#8 & #49 The Keep
of Rochester Castle
Kent, England
1125
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The
castle at Rochester was begun in stone about 1088, with
Henry I's Great Tower started byWilliam of Corbell,
Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1125. The castle was
successfully seiged in 1215 when King John undermined and
collapsed the square southeastern corner tower. It was
rebuilt about ten years later solid and cylindrical, not
matching the rest of the magnificent donjon (see right).
Henry III's men successfully defended another seige by
Simon de Montfort in 1264, and the castle remained in
royal hands until the seventeenth century.
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the Castle |
Ground
Floor Plan |
First
Floor Plan |
Second
Floor Plan |
Third
Floor Plan |
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Section
Looking
East |
Section
Looking
West |
North
Section
Looking North |
North
Section
Looking South |
Photos
of the Lego Model
Built November 1993
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First
Attempt in
November 1986 |
North View |
West View |
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Southwest
View
with Banquet Hall |
Forebuilding
View
with lit torch |
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Your Own Lego Castle
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Ground
Floor Plan
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First
Floor Plan |
Second
Floor Plan |
Gallery
Plan
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Third
Floor Plan |
Roof &
Turret Plan |
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West
Elevation
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North
Elevation |
South
Elevation |
Lego
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Other
Rochester Castle pages:
http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/england/rochester/rochester.php
http://www.theheritagetrail.co.uk/castles/rochester%20castle.htm
http://www.castles-abbeys.co.uk/Rochester-Castle.html
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