English Castles

**the Black Prince** · June 23, 2005, 09:36 AM

i've visited a large number of castles and forts in england... if anyone is interested, i can/will start posting the photos... but i don;t really see the point of going through the effort to scan them, and upload them to photobucket if no one is going to look...

a selection of places include
Carisbrooke Castle
Dover Castle
Orford Castle
Chesters Fort
Housesteads Fort
Castle Rising Castle
Peveril Castle
Warwick Castle
Walmer Castle
Tintagel Castle
Hadrian's Wall
Burgh Castle
Chester Roman Walls

**cunobelin** · June 28, 2005, 06:24 PM

I will look at them !!!

**the Black Prince** · July 02, 2005, 05:40 AM

i'll start rooting through my photo collection tomorrow then mate...

maybe 8 years of english heritiage membership, and dragging my family to every castle within 40 miles of our holiday destination will pay off LOL!

**Sulla** · July 05, 2005, 01:55 AM

Definitely put a few of them up. I'm interested in castles from the medieval and post gunpower eras (the ones that look like 5 pointed stars.

**the Black Prince** · July 05, 2005, 03:53 PM

you mean tudor gun forts, the ones shaped like 2 5 edged rose flowers, one on top of the other?
like at deal, walmer, portland and yarmouth?

**Skyhigh** · November 30, 2005, 06:05 PM

ive been to warwick castle.
very interesting

i escpecially like the dungeon with the "oubliet" (french for to forget) that was basically a human shaped cage that they put people in and just forgot about them

**Drunken** · March 02, 2006, 04:08 PM

I live about 3 minutes away from Castle Rising in Norfolk.

For those who dont know of it :

The magnificent keep at Castle Rising was built in c1140 by William d'Albini II to celebrate his marriage to the widow of Henry I and his acquisition of the earldom of Sussex and was modeled on the keep at Norwich, built by Henry I. At its building it was the largest in the country and was later particularly noted for its highly decorated forebuilding and its staircase approach, which even today is still in pretty good condition.

The castle itself, with its man-made earthbanks and ditches, covers an area of 12 acres with its strong, yet beautiful keep within. It soon became one of the most important in East Anglia, boasting a large list of several Lords and Ladies, from the de'Albigny Earls of Sussex to the Howard Dukes of Norfolk, with Isabella, Queen of Edward II, being its most famous resident.

**Markas** · March 02, 2006, 04:15 PM

I can see a castle from my bedroom window- Scarborough castle, North Yorkshire. It used to be owned by Piers Gaveston, a lover of Edward II.

**Meadinus Brutus** · May 24, 2006, 05:41 PM

Hi Black prince, imo its like months since you started this thread and ive just been looking through the forums and was wondering, did you ever get around to uploading any of them pictures? also ive been to a Pendenis castle in cornwall - well worth a visit.

**the Black Prince** · May 24, 2006, 05:46 PM

only Orford castle...

there was no response really... so i never got round to finishing it...
but when i get home from uni, i might just do that!!!

thanks for the interest!

**King Edward I** · May 25, 2006, 01:00 AM

tintagel would be really useful for what i am doing now!

**Libertine** · May 25, 2006, 01:03 AM

I have been to a fair few Norman Castles on the welsh border - all of them arround Herefordshire, apparently there are more castles per square mile in Wales than there are any where else in the world!

**PyrrhusIV** · May 30, 2006, 06:25 PM

I love Castles....

If they are English, I love them more...

I love this thread.

**Semper_Crecis** · May 30, 2006, 06:33 PM

The landscapes around Beeston castle are rather breathtaking.

**Denny Crane!** · May 31, 2006, 12:43 PM

Anyone notice my signature?

One of the most impressive castles in the country, bamburgh castle. The place is enormous and a great walk.

I was very disappointed in Stirling by comparison.

TBP: Sorry I don't really pay to much attention to the VV, English Architecture is a passion of mine this is a fantastic idea for a thread.

Peter

**God** · May 31, 2006, 12:57 PM

apparently there are more castles per square mile in Wales than there are any where else in the world!

Aye, we do have a lot. Harlech, Caerphilly, Chepstow, Cardiff Castle, Castell Coch, Conwy, Caernarvon, Castell-y-Bere... (most begin with 'C')

the list goes on.

English castles just don't have as much style as Welsh ones.

**Stalins Ghost** · June 01, 2006, 06:06 PM

Welsh ones are better in my opinion- I've been to Castell-y-Bere loads of times...was free back when we had a caravan near-by! A good few other ones as well.

**Denny Crane!** · June 04, 2006, 06:21 PM

I propose a duel with unbiased independant adjudicators.

El Guapo Vs God (there is blasphemy if I have ever heard it)

English Castle Vs Welsh Castle

Two photos per castle, different aspects in each one from any time period.

Up for the challenge God? Any volunteers to judge?

Peter