Description

SU6189
8/58
09/12/49

WALLINGFORD
CASTLE LANE
(East side)
Wallingford
Remains of Queen's Tower at SU 6102 8971
(Formerly listed as Remains of Queen's Tower and fragments of Castle Wall)

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Fragment of wall, probably former tower. Probably C13 with alterations. Coursed
squared limestone to west face; flint with tile bands to lower portion of east
face; flint and stone mixture to upper portion of east face. Convex curve to
west. Approx. 5m. long and 6m. high. History: Wallingford Castle was begun in
1067 by order of William the Conqueror; supervised by Robert D'Oyley. Motte and
Bailey Castle completed in 1071. Castle expanded in C13 under King John, and
King Henry III when it was held by Richard, Earl of Cornwall. In 1307 the castle
and town were given by Edward II to Piers Gaveston, created Baron Wallingford
In 1335 Edward III gave the castle to his son Edward, The Black Prince, Duke of
Cornwall, who spent large sums on repairs and improvements. Held during most of
C15 by Chaucer and de la Pole families of Ewelme. By 1540's the castle had
fallen into disrepair and stone was being used for other buildings in the town.
During the Civil War it was fortified as a Royalist stronghold. Charles I
inspected the new works in 1643. Siege of Wallingford in 1646 when colonel
Blagge was besieged for 16 weeks by Cromwell's troops. On 17th November 1652
Cromwell's Council of State ordered its demolition. This fragment traditionally
thought to form part of the Queen's Tower. It stands on a raised earth work. The
Castle is scheduled as an ancient monument.
("Wallingford Castle, a brief guide", 1984; V.C.H.: Berkshire, Vol.III, 1923,
p.523-531; Buildings of England: Berkshire, 1966, p.248).

Listing NGR: SU6103189714

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wallingford Castle at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q1632423

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Recommended Books

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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)