England · Restored
Rowton Castle
Rowton Castle is a 17th-century country house on the site of an earlier castle near Shrewsbury, Shropshire. It is Grade II* listed and served as the home of the Royal National College for the Blind from 1941 until the college relocated in 1978; since 1989 it has been converted to a hotel and wedding venue.
Its prime
1952
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1952
The shape it held in its prime.
A 17th‑century stone country house built on the site of an earlier castle, sitting within formal grounds of some 17 acres. The main building is a substantial multi‑storey masonry block with pitched roofs and chimneys and an eastern range of classrooms added in the college period; coursed stone walls and tall mullioned windows are visible; in 1952 the house and its surrounding landscaped lawns and mature trees stood intact and in active institutional use.
Step inside
7 places to explore in 1952.
The record describes 7 distinct spots at Rowton Castle — including 5 interiors: main accommodation block corridor, senior pupils' dining area, junior pupils' dining area and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
Create History
See Rowton Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1952 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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