Casgliadau Arlein

Mounted albumenised salted paper print (from collodion glass negative). View of ruined main gateway to Raglan Castle which is covered in ivy. Five people in various poses in front of the castle.

This view shows the picturesque ivy clad ruins of the main gatehouse at Raglan Castle, Monmouthshire, which was built in the 1460s. In front of this Fenton has carefully posed five figures. In the 1850s the castle was privately owned by the Duke of Somerset and was a romantic ruin visited by wealthy tourists on the Wye Tour. The Wye Valley was, and is, renowned for its scenic beauty and is still dotted with ruins such as Tintern Abbey. Today Raglan Castle is a Grade I listed building under the guardianship of Cadw. Mounted, and signed by photographer. (Source: 'Pastures Green and Dark Satanic Mills: The British Passion for Landscape', 2015)