Castles

Mystery bidder buys 18th century Grade I listed castle for knockdown price of £700,000 (but the repair bill will top £2m) Castle Goring was designed to look like the nearby Arundel CastleBut the property has smashed windows and crumbling wallsSomerset family have owned the property since 1845Current incumbent Clement, 56, decided to sell as the … Continue reading »

Article updated: 5/5/2013 7:55 AM Public tours of Dunham Castle give glimpses of old glory Article Photos (5) Catherine Forrest of South Elgin photographs the interior of the reception hall at Dunham Castle in Wayne on Saturday. Â Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer The reception hall of Dunham Castle in Wayne, where the wall is … Continue reading »

Chapultepec Castle (1889-1897) Some of you were probably enjoying the Cinco de Mayo celebrations over the weekend. I’m sure lots of margaritas were served. I saw a woman in my building dressed up as an Aztec with bells on her legs. You could hear her long before you saw her. I grew up in Mexico … Continue reading »

Building of the Preston School of Industry started right away. The bricks for the building were made at San Quentin and Folsom prisons using sandstone that was quarried six miles from Ione. The bricks were then delivered by rail at 6,000 bricks per car. The cornerstone was laid on December 23, 1890 with 2,500 people … Continue reading »

Out of a Fairy Tale Photograph via Zillow This stone castle in the middle of a forest clearing looks like something out of the pages of a Grimm fairy tale. Located on 20 private acres at 28523 Bacus Rd, Sedro Woolley, WA, the home is currently listed for $1.395 million. Over the Bridge & Through … Continue reading »

Petition to have Welsh flag flying at Flint Castle 2 May 2013 10:39 Hundreds back the plan including local MP and AM A PETITION will be launched by campaigners who want to see the Welsh flag flying above Flint Castle. Hundreds of people have shown support for the plan after the ‘We want the Welsh … Continue reading »

Medieval manuscripts written in Oxford castle crypt By Ally Leigh Oxford Castle was this week discovered to have played a crucial part in the construction of the medieval myth of King Arthur. It has been confirmed that the ancient St George’s Chapel, the crypt of which is still standing, was where one of the earliest … Continue reading »

FIVE fire engines, including one from Maidstone, were sent to a false alarm at Dover Castle after the Great Tower appeared to be up in flames. Two crews from Dover and one from Whitfield attended the scene following reports of smoke issuing from the top of the keep on Wednesday evening last week. BREACHED KEEP?: … Continue reading »

Essex County is considering a $1.43 million plan to rehabilitate Kip’s Castle. The project would include window restorations, handicapped accessible ramps and repairs to the castle’s roofs and gutters. ADAM ANIK / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Kip’s Castle, in an 11-acre property on Crestmont Road in Verona and Montclair, was purchased by Essex County in 2007 with … Continue reading »

ROBB DeCAMP Special to the Times Scott Britton, director of The Castle, speaks during a tree dedication ceremony Thursday at the Marietta attraction. A new maple tree was planted in the former location of one of the site’s “witness” trees after the tree that had been there since The Castle’s construction had to be removed … Continue reading »