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Bamburgh Castle Today, I am posting information on Bamburgh   Castle, a structure which was lavishly restored by shipping magnate, Lord Armstrong in the late 19th century on a site with a long history of occupation stretching back into pre-history. Location is about 51 miles north of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in N.E. England. As a fortification, elements, principally St. Oswald’s Gate, date back to the 8th century but the current   castle has evolved from a Norman template with the Keep dating from the 12th century. Inside the castle, the King’s Hall is a 19th   century masterpiece built on a medieval floor plan. This is shown in the video clip at foot of this post. Note the impressive ceiling made from Siamese teak with a false hammer-beam ceiling held together with over 1300 oak pins. Other rooms include: The Great Kitchen Medieval Store Rooms Buttery Cross Hall Captains’ Lodgings Faire Chamber Armoury Court Room Scullery Kitchen Archaeology Roo...

Bamburgh Castle, England. This evening, I am posting information on Bamburgh   Castle, a structure which was lavishly restored by shipping magnate, Lord Armstrong in the late 19th century on a site with a long history of occupation stretching back into pre-history. Location is about fifty miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne, England on the North Sea coast. View east from Bamburgh Castle The name Bamburgh confirms the sites antiquity as it is derived from Bebbanburge,  c AD 710-720, which mean ‘Stronghold of a queen called Bebbe’. As a fortification elements, principally St. Oswald’s Gate, date back to the 8th century but the current   castle has evolved from a Norman template with the Keep dating from the 12th century. Inside the castle, the King’s Hall is a 19th   century masterpiece built on a medieval floor plan. This is shown in the video clip at foot of this post. Note the impressive false hammer-beam ceiling held together with over 13...