An Illustrated Guide to the Castles of England and Wales

Castles (1973)

I noted the launch of the new illustrated guides series in 1973. This is volume 6 in the same series, Castles: An Introduction to the Castles of England and Wales (London: HMSO, 1973). Price 35 p. The author is B.H. St. J. O’Neil, former Chief Inspector of Ancient Monuments. This is in effect the 2nd edition of the 1954 guide.

The guide has a section on ‘Some castles of especial interest’ and those under the care of the Department of the Environment are indicated. There is also a glossary and a set of plans.

The back of the guide announces the publication of Guide 3: East Anglia and Midlands (55 p), and paperbound and blockbound of 6: Scotland (30 p / 50 p).