Windsor Castle was originally of the Motte and Bailey type, but the Motte was subsequently crowned with a massive Shell Keep, one of the largest of its kind. It appears in the illustration surmounted by the Royal Standard. By later additions the Castle was rendered concentric. In the centre is the upper portion of St. George's Chapel, and on the right the Curfew Tower built by Henry III. and restored by Salvin, while in the front nestles a portion of the old town. 19. Skipton Castle, Yorkshire 150 Skipton Castle possesses a history reaching back to the Norman Conquest, and has been in the possession of the great Clifford family since the reign of Edward II. The portion here shown is the Tudor Courtyard, erected by the first Earl of Cumberland in the reign of Henry VIII. 20. Ightham Mote, Kent 155 Ightham Mote boasts of a Hall erected early in the fourteenth century and one of the best of its kind. The tower is of Perpendicular architecture, and most of the other portions Elizabethan. The half-timber work exhibited in this building is a beautiful example, and the whole structure harmonizes in the happiest manner with the uncommon beauty of the surroundings. 21. Wressle Castle, Yorkshire 158 Wressle Castle has a history which is indissolubly linked up with the great house of the Percies, who periodically maintained their court in it for centuries. Only the south façade is now standing, as the Parliamentarians destroyed the remaining three sides about 1650. It was surrounded by a moat and a deep dry ditch. The famous Household Book of Henry Percy, written soon after the country settled down after the Wars of the Roses, reveals elaborate details of the life in this Castle. The illustration shows how a castle built on level ground is able to look over a very extended area from its battlements. 22. Hever Castle, Kent 161 Hever Castle dates from the time of Edward III., and a romantic interest is attached to it in connection with the ill-fated Anne Boleyn, whose family resided there. The Gatehouse, not shown in the illustration, is undoubtedly one of the most effective portions of the building. 23. Maxstoke Castle, Warwickshire 163 This Castle is practically entire, having escaped the destructive hands of the Parliamentarians. It was raised in the early part of the reign of Edward III. and the Gatehouse forms an excellent example of castellation of that period. Strange to say, some of the original domestic apartments are still in a good state of preservation. 24. Herstmonceaux Castle, Sussex 166