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Caldicot Castle
The story
History of Caldicot Castle
Caldicot Castle (Welsh: Castell Cil-y-coed) is an extensive stone medieval castle in the town of Caldicot, Monmouthshire, in southeast Wales, built near the site of Harold Godwinson's former Saxon castle by the Norman earls of Hereford…
United Kingdom
- Built
- 1100
- Era
- Medieval
- Country
- United Kingdom
- UNESCO
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- Coordinates
- 51.593, -2.742
In depth
The fuller history
Caldicot Castle was evidently neglected, fell into ruin and became little more than a farmyard. The castle was sold to Charles Lewis of St Pierre in 1857. In 1885 he sold it to Joseph Richard Cobb, who began the restoration of the castle as his family home. From 1885 to 1964, the Cobb family owned the castle. Joseph Cobb's family remained at the castle after his death and it was his son Geoffry Wheatly Cobb, and in particular his daughter-in-law Anna, who continued the work of restoration.
Key dates
- 1100Caldicot Castle (Welsh: Castell Cil-y-coed) is an extensive stone medieval castle in the town of Caldicot, Monmouthshire, in southeast Wales, built near the site of Harold Godwinson's former Saxon castle by the Norman…
- 1376In 1376 the manor, along with 70 others, passed to Thomas of Woodstock, the fifth son of King Edward III of England, when he married Alianore de Bohun.
- 1857The castle was sold to Charles Lewis of St Pierre in 1857.
- 1931Cobb died in 1931 and, after Anna's death in 1943, the castle passed to Joseph's grandson, Geoffry Richard Wheatly Cobb who created furnished apartments for renting in three of the towers and also in parts of the…
- 1953The castle became a Grade I listed building on 10 June 1953.
- 1965The building, including a small museum, was opened to the public in 1965.
Historical summary drawn from Wikipedia. Read the full article.
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