"Portchester Castle 1" [The U.K. '03].

by Rico

Portchester Castle is one of several castles by the English coast.

But unlike the well-renowned Dover Castle & "the Castles of the Downs" which I published several weeks ago, Portchester Castle is one of England's lessser-known tourists site.

Hope you like the pics & this article that's a bit provocative but hopefully not offensive. Cheers!:) ... (more)

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"The English Coast"
England's southern coast is studded with numerous castle [big...

"Dover Castle"
- Dover Castle is located by the world-famous Dover Cliffs which oversees the...

"Deal Castle"
- The small castle [fortress] of Deal is a train or bus ride away from Dover...

"The guns of Walmer Castle"
- Walmer Castle is only a walking distance away from Deal Castle perhaps only...

"Aerial view of Portchester Castle"
- The feature of this article, Porchester Castle then is a continuation of my...

"Portchester Castle from the ground"
- As you can see, the architecture of this crumbling castle is of...

"Roman arches & windows"
- If you have seen my articles on Dover Castle & "the Castles of the...

"More crumbling Roman arches"
- Once again, Portchester Castle was originally a Roman fort...

Remains of Porchester Castle:
When the Romans left in the 5th century, England was then left to its own...

"Flowers on the old walls"
Well, if it took over 1,000 years for the mighty Romans to finally...

"Some other tourists"
Ooopppss, please forgive me for that provocative & offensive thought, but...

Kids on excursion"
Unfortunately, all the enemies sees are the bad & so, they'll keep...

Posing by Porchester Castle:
Ooopppsss, I better stop the provocative thought. I just hope that it...

The castle's massive tower:
In 1130, the Normans (the last conqueror of England) built this great tower...

"Inside the tower"
- A small museum inside the tower depicts Roman history in England as well as...

The tower's steep stairways:
- It's a long way up the tower's rooftop!

View from the tower's 2nd floor:
- This is only the 2nd floor & thus, the "not so high" view.

More stairs:
- This one's made of concrete.

"Tower windows"
- For rays of sunlight to get in.

More stairs & tower levels:
- As stated earlier, it's a long way up the tower's rooftop!

The last of the stairs:
- The exit at the end of the stairs is the tower's rooftop where...

The stunning view of the rooftop:
Because of its strategic position on the south coast, several medieval...

More panoramic views up the tower:
After the Norman invasion in 1066, Portchester manor (i.e. the land which...

The castle's keep & church:
- That church is the remains of an Augustinian priory chapel which was built...

The castle's strong walls:

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article published 5/18/2004

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Hi friends here in WIR:
Thanks for the nice comments, really appreciate them. Sorry for the late reply, been very busy lately. Hope you don't get tired of my articles even if some of them are a bit provocative. Cheers!:)
— Rico, May 20, 2004

Hi Rico and Gentle. I always had in my mind that you were of no fixed abode with the very diverse travelling you have done, anyway being of a wide open mind the subject you have raosed in your latest article could create a great debate on the past,the present and possibly the future, I hope that we can remain friends if such a debate began - sincere regards- Fred
— Fred Gordon, May 19, 2004

The UK is rapidly developing !
Hi Rico and Gentle, while viewing your latest Porchester pictures, it occurred to me that builders at the time of construction never thought that the population will grow so close to the castle. Your pictures nicely recorded how the UK is rapidly developing and at the same time preserving the past. Great show and commentary. Good luck with moving to a new sweet home..."take it easy" with home renovation, watch out your back, brothers, it is easy to develops lower back pain :)))

Friendly greetings, Rafal
— Rafal K Komierowski, May 18, 2004