NUNNEY CASTLE. 123 
Hummey Castle. 
BY MR. C. E. GILES. 
HERE are numerous very valuable remains of 
the domestic architecture of our ancestors in 
this county, but by far the greater portion dates from 
the 15th century: the noble ruin of Nunney is 
one of the few exceptions, by its stern and simple 
grandeur at once proclaiming itself the work of 
the Plantagenet era. 
The ruins of the castles of England and Wales 
are chiefly those of buildings which were at one 
time very extensive,—the residences of the Howards, 
Percys, Nevilles, and other great feudal lords; but 
Nunney castle seems to have been the residence of 
a knisht or gentleman. It is stated to have been 
begun by Sir Elias Delamere, son of Sir J. Delamere, 
lord of the manor, late in the reign of Edward I, 
and finished by his grand nephews, John and Jaques 
Delamere, in the reign of Richard II, who are 
said to have embellished it with spoils won in the 
French wars. The building will, I believe, confirm 
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