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Caption For York, Bishopthorpe Palace From Drive 1893

During the Restoration the palace reverted to the church, and the great hall was rebuilt.

Caption For Leicester, Rupert Gateway C1955

The mid 12th-century Great Hall of Robert le Bossu survives in Castle Yard; up to modern times it has been in use as an Assizes Court and Crown Court.

Caption For Gainsborough, Old Hall C1955

Here we see the great castle-like north- east corner tower and, to the right, the Great Hall’s oriel bay window and the (now glazed) cupola to vent the hall’s former open fire.

Caption For Ollerton, Thoresby Hall, The Great Hall C1955

This view in Anthony Salvin's towering Great Hall was taken just before the last Earl Manvers, the sixth earl, died in 1955.

Caption For Leicester, The Tudor Gatehouse, Castle Street C1955

Sited on the north west angle of the Church of St Mary de Castro, and opposite the Norman Great Hall, the whole ambience stirs feelings of regret that just a little more of early Leicester

Caption For Buckden, The Gatehouse And The Palace 1906

The Great Tower and the gatehouses and curtain walls are all that remain of the buildings that was once the palace of the Bishops of Lincoln; the great hall and chapel were demolished in the 19th century

Caption For Uppingham, School 1927

In front is the Great Hall, completed only 3 years before the photograph was taken.

Caption For Caerphilly, Castle C1955

The main residential block, including the great hall, was sited along the south side of the inner curtain wall.

Caption For Rockingham, The Castle C1960

In 1095, Rockingham was the scene of one of the earliest recorded Councils of England, which was held in the Great Hall.

Caption For Leeds, Victoria Hall 1888

The hall was originally called 'the Great Hall', but was dedicated to Queen Victoria after the opening at which she officiated. 200,000 people gathered to watch the ceremony.

Caption For Leeds, Victoria Hall 1888

The hall was originally called 'the Great Hall', but was dedicated to the Queen after the opening at which she officiated. 200,000 people gathered to watch the ceremony.

Caption For Ollerton, Thoresby Hall, Library Fireplace C1960

The main suite of rooms is south of the Great Hall.

Caption For Warwick, The Castle 1892

The roof of the Great Hall and several other rooms were restored at considerable cost after being seriously damaged by fire in 1871.

Caption For Leicester, Guildhall Lane C1965

With its amazing 14th-century timbered Great Hall of the Corpus Christi Guild, the building is open to the public, and will reward the short walk from the city centre.

Caption For Kenilworth, Castle 1922

The entire inner ward was rebuilt; it included a great hall, private apartments, kitchens and store rooms.

Caption For Ramsgate, Royal Pavilion And Harbour 1906

Inside, the capacious great hall, 130 feet long by 65 feet, offered a range of other entertainments and was used for plays and concerts.

Caption For Upper Arley, The Castle 1910

castle was originally the ancient manor house of the Lyttleton family, Arley Hall, and huge sums of money were spent in converting it to a medieval-style castle with four massive towers and a great hall

Caption For Caerphilly, Castle C1955

The principal residential block, which included the great hall, was situated along the south side of the inner curtain wall.

Caption For Beaumaris, Castle And Recreation Ground 1911

The towers of the inner curtain were never completed to their intended height, and the great hall and other accommodation and domestic blocks in the inner ward were never begun.

Caption For Portchester, The Castle 1898

Excavations in the areas of the great hall and lodgings have revealed bones of animals and birds used for food.