Carisbrooke Castle Gallery

Donkey in the Well House, Carisbrooke Castle OP06136

CARISBROOKE CASTLE, Isle of Wight. Jacob the donkey in the well house's sixteenth century tread wheel at Carisbrooke Castle, with the well shaft in the foreground. The donkeys at Carisbrooke Castle are always given names beginning with J'. When Charles I wrote letters or was planning his escape route whilst a prisoner at Carisbrooke, he always signed his letters with a J'. So, for 150 years, all the donkeys at the castle have had a name beginning with J'. Photographed by F. N. Broderick. Date range:1850-1900

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Painted ceiling, St Nicholas Chapel, Carisbrooke Castle N080371

CARISBROOKE CASTLE, Isle of Wight. Interior view. Detailed view of the ceiling showing two angels which can be found in the Chapel of St Nicholas

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Ceiling, Decorative, Religion