A 19th Century view of the ruins of Wingfield Manor, built in 1441 for the Treasurer to Henry VI, Sir Ralph Cromwell, near the village of South Wingfield, Derbyshire, England. John Talbot, the second Earl of Shrewsbury, bought the property and his successors maintained the manor for the next two hundred years. At the time of the English Civil War, the manor was in the hands of Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke, a Parliament supporter. The manor was taken by the Royalists in 1643 and then, after a short siege, retaken by Parliament in August 1644. Several large siege engines destroyed part.

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Size: 4699px × 3300px
Location: Wingfield Manor, South Wingfield, Derbyshire, England
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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