Orford Castle is a castle in Orford in the English county of Suffolk, 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Ipswich, with views over Orford Ness. It was built between 1165 and 1173 by Henry II of England to consolidate royal power in the region. The well-preserved keep, described by historian R. Allen Brown as "one of the most remarkable keeps in England", is of a unique design and probably based on Byzantine architecture. The keep stands within the earth-bank remains of the castle's outer fortifications.
OrfordCastle is a castle in Orford in the English county of Suffolk, 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Ipswich, with views over Orford Ness. It was built...
Orford Ness is a cuspate foreland shingle spit on the Suffolk coast in Great Britain, linked to the mainland at Aldeburgh and stretching along the coast...
Orford may refer to: Orford, Cheshire, a suburb of Warrington, England Orford, Suffolk, England OrfordCastleOrford Ness Orford (UK Parliament constituency)...
Until the construction of OrfordCastle in the mid-12th century under Henry II, Norwich was the only major royal castle in East Anglia. About the year...
Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (/ˈwɔːlpoʊl/; 24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797), better known as Horace Walpole, was an English writer, art historian...
keep at OrfordCastle, with three rectangular, clasping towers built out from the high, circular central tower; the cross-shaped keep of Trim Castle and the...
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and its layout was simpler than that seen at the contemporary keep of OrfordCastle, for example. The 2nd and the 3rd floor would have served as the main...
perspective. Similarly there has been extensive debate over the role of OrfordCastle whose expensive, three-cornered design most closely echoes imperial...
Gleanings Among the Castles and Convents of Norfolk. Norwich, UK: C. Muskett. OCLC 4253893. Heslop, Thomas Alexander (2003). "OrfordCastle: Nostalgia and...
Castle chapels (German: Burgkapellen) in European architecture are chapels that were built within a castle. They fulfilled the religious requirements of...
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, PC (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745), known between 1725 and 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman...
Peveril Castle, would have cost around UK£200. In the middle were castles such as Orford, which was built in the late 12th century for UK£1,400, and at the...
events or retreats. Butley Priory was founded at the time when nearby OrfordCastle was being built by King Henry II to consolidate his power in Suffolk...
Wingfield II of Upton near Burghley, grandson of Sir Henry Wingfield of OrfordCastle (fl. 1490s), the great great uncle of Edward Maria Wingfield. This seat...
Orfordness Lighthouse was a lighthouse on Orford Ness, in Suffolk, England. The 30 metres (98 ft) tower was completed in 1792. Work began on demolition...
extensive fortress of Clare Castle, anciently the baronial residence of the Earls of Clare; and the fine Norman keep of OrfordCastle, on an eminence overlooking...
for Castle Rising Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton (1678–1757) Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (1717–1797), author of The Castle of Otranto...
England. Retrieved 13 February 2024. "Clare Castle, Suffolk". Historic UK. Retrieved 13 February 2024. "OrfordCastle with adjoining quarry and remains of 20th...
maintained control of huge tracts of lands through judges, constables, castles, and sheriffs, the nobles of England were still powerful. This is a list...
parish in Suffolk, England, located approximately 2 miles (3 km) north of Orford. All Saints' Church dates from the 14th century but was much restored in...
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