The only surviving part of the Medieval Palace is the Great Hall, built by King Edward IV between 1475 and 1480. By the time the Courtaulds arrived in the 1930s it was being used as a barn and desperately in need of repair
The Great Hall from an engraving of 1804
The Great Hall 1900
They set about restoring it and used it as a large dining room and ballroom.
Today it is used as a wedding venue when the Palace is not open to the public.
I am semi-retired after a career in medical sciences. I now work from home doing independent research and consultancy amongst other things. One advantage of this is that I do have time to indulge my interests including birdwatching, natural history, steam trains and history particularly ancient history.
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