It’s just the shell now, hasn’t. been restored, but it looks great on the outside. It was built in the mid 1300’s by a knight who had made his fortune by flighting for the Crown, can’t remember which king, in France. It was meant to defend against invasions from France, but he and his wife also made it their home. They put all the mod cons into this late-Medieval castle. Fireplaces everywhere, walls lined with tapestries or other insulating materials, even tile for the floor of the small chapel. Even as a ruin, it’s lovely. But it was never used for defense, because the sea retreated from the area and the French would never have been able to get ships up there to launch an invasion.
It was bought by a Lord Curzon in the early 1900’s. He and his wife had fallen in love with it, and they wanted to save it from being demolished bit by bit by locals using the stone for other things. They left it to the National Trust of England in their estate.
I love floors! This is a remnant of the original tile on the chapel floor.
A view of the interior.
The portcullis, iron over oak.
This graffiti is hundreds of years old, carved into the front gate of the castle,
I love floors! This is a remnant of the original tile on the chapel floor.
A view of the interior.
This is one of two fireplace in the kitchen. There were fires in these all year long. This kitchen really was well laid-out, looked pretty efficient.
The grounds are lovely, This is a holly TREE. Have never seen one this big.
And a modern addition—a World War I pillbox. No Germans ever got close to Bodiam, so this pillbox never saw action.
Now I need to re-watch The Holy Grail!
No comments:
Post a Comment