The clock-tower was put up on the inner face of the Adam’s Tower in 1609. The belfrey however was added as part of later alterations.
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Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Kent February 2010
Roman Lighthouse & Saxon Church
One of the oldest buildings that stands at Dover Castle is the Roman pharos or lighthouse. It stands at the highest point within the castle and was probably built in the second century AD when the Romans were developing the port at Dover.
It was constructed as an octagonal tower using local flint and Roman [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 6th 2010
From the guidebook:
Queen Mary’s Gallery was originally furnished with fine lacquered chairs, tables and cabinets and 154 pieces of Chinese and Japanese porcelain. The key surviving features of the room are the two ornamental mirrors of Vauxhall plate glass, supplied by Gerrit Jensen, with magnificent carve and gilt surrounds by Grinling Gibbons.
The book then [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Feb 17th 2010
This room is 96ft long and was built in 1695 for William III and originally furnished with green velvet hangings and white damask curtains. It was intended to house the finest pictures from the Royal Collection here.
The King’s Gallery has been refurbished following the decorative scheme devised for George I. In 1725, the [...]
22 Comments CherryPie on Feb 16th 2010
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Kent February 2010
Kensington – The Cupola Room
The Cupola Room is the principal state room of the palace, and the most lavishly decorated.
The dominant architectural elements of the room are the giant Ionic pilasters and the massive grey marble doorways supported by Ionic columns. Kent made extensive use of trompe l’oeil and much of the architectural decoration is painted, including the [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 13th 2010
From the guidebook:
The King’s Grand Staircase was originally built by Sir Christopher Wren in 1689 in a similar style to the Queen’s Staircase. It was made of oak, and had plain panelled walls. When a new Guard Chamber (no longer surviving) was built at the foot of the stairs in 1692-3 the staircase [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Feb 11th 2010
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Kent February 2010
Kensington Palace
After a quick painless journey on the high speed train (from Ashford) followed by a rather more arduous journey on the tube we arrived at Kensington where we took a brief stroll through the gardens to Kensington Palace.
The official guidebook to the palace opens with the following words:
Welcome to Kensington Palace, once a favoured home [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 10th 2010
