Windsor Castle Windsor, England
Listed Building Data
Windsor Castle has been designated a Grade I listed building in England with the following information, which has been imported from the National Heritage List for England. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- List Entry ID
- 1117776
- Listing Type
- listed building
- Grade
- I
- Date Listed
- 2 October 1975
- Name
- WINDSOR CASTLE INCLUDING ALL THE BUILDINGS WITHIN THE WALLS
- Location
- WINDSOR CASTLE INCLUDING ALL THE BUILDINGS WITHIN THE WALLS
- District
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Grid Reference
- SU 97002 77033
- Easting
- 497001.7490
- Northing
- 177033.3295
Listed Building Description
Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
- 5130 Windsor Castle including all the buildings within the walls. SU 9677 SE 1/1 SU 9676 NE 3/1 SU 9776 NW 4/1 SU 97 NE 8/1 I 2. England's largest castle and a royal palace, covering some 13 acres. The castle dates back to William the Conqueror but the first stone buildings were erected by Henry II between 1165 and 1179. The round keep stands on an artificial motte and there are baileys known as the Lower, Middle and Upper Wards. Continuous additions since this time with particu1ar activity following the foundation of the Order of the Garter by Edward III in 1348, the ensuing St George's Chapel of 1475-1511; and extensive rebuilding for Charles II by Hugh May. The present aspect of the Castle largely results from the alterations, additions and restorations carried out by James Wyatt and Sir Jeffry Wyatville circa 1800 to 1830, with further work carried out by Blore and Salvin in Queen Victoria's reign. Dominant cliff-top setting. Terrace garden with stone revetments and statuary to east of ridge. AM.
Listing NGR: SU9700077032
