Ludlow Castle’s round chapel, built around 1090, remains one of the most remarkable Norman buildings in England. Its thick rubble-built walls, narrow windows, and beautifully curved arches show the Romanesque style at its most confident and uncomplicated. Inside, you can still trace the plan of the circular nave and the raised chancel, a layout inspired by early Christian martyria and rare to see so well preserved today. Generations of power brokers passed through this space. The early marcher l