Goodrich Castle

Goodrich Castle, an English castle on the Welsh Marches (now Herefordshire)

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<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/33370260@N07/">sharongellyroo</a> posted a photo:</p>

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<p>Now in the hands of English Heritage, this place won our approval due to the quality of their cream teas (essential after a long walk!) and it's dog-friendliness. It's a ruinous Norman medieval castle, originally built of earth and wood by Godric of Mappestone, gradually evolving into the castle of stone during the 12th and 13th centuries. It was beseiged by Colonol John Birch - and presumably his army, in 1646 and blasted by Roaring Meg (next pic) beginning it's descent into ruin. (Oldmangellyroo and Dodge are peering over the edge here!)</p>

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/33370260@N07/">sharongellyroo</a> posted a photo:</p>

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<p>The cannon which blasted Goodrich Castle in 1646</p>

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/33370260@N07/">sharongellyroo</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33370260@N07/27339893438/" title="Goodrich Collies"><img src="http://farm1.staticflickr.com/806/27339893438_ef1e654c6b_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Goodrich Collies" /></a></p>

<p>The obligatory collie pics!</p>

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/33370260@N07/">sharongellyroo</a> posted a photo:</p>

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<p>The obligatory collie pics! And yes, he probably is saying 'Not AGAIN Mum!'</p>

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<p>I decided to go for a somewhat different perspective with this colour shot from the previous b&w one in my stream, to give it a more intimidating appearance.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/elhawk/">elhawk</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elhawk/40175324684/" title="Snow Interlude Part 2 - Castle Goodrich"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4778/40175324684_99f52ffa57_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Snow Interlude Part 2 - Castle Goodrich" /></a></p>

<p>Another late season snowfall here in Ye Olde Englande, so I decided to hike over to my favourite local Medieval fortification to take a few pics.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/149636765@N04/">MedievalRocker</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/149636765@N04/26808295058/" title="Goodrich Castle Memorial Window"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4792/26808295058_df0f58d28f_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Goodrich Castle Memorial Window" /></a></p>

<p>Further to the shot posted of Goodrich Castle and the brightly coloured stain glass window of the chapel , here is another window at the other side of the chapel . It is dedicated to those that lost their lives in the research of radar development flying duties .<br />
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The 7th June 2017 was the 75th anniversary of the worst accident, in terms of casualties, in the history of British military test flying.<br />
On the afternoon of Sunday 7th June 1942, a Handley Page Halifax bomber, V9977, took off from RAF Defford in Worcestershire. This aircraft was equipped with an experimental radar, code-named ‘H2S’.<br />
The aircraft was operated by a five-man RAF crew from the Telecommunications Flying Unit, based at Defford. Their captain was Pilot Officer Douglas Berrington, an experienced pilot. Also on board were Geoffrey Hensby (a TRE scientist in the H2S radar team led by Dr Bernard Lovell), two RAF liaison officers attached to TRE, and three engineers from EMI at Hayes, including the distinguished electronics engineer Alan Blumlein.<br />
EMI had been granted the production contract for H2S, and Blumlein, who had pioneered stereo sound recording and the 405-line television system used by the BBC, was leading this radar work at the Company.<br />
The Halifax headed to the Bristol Channel area to provide the EMI engineers with a demonstration of the H2S radar, but at 4.20pm the bomber was seen over the Forest of Dean, trailing smoke from one of its four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines. A servicing error a few days previously had led to a catastrophic engine failure which resulted in a fire that spread to a fuel tank.<br />
Just two minutes later the starboard wing detached and the aircraft crashed in a field north of the River Wye, at Welsh Bicknor, Herefordshire. All 11 on board died instantly.<br />
A few days after the accident Dr Lovell was informed personally by the Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, that H2S radar development must retain its priority status. H2S went into action with Bomber Command in January 1943 and provided crews, for the first time, with a means of navigating accurately to targets as far afield as Berlin.<br />
The sacrifices made in furtherance of radar test flying are commemorated in the stained glass of the Radar Memorial Window in the chapel at Goodrich Castle, close to the crash site of Halifax V9977. This window was dedicated on 7th June 1992, the 50th anniversary of the crash.<br />
Defford has its own RAF memorial on the Village Green. This was unveiled in 2002 by Sir Bernard Lovell OBE FRS, Emeritus Professor of Radio Astronomy at the University of Manchester.</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/bazrichardson/">Baz Richardson (now away until mid-April)</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazrichardson/26680557809/" title="Goodrich Castle, Herefordshire - the Keep"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4549/26680557809_cba7673a96_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="Goodrich Castle, Herefordshire - the Keep" /></a></p>

<p>The early Norman stone square keep dates from the 12th century, and was built on the site of an earlier Norman wooden castle. The rest of the castle dates from the late 13th century.<br />
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The keep is unusually narrow and was presumably for defensive purposes rather than day-to-day living accommodation. Its entrance was originally on the first floor, reached via an easily defended staircase. This has subsequently been converted into a window and a new entrance cut into the ground floor. The lower courses of stonework are rough, and this would have originally been covered in earth. <br />
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The castle is managed by English Heritage.<br />
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Source: Wikipedia</p>

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/bazrichardson/">Baz Richardson (now away until mid-April)</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazrichardson/38404534372/" title="Chapel window, Goodrich Castle, Herefordshire"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4586/38404534372_fe1849fc68_m.jpg" width="210" height="240" alt="Chapel window, Goodrich Castle, Herefordshire" /></a></p>

<p>This modern stained glass window in the chapel at Goodrich Castle in Herefordshire was made by the American artist Tom Krepcio, and depicts the relationship between the castle, which is built on solid rock, and the nearby River Wye. It was installed in the 15th century window in 2000AD to mark the millenium.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/bazrichardson/">Baz Richardson (now away until mid-April)</a> posted a photo:</p>

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<p>Goodrich Castle is situated to the north of the village of Goodrich in Herefordshire, and controlled a key location between Monmouth and Ross-on-Wye. It was praised by William Wordsworth as the "noblest ruin in Herefordshire" and is considered by historian Adrian Pettifer to be the "most splendid in the county, and one of the best examples of English military architecture".<br />
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The castle was probably built by Godric of Mappestone after the Norman invasion of England, initially as an earth and wooden fortification. In the middle of the 12th century the original castle was replaced with a stone keep, and was then expanded significantly during the late 13th century into a concentric structure combining luxurious living quarters with extensive defences. The success of Goodrich's design influenced many other constructions across England over the following years. It became the seat of the powerful Talbot family before falling out of favour as a residence in late Tudor times.<br />
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Held first by Parliamentary and then Royalist forces in the English Civil War of the 1640s, Goodrich was finally successfully besieged by Colonel John Birch in 1646 with the help of the huge "Roaring Meg" mortar, resulting in the subsequent slighting of the castle and its descent into ruin. It is owned by English Heritage and open to the public.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sheldrickfalls/">Sheldrickfalls</a> posted a photo:</p>

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<p>I have an aversion to heights and am slightly claustrophobic so climbing a winding, narrow staircase in the dark, hanging on to a rope for balance and with my shoulders touching the wall on either side wasn't my idea of fun. Then to top it all, arriving on top, at great height and with low barriers all around brought me out in a sweat. It didn't help that my 9 year old daughter who has no fear of anything was doing cartwheels. <br />
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Ross on Wye<br />
Herefordshire <br />
England</p>

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sheldrickfalls/">Sheldrickfalls</a> posted a photo:</p>

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<p>Standing in open countryside above the River Wye, Goodrich Castle is one of the finest and best preserved of all English medieval castles. Boasting a fascinating history and a spectacular views from the battlements.<br />
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We arrived here about half an hour before they closed for the day so were the only people walking around the castle. The view from the battlements was spectacular and you'll see that from my next photo to this. <br />
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Ross on Wye<br />
Herefordshire <br />
England</p>

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sheldrickfalls/">Sheldrickfalls</a> posted a photo:</p>

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<p>Goodrich Castle<br />
Hereforshire<br />
England</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnoram/37381857380/" title="Goodrich Castle (19) - 18 September 2017"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4444/37381857380_44249b8c91_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Goodrich Castle (19) - 18 September 2017" /></a></p>

<p>Although ruined, the English Heritage owned Goodrich Castle in Herefordshire is one of the most beautiful and accessible I have been to. A special surprise within the castle was the Chapel dating back to the late 13th century, once truly ruined and now partially restored with the addition of more recent stained glass windows. This photograph of the exterior is a fitting close to my series from this September 2017 visit.<br />
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<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/bazrichardson/">Baz Richardson (now away until mid-April)</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazrichardson/38404324352/" title="The grounds of Goodrich Castle, Herefordshire"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4529/38404324352_35ab31b985_m.jpg" width="240" height="158" alt="The grounds of Goodrich Castle, Herefordshire" /></a></p>

<p>Goodrich Castle is set in heavily wooded grounds alongside the River Wye, just to the north of the village of Goodrich in Herefordshire. It was praised by William Wordsworth as the "noblest ruin in Herefordshire" and is considered by historian Adrian Pettifer to be the "most splendid in the county, and one of the best examples of English military architecture".<br />
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The castle was built by the Normans, initially as an earth and wooden fortification. In the middle of the 12th century the original castle was replaced with a stone keep, and was then expanded significantly during the late 13th century into a concentric structure combining luxurious living quarters with extensive defences. The success of Goodrich's design influenced many other constructions across England over the following years. The castle was badly damaged by mortar fire in the English Civil War.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/136439880@N03/">Oxford Murray</a> posted a photo:</p>

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<p>Autumn colours on the path to Goodrich Castle in the Forest of Dean</p>

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