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The 1502 Progress: Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire
The next significant stop on the 1502 progress after Woolaston was Berkeley Castle, where the royal couple stayedย for five days from 29 August to 4 September.
Berkeley Castle still stands largely untouched since it was set in stone during the eleventh, twelfth and fourteenth centuries.ย
Berkeley Castle is highly distinctive in appearance. Built on a typical Norman motte and bailey design during the early and mid-medieval period, it has been constructed from local pink, grey, and yellow Severn sandstone, with its roofs mainly made of Cotswold stone, slate, or lead.ย
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