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From the BBC Website, 20th February 2005 Castle's medieval papers on show Documents dating back to the Middle Ages stored in archives at Arundel Castle are being put on display. The permanent exhibition is being set up in the Waiting Room at the West Sussex castle, which overlooks the River Arun and the south coast. The room where visitors waited before visiting the duke will now be used for exhibiting the documents, portraits, pictures and illustrations. A spokesman said the private collection was "one of the finest in the country". Maritime connections She said the Waiting Room, once used as a store room, had been specially restored for the exhibition. T…

I've had an old book in my possession for many years, called "Old England" by Charles Knight. It has many engravings of various castles, but due to its size and age, well nigh impossible to scan any pictures from. So I've now managed to obtain a few pages independently, and have started to scan some of the engravings. Here is one of Tutbury Castle - from around 1850.

An antique postcard, recently purchased.

I just purchased an engraving of Chideock Castle, dated circa 1770. It is effectively after the one by Samuel and Nathaniel Buck, done in 1733, but without the coats of arms, and castle details underneath. This one has been misnamed Chidrick Castle, for some reason.

From “Clitheroe Today”, 11th August 2005 Keepers of Castle campaign launched Clitheroe’s Castle is certainly not falling down, but it is quite clearly somewhat frayed around the edges. The ravages of time have caught up with the jewel in Clitheroe's crown and the opportunity has come to stop the rot. Ribble Valley Borough Council has launched a £3m scheme to turn the Castle into a major tourist attraction. The Clitheroe Advertiser and Times is joining forces with the council in launching a huge appeal to raise £500,000 in a bid to give the Norman Castle a well-deserved facelift. A £2m funding bid has already been submitted to the Lottery and the outcome should b…

In response to Mustang's question in the "Oak Tree", I've searched my library, without success. Most of my books list some of the notable people who died - the most famous ones being Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII (beheaded on 19th May 1536), and Katharine Howard, fifth wife of King Henry VIII (beheaded on 13th February 1542). Other nobles who were beheaded here are: William, Lord Hastings (June 1483) Margaret, Countess of Salisbury (27th May 1536) Jane, Viscountess Rochford (13th February 1542) Lady Jane Grey, wife of Lord Guildford Dudley (12th February 1554) Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex (25th February 1601) Many others died whilst imprisoned, partic…

I recently purchased a woodblock print of Dally Castle, Northumberland. This comes from a book entitled "The Rivers of Great Britain", and published around 1900.

From the BBC Website, 24th July 2005 Royals to go 'green' at Windsor Final permission has been given to plans for a £1m hydro-electric power plant to supply Windsor Castle. Full approval has now been granted for the four-turbine energy-efficient plant to be built at Romney Weir on the River Thames in Berkshire. The plant - thought to be the biggest of its kind in the south of England - will generate enough power for about a third of the castle. Environmental campaigners Friends of the Earth have welcomed the news. Tony Juniper, director of the pressure group, said: "We're delighted that the Queen is taking a lead in the use of green electricity to help tackle glob…

I've had an old book in my possession for many years, called "Old England" by Charles Knight. It has many engravings of various castles, but due to its size and age, well nigh impossible to scan any pictures from. So I've now managed to obtain a few pages independently, and have started to scan some of the engravings. Here is one of Tonbridge Castle - from around 1850.

Dilston Castle Ordnance Survey Map Reference NY 977633 Dilston Castle, a 15th century pele house, stands on a hill above the Hexham – Corbridge level crossing and overlooks Devilswater. The earliest known structure on this site appears to have existed in 1317 when a manor house owned by the Divelston or Dyvelston family passed into the hands of the Tyndales. Dilston passed to the Claxtons in 1379, and Sir William Claxton fortified the manor in 1417. The original tower measured about 11.9m by 7m over walls 1.5m thick, and had a vaulted basement, with a prison at the north-west corner. The entrance was at the north-east corner, and there was a spiral staircase in …