London Symposium: Excursion to Dover Castle (1 Viewer)

[Louis Badolato]

On the last day we were all together, Clive took Howard, Jenny and I to Dover Castle on perhaps the coldest and windiest day of the trip:

 

[Louis Badolato]

The oldest building in the castle is an ancient Roman "Pharos" or lighthouse, next to the second oldest building, a Saxon Church, circa 1100:

 

[Louis Badolato]

The Union Jack flew over the keep of the original "Mott and Bailey" portion of the Castle:

 

[Louis Badolato]

King Howard and Queen Jenny sit on thrones inside the keep:

 

[Louis Badolato]

We climbed to the battlements atop the keep, braving the wind for the view:

 

[Louis Badolato]

A photo of Clive, Howard and Jenny exiting the Constable's Gate:

 

[Louis Badolato]

A shot of the walls and dry moat to give you a sense of the enormous size of the place:

 

[Louis Badolato]

Finally, some enormous mortars facing the channel:

 

[Louis Badolato]

After a nice lunch, we took a tour of the tunnels into the cliffs below the Castle, originally dug out during the Napoleonic Era, and used during WWII as the headquarters from which the evacuation at Dunkirk was orchestrated. There was an excellent multimedia presentation about Dunkirk, but, unfortunately no photographs were permitted. All in all, thanks to Clive, another excellent trip!:smile2:

 

[PanzerAce1944]

Looks like an awesome place to visit. Talk about ancient history ! Awesome pics :salute::

 

[Rob]

Nice one Louis, Dover is one of our very best, she's a beauty. Glad you all had a great visit.

Rob

 

[The Military Workshop]

After a nice lunch, we took a tour of the tunnels into the cliffs below the Castle, originally dug out during the Napoleonic Era, and used during WWII as the headquarters from which the evacuation at Dunkirk was orchestrated. There was an excellent multimedia presentation about Dunkirk, but, unfortunately no photographs were permitted. All in all, thanks to Clive, another excellent trip!:smile2:

Louis,
I can understand the concerns over photos. Would not want the Germans to find out the evacuation plans ^&grin

Thanks for the photos of King Howard and his Queen:salute::.

Brett