Portchester Castle Viewed From Portchester Church by Fred255
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Portchester Castles commanding location has made it a major factor in the Solents defences for hundreds of years.
The most impressive and best preserved of the Roman Saxon Shore forts, Portchester was originally built in the late 3rd century. It is the only Roman stronghold in northern Europe whose walls still mainly stand to their full height. Subsequently housing a Saxon settlement, the huge waterside fortress became a Norman castle in the 12th century, when a formidable tower-keep was built in one corner.
Portchester was in the front line throughout the Hundred Years War, serving as a stagingpost for expeditions to France and repelling cross-Channel raids. Richard II transformed part of the castle into a palace in 1396 and Henry V used it as a departure point for the Agincourt campaign in 1415. Thereafter it saw little action, but was used to house troops in the Civil War, and prisoners of war during the Dutch and Napoleonic Wars.
For more information visit http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.00100100101300700300c
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Comments (13)
RobyHermida
Wonderful capture!!
Chipka
The POV here is fantastic, and the crisp clarity also impresses me. It's a great capture, full of interesting details and a great sense of history as well. Great work all around.
danob
Nice POV David and yes I prefer this frame now...
Ionel
Excellent capture! Excellent view!!!
mickuk50
very impressive david and an excellent composition mick
ontar1
Cool, excellent view and capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
toddaking
Excellent picture. Todd
iaacf
Well it has a pretty long and interesting history then.. I never knwe of the existance of those buildings.. as far as I know the Romans did not buill something simular in the Netherlands. I like the picture also because I can see a true roman city wall here.. The only place I know with something like this is Trier in Germany with the Porta Nigra.
mark.spooner
Nice work.
Garlor
This is so far my fave of the series, thanks for adding the history
rainbows
Oh! You know my weakness for looking through shots!!! This is an excellent capture, your composition is spot on and you even have a blue sky. Outstanding shot, dear David. I love this one. Have a wonderful evening hugs. DiDi. xx
JeffG7BRJ
Very nice David, using the church entrance to frame the castle. Excellent work. Bravo!!!!!
carrotsoup
Perfect picture.