Farleigh Hungerford Castle

Village of Nottingham - Seven poor knights from Acre/King's fool/Children of Israel
De Talmont's house - Children of Israel
Halstead Priory - Time of the wolf
Gate to Nottingham Castle - Alan a Dale
King Richard's chamber - The Kings fool
The inn - Lord of the trees
Friday, August 27th

After being at Draycott again, we started towards Swindon. But not without visiting another three locations (not all RoS though). First stop was at Farleigh Hungerford Castle. I like this one very much. It is owned (?) by English Heritage and very well looked after.

Welcome to Halstead Priory ...
... to Nottingham...
... and the house of the De Talmonts
This is the gate to 'Halstead' from the other side
Inside the chapel...
"Under the arch of the chapel, Sir Thomas Hungerford, the builder of the castle, who died in 1398, and Joan Hussey, his wife, who died in 1412. ... The grille is a fine example of medieval wrought ironwork. It was probably erected at about the time of Sir Walter's death in 1449."

Description and Tour booklet, English Heritage
"In the southeast corner of the main chapel Sir Walter Hungerford, 'The Knight of Farley', seventh in descent from number 1, ob 1596, and his son Edward, who predeceased him in 1583. The tomb is richly coloured (but much restored) and has a flat top round three sides of which runs the epitaph. The line against the wall is written from right to left apparently with the idea it would be easier to read backwards than upside down."

Description and Tour booklet, English Heritage
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