Hanwell Castle in the village of Hanwell, nr Banbury, Oxfordshire.

            (Hurray! The first posting and shot of 2024! My summer starts here!)

Never a castle in the true sense, this one tower is the only survivor of the original four that marked the corners of a once large and fashionable house that was begun in 1498. It is the earliest brick building in north Oxfordshire.

The house originally surrounded a large courtyard with a tower on each corner, although some believe the plan was U shaped with the eastern side unenclosed. Despite being of sound construction and by all contemporary accounts well maintained, the rest of the building was demolished for no apparent reason in 1770.
Behind the house are a series of landscaped fishponds descending the valley and the grounds now house the Hanwell Community Observatory  founded in 1992. A private house, the grounds and observatory are open occasionally to the public.

Hanwell is a surprisingly pretty and unspoilt village, but over the last decade or so 'Poundbury' style large housing developments have crept ever closer from nearby Banbury, the edge of which is now only a large field away.

Taken in: UK / England / Cherwell District / Hanwell (show map)

Taken on: March 17, 2024

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