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Warspite128 Nov 2022 6:12 p.m. PST

Probably the first castle in England to be captured by artillery. It was one of the castles held by the Percy Earls of Northumberland but was then captured during the Wars of the Roses and used as a base by Warwick the Kingmaker to attack Alnwick, Dunstanburgh and Bamburgh.

30 different views of the building and a long write-up under each picture. All pics are thumbnails and all open up bigger on a double-click.

link

Enjoy!

Barry

advocate29 Nov 2022 1:02 a.m. PST

Well worth the walk!

Warspite129 Nov 2022 3:51 a.m. PST

@advocate:
Thank you. This one is easier to get around than my previous at Dunstanburgh.
Barry

Stoppage29 Nov 2022 4:11 a.m. PST

Warkworth town has a classic layout – Percy castle at top, market place in middle with burgage plots either side, church at the base, river.

Later Georgian coaching inns leading to bridge.

Warspite129 Nov 2022 5:12 a.m. PST

@Stoppage:
The one thing I regret was not getting enough time in the town and the church as it rained heavily and drove us out. I also spotted a medieval gate near the bridge which looked interesting.

Not my picture but this one:

link

B

Shagnasty Supporting Member of TMP29 Nov 2022 8:47 a.m. PST

Thank you for some great pictures and captions. I look forward to further explorations.

4DJones29 Nov 2022 9:24 a.m. PST

If you go upriver from the fortified bridge, westward, you can follow the boundary of the medieval town/village wall that encloses the burgage plots.

IronDuke596 Supporting Member of TMP29 Nov 2022 10:51 a.m. PST

These are superb photos and the photo captions are instructive. Thank you for this post and others.

Warspite129 Nov 2022 11:03 a.m. PST

@all:
Thank you guys. My hope is to inspire model-makers, etc, which is why I now try to include close-ups of architectural details for people who live outside of Europe and may not be aware of how they go together.

Barry

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