England · Partial ruin
Wressle Castle
Wressle Castle is a late 14th‑century quadrangular palace‑fortress in the East Riding of Yorkshire, built for Thomas Percy and later belonging to the Percy family. Much of the castle was demolished in the mid-17th century and a fire in 1796 gutted the remaining wing; the surviving south range stands as a ruined remnant in its original landscape.
First raised
1390
Its prime
1527
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1527
The shape it held in its prime.
A long southern range of pale squared ashlar, two large multi-storey rectangular corner towers anchoring each end, and a lower linking wall with repeated tall paired arched windows and narrow slit openings; stonework shows coursed blocks with a continuous plinth and a simple moulded cornice at parapet level. Many window openings are empty, upper wall-tops are flat rather than crenellated, and the building sits directly onto a grassy forecourt with trees visible to one side.
Step inside
11 places to explore in 1527.
The record describes 11 distinct spots at Wressle Castle — including 5 interiors: chapel tower and two‑storey chapel interior, lady's chamber and library (above chapel), great hall in the west range 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.
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See Wressle Castle with the fires lit.
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