Farnham - Farnham Castle
Built in 1138 by Henri de Blois, grandson of William the Conqueror, Bishop of Winchester, the castle was to become the home of the Bishops of Winchester for over 800 years. The original building was demolished by Henry II in 1155 after the Anarchy and then rebuilt in the late 12th and early 13th centuries. In the early 15th century, it was the residence of Cardinal Henry Beaufort who presided at t…
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Farnham Castle Keep inside of entrance gateway
DSC 1557a Farnham Castle Bishop's Palace buildings
Farnham Castle Keep gardens
Farnham Castle entrance to Bishop's Palace
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Farnham Castle entrance to Bishop's palace courtyard and outer elevation of the Tudor building.
Nikon D5100, Tamron 18-270mm
Farnham Castle Shell Keep and garden panorama
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Farnham Castle Shell Keep and garden panorama
Stitched from 3 images
Nikon D5100, Tamron 18-270mm
Panoramic View over Farnham from the Castle Keep
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View over Farnham from the Castle Keep
panorama 3a DSC_1539_stitch from 7 images
Nikon D5100, Tamron 18-270mm
Farnham Castle Keep and gardens panorama
Farnham Castle Street - Frith postcard
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Farnham Castle Street - posted early 1920s
Shows the view looking up Castle Street toward the castle
Scanned Frith postcard
Farnham Castle - the bishop's garden - Frith post…
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Farnham Castle - the bishop's garden - Frith post card posted early 1920s
Picture shows the top area of the castle keep converted to a garden by the incumbent bishop.
Scan from original
Inset is the current (2014) view.
Farnham Castle Keep entrance gateway
Farnham Castle - Wayneflete's Tower, also known as…
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Farnham Castle - William Wayneflete built the red brick tower about 1470
pioneering the use of red brick; later modified by Richard Fox (1501 – 1528)
Scan of a Frith post card - posted 1922
Waynflete's Tower - Farnham Castle
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William Waynflete (1447 – 1486) built this tower about 1470.
It stands on the foundations of an earlier, smaller stone entrance or ‘porch’ to the Great Hall.
Waynflete pioneered the use of red brick, also used in the construction of Hampton Court Palace and many Oxford and Cambridge Colleges
Panasonic DMC-TZ60
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Waynflete's Tower - Farnham Castle
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William Waynflete (1447 – 1486) built this tower about 1470.
It stands on the foundations of an earlier, smaller stone entrance or ‘porch’ to the Great Hall.
Waynflete pioneered the use of red brick, also used in the construction of Hampton Court Palace and many Oxford and Cambridge Colleges
Two sundials refer to the passing hours with Latin mottos:
• “Practereunt” (“They pass by”)
• “Imputantur” (“They are reckoned unto us”)
Panasonic DMC-TZ60
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Sundials on Waynflete's Tower
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William Waynflete (1447 – 1486) built this tower about 1470.
The two sundials refer to the passing hours with Latin mottos:
• “Practereunt” (“They pass by”)
• “Imputantur” (“They are reckoned unto us”)
Panasonic DMC-TZ60
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Waynflete's Tower - Farnham Castle
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William Waynflete (1447 – 1486) built this tower about 1470.
It stands on the foundations of an earlier, smaller stone entrance or ‘porch’ to the Great Hall.
Waynflete pioneered the use of red brick, also used in the construction of Hampton Court Palace and many Oxford and Cambridge Colleges
Two sundials refer to the passing hours with Latin mottos:
• “Practereunt” (“They pass by”)
• “Imputantur” (“They are reckoned unto us”)
Panasonic DMC-TZ60
From
Brickwork details - Waynflete's Tower - Farnham Ca…
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William Waynflete (1447 – 1486) built this tower about 1470.
Waynflete pioneered the use of red brick, also used in the construction of Hampton Court Palace and many Oxford and Cambridge Colleges
Panasonic DMC-TZ60
RHM 0465-Pano - Wayneflete Tower Farnham Castle
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RHM 0475a view over Farnham to St Andrews Church f…
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