John Burke's Hastings, August 1999
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Wednesday 4 August 1999
One of the nastier bits of Pevensey Castle is this oubliette - a dungeon with the only way
out being by rope...
The digital camera (and the spider top right) is able to see to the bottom - any inhabitant
would get wet when it rained - though he might have been glad of the water... |
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The steps, right, lead down to one of the few remaining complete rooms.
Above this is the room shown left which is not in the best state of repair. |
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From the top of one of the remaining towers we can see what an excellent
vantage point the castle gives to the lookout.
Although much of the castle is in ruins, some rooms and defences were renovated and added
to during World War II.
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800 years seperate the catapult from the machine gun nest
hidden behind the wide slot in the walls. |
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Meanwhile back at the event, the excitement was in tents...
The scribe had a pair of scales to weigh the coins given to him and explained that snipping
bits of silver from the edges of coins to melt and have minted into fresh coin had been a
normal and legal way of life. |
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The postern gate - back door to me and you! Originally this led directly to
the sea shore, but this is now a brisk walk away!
Right: The foundations of the castle's wooden church. The font can be seen towards the rear of the nave. |
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This tower room was renovated during the second World War to hold a garrison of troops.
In a storeroom halfway down the steps was another collection of catapult shot. |
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Coming out of the castle we found a cafe nestling underneath the curtain wall.
A strawberry milkshake went down extremely well!
Ok folks - off to Brighton! |
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