The Hyde's England Trip, June, 2004

Chepstow Castle, Chepstow, England

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Chepstow Castle

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Main Gate to Chepstow Castle

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Inside courtyard of Chepstow Castle

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Detail of a window

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Sign for next image

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Wax figures of two domestic servants

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Scott sitting on old style toilet.
Metal grate there now to stop people from falling down the hole

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Ceiling in undercroft where goods from the river were stored

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William Marshall mentioned in Magna Carta (1215) held Chepstow Castle from 1190 to 1219.
Dan is a direct descendant of William Marshall by his daughter Maud
who married Hugh Bigod, a Magna Carta Surety Baron (and son of Roger Bigod I).

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Sign about William Marshall

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Sign explaining the term Marshall

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Crossbow

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Scott and crossbow

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Wall of Chepstow Castle

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View of river from Castle. The Castle walls are on the right.

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Doorway

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Inside the Great Hall

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Plants growing in a Castle wall

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View of the walls

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View from top of inner tower

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Plants growing on the ruins

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Ivy and other plants growing in the ruins

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Mary Jane, Scott and Jan inside the Castle ruins

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Mary Jane, Scott and Jan

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Neat doorway

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Another view of Castle ruins

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Flowers on top of a Castle wall

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Mary Jane, Jan and Scott exploring the ruins.
Because of the rainy weather, we are almost the only people inside the Castle

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Scott showing off his Superman skills

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Wall of the Chapel from top of a tower

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View showing the inner most tower

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View of Chepstow and our black Saab in Castle parking lot

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Scott across the way

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Wall of the Chapel

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Old door leaving to spiral stairs

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Looking back down the spiral stairs we just climbed

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View of Chepstow Castle from parking lot
Scott in red "7" shirt

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