England · Ruin
Caludon Castle
Caludon Castle is a medieval site east of Coventry whose only standing above-ground remnant is a large fragment of a sandstone wall. The estate occupies a park today; archaeological surveys have revealed the foundations of a large hall and buried remains of the manor complex and moat. The visible wall fragment dates to the 14th century and the site has scheduled ancient monument and Grade I listed status.
Its prime
1354
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1354
The shape it held in its prime.
An oval medieval enclosure surrounded by a stone curtain wall and a water-filled moat, entered from the east by a gatehouse and bridge; the curtain is punctuated by regularly spaced towers and a crenellated parapet. Construction is primarily grey sandstone with contrasting red sandstone dressings around window openings and corners. A large rectangular great hall lies on the north–northwest side within the enclosure; service buildings cluster to the south and east. The setting is parkland with external farmyards beyond the outer moat.
Its story
The story of Caludon Castle.
A house stood at Caludon before the Norman conquest, after which it became the property of the Earls of Chester. Around 1232 Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester, gave it to Stephen de Segrave, Chief Justiciar of England; first described as a manor in 1239, it was then the only permanent nobleman's residence in Coventry. John de Segrave's licence to crenellate from Edward I in 1305 saw the house restyled as a castle, and a second licence in 1354 brought another rebuilding.
In the second half of the 14th century Caludon passed to Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, whose accusation of treason against Henry Bolingbroke in 1398 ended in his banishment, after which the castle fell into disrepair. His son John inherited it, and the Mowbrays held Caludon until 1481, when it passed to William de Berkeley, 1st Marquess of Berkeley; around 1580 it was rebuilt as a mansion.
The castle was all but destroyed in 1662 and lay in ruins until 1800, when its remains went into a farmhouse on the site. The estate was divided and largely sold in 1815, and after the First World War the Coventry Corporation bought most of the land for housing. Today a single large fragment of sandstone wall stands in an urban park run by Coventry City Council.
Step inside
10 places to explore in 1354.
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Clans who held Caludon Castle.
The families that held Caludon Castle for a decade or more across its history — follow a name to its clan.
Segrave
Given to Stephen de Segrave c.1232 and held by the Segraves — who crenellated it as a castle under licences of 1305 and 1354 — until the second half of the 14th century.
Mowbray
Held from the later 14th century by Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, and his heirs until 1481, when it passed to William de Berkeley, 1st Marquess of Berkeley.
