Hadleigh Castle
Southend-on-SeaThe ruins of a royal castle overlooking the Thames Estuary, painted by Constable in 1829.
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On the map
Park Chase, Hadleigh, SS7 2AU
Quick facts
King John gave Hubert de Burgh the manor of Hadleigh in 1215, and he began building the castle in the 1230s.
Edward III refurbished it over ten years, partly to help defend the Thames estuary against French raids.
John Constable painted the ruins in 1829, and the picture now hangs at the Yale Center for British Art.
Address
Park Chase, Hadleigh, SS7 2AU
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