Outer courtyard, curtain wall behind (quidditch practice on grass!):-

Reverse view:-

Grass inner courtyard and clock tower:-

Note stone figures on ramparts:-

Outside the Fusilier’s Museum was this captured artillery piece:-

Statue of Henry Percy, known as Hotspur:-

Sign on a doorway:-

Archway. The sign reads, “Please do not use. The Great Hall Privy is not a real toilet.”:-

Alnwick Castle is surprisingly hidden from the town of Alnwick itself (except if you go along the street known as the Peth  -which I haven’t done.)  It has been owned by the Percy family since 1307.

It’s very impressive from the approach from the nearest car park:-

Entrance:-

Inner entrance:-

Courtyard:-

Door and cloister:-

Cloister:-

Lantern:-

Model of castle:-

Drummond Castle lies not far from Muthil and was our main destination the day we travelled that way.

Castle from approach road from car park:-

Entranceway:-

Main building:-

The castle’s prime attraction for visitors is its magnificent gardens.

Castle from gardens:-

Bamburgh Castle lies on the coast of Northumberland with views to Lindisfarne and the Farne Islands.

Castle from Bamburgh village:-

Castle from below:-

From south:-

Castle buildings from courtyard (stitch of three photos):-

Tower from courtyard:-

View from lower courtyard:-

Old entrance from lower courtyard:-

Castle from north wall:-

Castle keep:-

Inlaid Table, Brodie Castle:-

Bed:-

Bedroom:-

Library:-

Stained glass armorial window, bearing the Brodie Arms:-stained glass

A ceiling. As I recall we were told this was plaster made to look like carved wood:-

Another ceiling:-

An armorial ceiling:-

Fire Range:-

A fireplace:-

Heavily carved fireplace:-

Brodie Castle from approach drive:-

Side view:-

Dining table:-

Room with chandelier:-

Decorated internal doorway:-

Chaie longue:-

Apart from Edinburgh, Alfred Buckham also photographed from the air other British cities and landmarks.

Durham:-

Lincoln:-

Oxford:-

Forth Bridge:-

Windsor Castle:-

His work is also a chronicle of early aviation (see R101 and R100 in the link above.)

This one’s a Fairey Napier in flight:-

Buckham’s Camera. It was specially constructed to be easier to use than ground based ones:-

Castle from car park:-

Main building:-

Walls to left of above:-

Walls to right:-

Model in grounds:-

For the castle’s exterior see my post of 24/8/24.

Internal tower:-

Other side of tower:-

Courtyard and tower:-

From curtain wall:-

As it might have been:-

Pier and curtain wall (‘prow’ of ‘the ship that never sailed’:-

History of castle information board:-

Fireplace:-

Great Hall:-

Reverse view:-

Wooden ceiling:-

Part of internal structure:-

Fire grate:-