Weoley Castle

. It had hearths by and the timber building existed until around 1200 when it burnt down and was rebuilt with a moat and a stone hall which was demolished in 1260. Roger de Somery obtained a licence on 16 March 1264 to crenellate his "Manor of Welegh" and it is believed that his construction work, including deepening the moat and expanding the building, was completed during the 1270s, The outline and plan of Weoley Castle was also last changed in . William Berkeley owned Weoley Castle in 1485 but King Henry VII gave the estate to Jasper Tudor in 1486, who sold it to John, Lord Dudley after ten days. The King confirmed the Dudley ownership of the building by 1495 and he regained control of…

Between 1200 and 1260, Weoley Castle was a large timber and later stone hall surrounded by a ditch. A kitchen was added towards the south of the building. It had a similar layout to many other manor houses of the time, with buildings such as a great hall, kitchen and a chapel being present. Weoley Castle in 1631 was described as being in ruins, and today, only the foundations of the building survive and the moat has since been drained. The foundations of the wooden kitchen demolished in 1260 also survive today due to waterlogging.