Rochester / Upnor castle
Date: April 2022
Location: Medway
Public or Abandoned: Public
Demolished: No
being very local to up and Rochester castle i have visited these castles many many times over the years - but we did a revist to show a friend of mine who never been to these castles - Both castle are lovey and always
Rochester castle :
it siad that the 12th-century keep/stone tower is one the best preserved in England and France, The construction of the astle started in 1087 and the keep as built around 1127 using Kentish ragstone, in 1984 english heritage took the site
Upnor castle :
so it said that Upnor castle is a rare exampled of an artillery fort that begin in 1559 and as resolved in 15991-1601
Upnor castle was still in use by the military until 1945 - Then the castle was open to the public and is now owned by English heritage.
Rochester castle :
Upnor castle :
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