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Description: | Drawing of the great keep entrance of Orford Castle on the Suffolk coast. This castle was built on the orders of Henry II, to create a royal stronghold in the East Anglia region. It was completed quickly, being built between 1165-73. It is remarkable because of its polygonal keep,which was one of the first of this type. The idea behind it was that a polygonal keep was less easily undermined than a traditional keep. This one had an incredible 21 sides, was 90 ft tall and composed of 5 storeys. As this view shows it had an entrance stairway leading to the first floor and three buttress turrets. Each turret contained rooms on all storeys including kitchens, a chapel, closet and prison cells. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Blore, Edward | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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