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rochester castle, kent (4)

rochester castle, kent (4)

11 Jun 2019 149
forebuilding on c12 castle keep built 1127-36
rochester castle, kent (3)

rochester castle, kent (3)

11 Jun 2019 155
floors seem to have gone in as each storey was built. there's a channel for a wall plate for the main joists to sit on to keep them level, the stonework being built around them afterwards
rochester castle, kent (2)

rochester castle, kent (2)

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east curtain wall and rectangular turrets rebuilt 1367-70 on earlier foundations
rochester castle, kent (1)c12 castle keep built 1127-36. the round turret rebuilt by 1232 after destruction in the siege of 1215. the c13 curtain wall with its round tower was rebuilt c.1221-2

rochester castle, kent (1)c12 castle keep built…

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rochester castle, kent (47)

rochester castle, kent (47)

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c13 curtain wall with its round tower was rebuilt c.1221-2 after the 1215 siege
rochester castle, kent (46)c12 top storey window and chimney vents on south side of the keep

rochester castle, kent (46)c12 top storey window…

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rochester castle, kent (45)

rochester castle, kent (45)

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c12 chimney vents on south side of the keep
rochester castle, kent (44)

rochester castle, kent (44)

11 Jun 2019 162
forebuilding on the c12 keep built 1127-36
rochester castle, kent (43)

rochester castle, kent (43)

11 Jun 2019 153
windows from the entrance hall of the forebuilding on the c12 keep built 1127-36
rochester castle, kent (42)

rochester castle, kent (42)

11 Jun 2019 155
east side of c12 keep with forebuilding on right
rochester castle, kent (41)

rochester castle, kent (41)

11 Jun 2019 155
looking up at the c12 arcade in main hall, which has one wide and three narrow arches divided by the central well shaft
rochester castle, kent (40)

rochester castle, kent (40)

11 Jun 2019 137
view from the first floor entrance from the forebuilding. the basement below has little light, the first floor with high ceilings and fireplaces is little better. the central well shaft is accessible on every floor
rochester castle, kent (39)

rochester castle, kent (39)

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rochester castle, kent (38)

rochester castle, kent (38)

11 Jun 2019 154
large c12 garderobe close to the first floor entrance from the forebuilding, draining down the outside of the east wall
rochester castle, kent (37)

rochester castle, kent (37)

11 Jun 2019 133
view up from the first floor on the northern side of the c12 keep, with the hall and its mural gallery above topped by the third storey
rochester castle, kent (51)

rochester castle, kent (51)

11 Jun 2019 145
c12 well shaft in the basement with a well head of 1826
rochester castle, kent (36)

rochester castle, kent (36)

11 Jun 2019 171
basement well shaft and joist holes for the floor above
rochester castle, kent (50)

rochester castle, kent (50)

11 Jun 2019 132
view up inside the northern half of the c12 keep
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