Work on the viewing platforms project at Leicesters Building in Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire, England. Opens February 2014.
For the first time in 350 years visitors to Kenilworth Castle will be able to stand where Queen Elizabeth I's fated relationship with Robert Dudley played itself out. Commissioned by the Earl of Leicester Robert Dudley in the 1570s for the exclusive use of Queen Elizabeth I, Leicester's Building today stands as a romantic ruin. Leicester's Building has stood without floors, roofs, fixtures or decoration since the 1650s, when the Parliamentarian occupant took down much of the building and sold the stone, timber and lead. Until now, the building's interior has only been visible by looking up from the basement. Given that the principal rooms were two storeys above this, it hasn't been an ideal viewpoint for appreciating the drama of the Tudor court. The new platforms will allow visitors a better appreciation of its scale, taking them up to 18m high. The installation of new platforms into the four hundred year old ruined building has presented both challenges and opportunities.
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Location: Castle Green, Castle Road, Kenilworth, Warwickshire.
Photo credit: © Andrew Barker / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: building, castle, elizabeth, english, heritage, historic, kenilworth, leicesters, platforms, project, property, queen, ruins, viewing
