Carisbrooke Castle is a Grade I listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 February 1972. A C11/C12 foundation Castle. 1 related planning application.
Carisbrooke Castle
- WRENN ID
- salt-ember-fern
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Isle of Wight
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 February 1972
- Type
- Castle
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Carisbrooke Castle is an important historical site dating back to the 11th and 12th centuries, serving as the official residence of the Governor of the Isle of Wight. The castle features substantial remains from its original construction, with later additions made in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. There are pre-Domesday earthworks surrounding the inner enceinte, along with remnants of a late Roman masonry wall near the northeastern corner. A shallow semi-circular bastion is present, and traces of an inturned gate can be found in the middle of the east side. The ruins underwent significant restoration in the 19th century. The chapel was rebuilt between 1904 and 1905 by Percy Goddard Stone, while retaining the base of 13th-century buttresses. Notably, Charles I was imprisoned here from 1647 to 1648, and his daughter, Princess Elizabeth, died in the castle and is buried in St Thomas's Church, St Thomas's Square.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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