Norfolk Castles

Baconsthorpe castle outer gatehouse front [4631] 1961-08-24
Baconsthorpe castle outer gatehouse rear [4632] 1961-08-24
Baconsthorpe castle gate tower and moat [4633] 1961-08-24
Baconsthorpe castle gate tower inside [4634] 1961-08-24
Baconsthorpe castle angle turret [4635] 1961-08-24
Baconsthorpe castle banqueting hall ruin [4636] 1961-08-24
Built by Sir Henry Heydon, recorder of Norwich in 1486.
Caister on Sea castle NW tower W wall moat [1240] 1936-08-01
Built about 1435 by Sir John Fastolf, the ruins form one of the finest pieces of mediaeval brickwork in England.
Caister on Sea castle NW tower from north [1243] 1936-08-01
Caister on Sea castle N and W walls from S [1241] 1936-08-01
Caister on Sea castle view NW [1244] 1936-08-01
Castle Acre castle bailey gate exterior [0731] 1935-08-16
Castle. Founded soon after 1066 by William de Warenne, what was originally a country house was in the 12c reconstructed into a keep surrounded by greatly strengthened defences. The site probably became derelict in the 14c.
Castle Acre castle bailey gate from inside [4093] 1952-07-31
View north.
Castle Acre castle second curtain wall ext [6347] 1985-08-22
And motte from west.
Castle Acre castle second curtain wall int [6345] 1985-08-22
View north.
Castle Acre castle upper ward from NW [6342] 1985-08-22
Castle Acre castle upper ward from SE [6343] 1985-08-22
Castle Acre castle upper ward from south [6341] 1985-08-22
Castle Acre castle wall fragments on motte [4092] 1952-07-31
Castle Acre castle west gate [6344] 1985-08-22
Castle Acre castle west gate from above [6346] 1985-08-22
Castle Rising castle south and east sides [0713] 1935-08-15
Built in the 12c by William d'Albini. Inhabited in the 14c by Isabella, Dowager Queen of England.
Castle Rising castle east side [0710] 1935-08-15
Castle Rising castle moat bridge south side [0714] 1935-08-15
Castle Rising castle gatehouse [0709] 1935-08-15
Castle Rising castle main entrance [5636] 1976-08-19
Castle Rising castle Norman stairway arch [5632] 1976-08-19
Castle Rising castle Norman entrance door [5635] 1976-08-19
At head of main entrance staircase.
Castle Rising castle interior [0711] 1935-08-15
First floor of keep.
Castle Rising castle passageway [0712] 1935-08-15
First floor of keep.
Castle Rising castle Norman vaulting [5634] 1976-08-19
Archway and vaulting to recess in upper room.
Castle Rising castle Norman hall door [5633] 1976-08-19
Grand entrance to banqueting hall.
Castle Rising Norman church ruin by castle [7940] 2003-08-25
Within castle precincts.
New Buckenham Castle [5506] 1976-04-20
Circular keep of Norman castle. Built by William D'Albini c1140-50 on the site of one formerly owned by Earl Ralf Guader.
Thetford Castle Hill [5391] 1974-09-03
One of the largest mottes in the country. Probably made to order of Roger Bigod early 12c.
Weeting Castle ruin and St Mary's church [5395] 1974-09-03
The castle was built in the 11c by William de Warenne.
Weeting Castle ruin from west [5396] 1974-09-03

Text and photographs copyright George Plunkett

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