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Middleton Tower

Middleton Towers

The impressive brick gatehouse is what remains of the castle here of the Scales family. Not open to the public. This very fine example of early ...

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Filed Under: Norfolk Tagged With: Castles

Horsford Castle

Norman motte and bailey with remains of keep. Traces of stone buildings and a barbican. This is a village about five miles N. of Norwich, near St. ...

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Filed Under: Norfolk Tagged With: Castles

Gresham Castle

Medieval fortified manor house or castle, now ruinous. A licence to crenellate was granted in 1319 and it was captured in 1450. Portions of walls and ...

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Filed Under: Norfolk Tagged With: Castles

North Elmham Chapel

A place with an unusual story, told by graphic panels. The small Norman chapel here stood on the site of an earlier timber church, probably the Saxon ...

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Filed Under: Norfolk Tagged With: Castles, Cathedrals - Ecclesiastical, English Heritage

Castle Rising

Castle Rising

One of the largest, best preserved and most lavishly decorated keeps in England, surrounded by 20 acres of mighty earthworks. Begun in 1138 by William ...

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Filed Under: Norfolk Tagged With: Castles, English Heritage

Castle Acre

Castle Acre

Castle Acre is a very rare and complete survival of a Norman planned settlement, including a castle, town, parish church and associated monastery. All ...

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Filed Under: Norfolk Tagged With: Castles, English Heritage

Caister Castle Plan

Caister Castle And Motor Museum

Caister Castle was commissioned in 1432 by Sir John Fastolf. The 90 foot tower remains intact and visitors can climb to the top for a magnificent view ...

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Filed Under: Norfolk Tagged With: Castles, Museums

Buckenham Castle

Two castles existed at Buckenham Norman castle within possibly earlier earthwork. Abandoned 1146 when granted to the Priory of Buckenham, the keep ...

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Wingfield Castle

Remains of castle or fortified manor house licenced in 1384. Only the south curtain wall survives intact, incorporating a gatehouse and polygonal ...

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Filed Under: Suffolk Tagged With: Castles

Mettingham Castle

Mettingham Castle

Earthwork and structural remains of a moated, fortified manor house and college of secular priests, the latter extant between 1394 and 1542. ...

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Filed Under: Suffolk Tagged With: Castles

Christchurch Mansion

Christchurch Mansion & Art Gallery. The mansion stands on the site of the Augustinian Priory of Holy Trinity, founded c. 1177. Perpendicular ...

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Filed Under: Suffolk Tagged With: Art Galleries, Houses

Ipswich Castle

No trace exists of Ipswich Castle, two locations are suggested:- Between Christchurch Park and the town centre at 52.0616,1.14976 Near to the ...

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Filed Under: Suffolk Tagged With: Castles

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