John Oram's photos with the keyword: Highcliffe Castle

Highcliffe Castle near Christchurch in Dorset is a surprise in many ways. Built as recently as 1831-6, it was damage by fires in 1967 and 1968 and declined to become a ruin for many years before a restoration which started in 1994 and was completed in 2008. The original construction used stone from several sources. 200_2_P1020027

Highcliffe Castle near Christchurch in Dorset is a surprise in many ways. Built as recently as 1831-6, it was damage by fires in 1967 and 1968 and declined to become a ruin for many years before a restoration which started in 1994 and was completed in 2008. The original construction used stone from several sources. The Latin inscription seen here is a quotation from the Roman poet Lucretius. 200_2_P1020028

Highcliffe Castle near Christchurch in Dorset is a surprise in many ways. Built as recently as 1831-6, it was damage by fires in 1967 and 1968 and declined to become a ruin for many years before a restoration which started in 1994 and was completed in 2008. The Jesse Window in the Great Hall was created around panels from the parish church of St Vigor at Rouen dating from 1547. 200_2_P1020023

Highcliffe Castle near Christchurch in Dorset is a surprise in many ways. Built as recently as 1831-6, it was damage by fires in 1967 and 1968 and declined to become a ruin for many years before a restoration which started in 1994 and was completed in 2008. The original construction used stone from several sources. The King's Oriel seen in detail here was salvaged from Les Andelys manor house near Rouen. 200_2_P1020022

Highcliffe Castle near Christchurch in Dorset is a surprise in many ways. Built as recently as 1831-6, it was damage by fires in 1967 and 1968 and declined to become a ruin for many years before a restoration which started in 1994 and was completed in 2008. The original construction used stone from several sources. The King's Oriel seen here was salvaged from Les Andelys manor house near Rouen. 200_2_P1020021

Highcliffe Castle near Christchurch in Dorset is a surprise in many ways. Built as recently as 1831-6, it was damage by fires in 1967 and 1968 and declined to become a ruin for many years before a restoration which started in 1994 and was completed in 2008. Its modern uses do not greatly appeal to me but are probably a necessary concession to its continued existence. Today I had to work around a craft fair attended by quite a number of people. 200_2_P1020026