGigMedia offering up some words & pics of:
#TheBlackout #BLACKGOLD & #TheBrassBambees at #ChepstowCastle
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Taken during 'Spirit of the Age' at the Chepstow castle gig last night. What a great show in an amazing place. And it was so good to catch up with Andy @closetotheedge.bsky.social for a quick chat beforehand. #Hawkwind #ChepstowCastle
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A review of @bonhomiegames.bsky.social RPG Con Dice on the Borderlands. Across the border in Wales, the picturesque town of Chepstow and in the heart of the town we made our way to the Castle!
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#TTRPG #ChepstowCastle #Runequest #Questworlds #SwordsoftheSerpentine
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An enjoyable day #DotB running #RangersofShadowdeep scenario a couple of times for some great players.
Big thanks to @bonhomiegames.bsky.social for organising the event.
#DiceOnTheBorderlands
#ChepstowCastle
#Cadw
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Monochrome real photographic postcard showing a view of Chepstow Castle in Monmouthshire. Published by The Photochrom Co Ltd, Tunbridge Wells, No 34249, c.1920s. Postally unused. Good condition, with very slight corner bumps, but extremely light bend to centre of card, only seen in oblique light.
Chepstow Castle, Monmouthshire, c.1920s - Photochrom RP Postcard
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#Chepstow #ChepstowCastle #Postcards
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Year 11 historians brought their GCSE studies to life at Chepstow Castle yesterday! From Norman architecture to medieval defences, nothing beats hands-on learning at Britain's oldest stone castle 🏰 #GCSEHistory #ChepstowCastle
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Mouse find castle chapels fascinating. Some are lost or hard to find (detective work required) but this is almost intact. As with #ChepstowCastle it is to the left of the gatehouse (as facing). It is close to east-west aligned. West elevation and entrance #InTheCastleChapel (1/6)
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Four orders of arch and relieving arch above gatehouse entrance. Looking out. The segmental pointed arch that's the design motif of #ChepstowCastle reoccurs here in abundance. Arches were chamfered but heavily weathered. The red stone is beautiful #IntoTheGatehouse: Part 4 of 4
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Shared for #TympanumTuesday
The east doorway of the Great Tower in #ChepstowCastle
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The annual Wassail and Mari Lwyd in Chepstow yesterday.
#Folk #Gwerin #ChepstowCastle
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The key development phases of #ChepstowCastle (4/4): For a further 400 years walls were erected and strengthened but the most visible change is the wholesale insertion of C15/C16 square (headed) windows. This clearly square section window inserted uncomfortably in a curved wall
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The key development phases of #ChepstowCastle (3/4): Roger Bigod (Late C13/Early C14): Marten's Tower (shown from castle exterior and Lower Bailey) and the hall and domestic buildings
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The key development phases of #ChepstowCastle (2/4): William Marshal (Late C12/Early C13): Gatehouse and outer curtain, Middle Bailey eastern wall and tower, Marshal's Tower
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The key development phases of #ChepstowCastle (1/4): Post-Conquest (C11): The Great Tower.
Much altered to suit C13/C14 style and taste including the insertion of decorated period windows the building amazingly preserves important and significant Norman features
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As #FireplacesMeanFarewell, what of #ChepstowCastle? A fascinating place but keep your eyes peeled for the architectural details. A place like this is complicated. Built in phases some of which required demolishing or rebuilding existing parts. What you see now is frozen in time
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Some Tudor fireplaces from the now lost Tudor Lodgings in the Lower Bailey of #ChepstowCastle #FireplaceFriday
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The east doorway, Great Tower #ChepstowCastle
Tympanum and voussoir (and very faintly the lintel too) are decorated with the cross pattern so familiar to Mouse on her travels. Optical illusion and #Christogram from 900 years ago
Pigeon was a bonus
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West elevation of the Great Tower (exterior) #ChepstowCastle
Exquisite Romanesque doorway. Two orders of arch embracing tympanum and lintel #RomanesqueRiday
(Notice that from this angle you can see daylight through the oculus on the east wall opposite)
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West elevation of the Great Tower (interior) #ChepstowCastle
Romanesque doorway, bottom left, which shows the original floor level of the second stage. The building was much changed over 200 years as can be seen from the windows and masonry style #RomanesqueRiday
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East elevation of the Great Tower (exterior) #ChepstowCastle
Tiny oculus, centre above strip pilaster, with a roundel carved from two pieces of stone. Compare that to the splay of the interior. Oculus to the left has lost its surround. Very exciting #RomanesqueRiday
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East elevation of the Great Tower (interior) #ChepstowCastle
Deeply splayed Romanesque oculus (should be oculi, maybe?), one interrupted by the insertion of an Early English arch part of a later vaulted roof (that's a whole nother story) #RomanesqueRiday
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East elevation of the Great Tower (interior) #ChepstowCastle
Simple Romanesque arcade to second stage; circular arches on square (section) pier and abacus. These probably extended around the other walls. Residual plaster shows they were blind, not windows. #RomanesqueRiday
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It's the oldest castle gates in Europe everybody! #ChepstowCastle #Thursgate
Understandably one of those old standbys that turns up every five minutes on socials but that not hold Mouse back mainly due to the amazing wicket gate. Mouse waffling though. Where did that come from?
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