Rockingham Castle...

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Images from our visit (in August last year) to Rockingham Castle, Corby, Northamptonshire, England.

Photography is not permitted in the castle itself, which is the home of the Saunders-Watson family.

(Shot raw and processed using: DxO PhotoLab Elite and Adobe Lightroom Classic/ Photoshop).

You can find out more about Rockingham Castle by clicking Here.

Phil and Karen

1. The earliest record of Rockingham is in the Domesday Book of 1066, which states the site was held by Saxon lord Bovi. The Norman castle that sits here today was built later on the instruction of William The Conqueror.

• Canon EOS R5
• RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM
• 40.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 100

2. In 1544 Edward Watson was leased Rockingham by King Henry VIII and he converted the castle into a Tudor residence. Rockingham was subsequently besieged and damaged during the English Civil War.

• Canon EOS R5
• RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM
• 24.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 100

3. St Leonard, a medieval church, is situated in the grounds of the castle. It was destroyed during the siege of the castle, but was later rebuilt.

• Canon EOS R5
• RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM
• 24.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 1600

4. The writer Charles Dickens visited Rockingham on several occasions and often performed in his own plays in the Panel Room. His adoration for Rockingham inspired many of his novels, including Chesney Wold in his novel Bleak House.

• Canon EOS R5
• RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM
• 105.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 100

5. For 5 years Rockingham was let to an American (Victor Emmanuel) who made various improvements - including installing central heating! The castle has been home to several generations of the present family since 1971.

• Canon EOS R5
• RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM
• 67.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 100