Christopher Preece Photography
preecer.bsky.social
Christopher Preece Photography
@preecer.bsky.social
Photographer
A video made in 1967 by the band Procol Harum for their song "A Whiter Shade of Pale", used Witley Court as the location. At this time, the site was completely derelict
October 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
In 1937 a major fire caused great damage to the court, the estate was broken up and sold and the house was subsequently stripped of its fittings and furnishings. Forty years of decay followed before the house and grounds were taken into the care of the Department of the Environment in 1972.
October 31, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Witley Court, Great Witley, Worcestershire, October 2025

Witley Court is a ruined Italianate mansion built in the 17th century on the site of a former manor house, it was expanded in the early 19th century by the architect John Nash and again in the mid-19th century, by Samuel Daukes.
October 31, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Photography Exhibition 'All Around Leominster - photos from the 1980s' 3rd May to 31st May 2025.
May 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM