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Leap Castle before 1922

Very few photographs of Leap Castle survive from before the 1922 burning, particularly of interior spaces. Each photograph is retained as an individual archive record, with five AI-assisted presentation restorations with their retained source images.

Western side of Leap Castle, 1919 — LC-PH-1919-W01
Western side of Leap Castle, 1919
Date
1919
Location
Western exterior
Credit
Existing Leap Castle archive
Display
Restored derivative; source retained
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Rights/provenance review ongoing
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Western side of Leap Castle, 1919 — restored presentation — LC-PH-1919-W01
Western side of Leap Castle, 1919
Date
1919
Location
Western exterior
Credit
Existing Leap Castle archive
Display
Restored derivative; source retained
Rights
Rights/provenance review ongoing
Compare with original source image
Restored presentation
Original archival source
AI-assisted digital restoration for presentation using Topaz Gigapixel AI; original source image retained.
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Western side in snow — David O’Bannon collection — LC-PH-PRE-W02
Western side in snow — David O’Bannon collection
Date
Pre-1922
Location
Western exterior
Credit
Courtesy of David O’Bannon
Display
Restored derivative; source retained
Rights
Rights/provenance review ongoing
Compare with original source image
Restored presentation
Original archival source
AI-assisted digital restoration for presentation using Topaz Gigapixel AI; original source image retained.
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Western side in snow — David O’Bannon collection — restored presentation — LC-PH-PRE-W02
Western side in snow — David O’Bannon collection
Date
Pre-1922
Location
Western exterior
Credit
Courtesy of David O’Bannon
Display
Restored derivative; source retained
Rights
Rights/provenance review ongoing
Compare with original source image
Restored presentation
Original archival source
AI-assisted digital restoration for presentation using Topaz Gigapixel AI; original source image retained.
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Western entrance in snow — David O’Bannon collection — LC-PH-PRE-W03
Western entrance in snow — David O’Bannon collection
Date
Pre-1922
Location
Western exterior
Credit
Courtesy of David O’Bannon
Display
Restored derivative; source retained
Rights
Rights/provenance review ongoing
Compare with original source image
Restored presentation
Original archival source
AI-assisted digital restoration for presentation using Topaz Gigapixel AI; original source image retained.
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Western entrance in snow — David O’Bannon collection — restored presentation — LC-PH-PRE-W03
Western entrance in snow — David O’Bannon collection
Date
Pre-1922
Location
Western exterior
Credit
Courtesy of David O’Bannon
Display
Restored derivative; source retained
Rights
Rights/provenance review ongoing
Compare with original source image
Restored presentation
Original archival source
AI-assisted digital restoration for presentation using Topaz Gigapixel AI; original source image retained.
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South-eastern view — LC-PH-PRE-SE01
South-eastern view
Date
Pre-1922
Location
South-eastern exterior
Credit
Existing Leap Castle archive
Display
Archival source image
Rights
Rights/provenance review ongoing

North-eastern view — LC-PH-PRE-NE01
North-eastern view
Date
Pre-1922
Location
North-eastern exterior
Credit
Existing Leap Castle archive
Display
Archival source image
Rights
Rights/provenance review ongoing

Northern view in snow — David O’Bannon collection — LC-PH-PRE-N01
Northern view in snow — David O’Bannon collection
Date
Pre-1922
Location
Northern exterior
Credit
Courtesy of David O’Bannon
Display
Restored derivative; source retained
Rights
Rights/provenance review ongoing
Compare with original source image
Restored presentation
Original archival source
AI-assisted digital restoration for presentation using Topaz Gigapixel AI; original source image retained.
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Northern view in snow — David O’Bannon collection — restored presentation — LC-PH-PRE-N01
Northern view in snow — David O’Bannon collection
Date
Pre-1922
Location
Northern exterior
Credit
Courtesy of David O’Bannon
Display
Restored derivative; source retained
Rights
Rights/provenance review ongoing
Compare with original source image
Restored presentation
Original archival source
AI-assisted digital restoration for presentation using Topaz Gigapixel AI; original source image retained.
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Mildred Darby in the Great Hall — LC-PH-MD-GH01
Mildred Darby in the Great Hall
Date
Pre-1922
Location
Great Hall
Credit
Existing Leap Castle archive
Display
Restored derivative; source retained
Rights
Rights/provenance review ongoing
Compare with original source image
Restored presentation
Original archival source
AI-assisted digital restoration for presentation using Topaz Gigapixel AI; original source image retained.
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Mildred Darby in the Great Hall — restored presentation — LC-PH-MD-GH01
Mildred Darby in the Great Hall
Date
Pre-1922
Location
Great Hall
Credit
Existing Leap Castle archive
Display
Restored derivative; source retained
Rights
Rights/provenance review ongoing
Compare with original source image
Restored presentation
Original archival source
AI-assisted digital restoration for presentation using Topaz Gigapixel AI; original source image retained.
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Gallery in Upper Hall — LC-PH-UH01
Gallery in Upper Hall
Date
Pre-1922
Location
Upper Hall
Credit
Existing Leap Castle archive
Display
Archival source image
Rights
Rights/provenance review ongoing

HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION

Archived source material

Pre 1922

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Very few pictures of Leap Castle exist prior to 1922, especially the internal areas.

View of the Western side 1919.

View of the Western side (courtesy of David O'Bannon).

View of the South-Eastern side.

View of the North-Eastern side.

View of Western side (courtesy of David O'Bannon).

View of Northern side (courtesy of David O'Bannon).

Mildred Darby in the Great Hall.

Gallery in Upper Hall.