tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855534673018568344.post2366603158650115..comments2024-03-11T17:11:49.118-04:00Comments on Regency Ramble: Searching for Regency EnglandAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17257897245553446481noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855534673018568344.post-3058294588172122982012-01-30T08:41:46.451-05:002012-01-30T08:41:46.451-05:00I agree, Alyssa and HJ it would make for a great s...I agree, Alyssa and HJ it would make for a great scene, and this is not the only castle I have found as a folly in the grounds of a great house. On has to be a little careful. The floors in this one have been put in recently, but the stairs and the towers would work really well. I have some more pictures which I will post of the views of the house from the ruin.<br />Thank you for dropping in.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17257897245553446481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855534673018568344.post-17487203202249432202012-01-30T08:19:43.280-05:002012-01-30T08:19:43.280-05:00HJ
From memory, one of the towers at Caernarfon C...HJ<br /><br />From memory, one of the towers at Caernarfon Castle is six-sided too, for the same reason - it was easier to defend. I saw it recently in the wonderful series by Dr Jonathan Foyle, Climbing Great Buildings, made for BBC2 and currently being re-shown on BBC4.<br /><br />I love the idea of Regency ladies and gentlemen exploring castle ruins!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855534673018568344.post-35393976240570704602012-01-30T07:00:26.908-05:002012-01-30T07:00:26.908-05:00This would make for an interesting scene in a Rege...This would make for an interesting scene in a Regency romance, touring the ruins of an old castle--a <i>real</i> castle. If I'm not mistaken, Eloisa James put something of the sort into one of her novels, though memory fails as to which.<br /><br />Great post! What must it have been like, living in this monstrous phenomenon from day to day??Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16514163880053470414noreply@blogger.com