Lamphey Bishop's Palace

Lamphey Bishop's Palace or Lamphey Palace (alternatively Lamphey Court) is a ruined medieval building complex in Lamphey, Pembrokeshire. It is a scheduled ancient monument and a Grade I Listed building. The grounds of the palace are designated, jointly with the park of Lamphey Court, as Grade II* on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.

This article is about the ruined medieval complex. For the Georgian Greek-revival mansion, see Lamphey Court.

Lamphey Bishop's Palace
Part of the ruins in 2006
General information
Statusruined
Typemedieval palace
LocationLamphey
AddressSA71 5NT
Town or cityLamphey, Pembrokeshire
CountryWales
Coordinates51.67176°N 4.86704°W / 51.67176; -4.86704
Elevationapprox. 12m
OwnerCadw
Website
http://cadw.gov.wales/daysout/lampheybishopspalace/?lang=en

History

Whilst early thirteenth-century fragments from the old hall still exist,[1] the palace, including the 25 metres (82 ft) great hall, was largely constructed under Bishop Henry de Gower, Bishop of St David's (1328–1347) and was used by high-ranking clergy.[2] The palace was built in three stages and originally had over 20 rooms and featured fishponds, orchards, fruit and herb gardens and areas of parkland with grazing deer.[3][4]

The palace was surrendered to the crown in 1546 during the reign Henry VIII and granted to Richard Devereux and subsequently the Earls of Essex.[1] Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex lived in the palace as a child.[5] The palace was sold to the Owens of Orielton in 1683, possibly due to damage in the English Civil War. The buildings were possibly used for farm purposes in this era.[1]

The palace ruins are listed as a scheduled ancient monument and a Grade I Listed building.[1] The grounds of the palace are designated, jointly with the park of Lamphey Court, as Grade II* on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.[6]

  • Engraving from 1774
    Engraving from 1774
  • Engraving from 1815
    Engraving from 1815
  • Engraving from circa 1830
    Engraving from circa 1830
  • The undercroft
    The undercroft

See also

References
  1. Cadw. "Lamphey Bishop's Palace (Grade I) (17393)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  2. "Lamphey Bishop's Palace". Cadw. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. "Lamphey". Pembroke Town Guide. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  4. "The Bishop's Palace at Lamphey". BBC. 27 June 2014.
  5. "History of Lamphey in Pembrokeshire | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk.
  6. Cadw. "Lamphey Bishop's Palace & Lamphey Court (PGW(Dy)34(PEM))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
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