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Portland Castle, English Heritage, Susannah Lawson

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Edition/Year:  2017

Publisher:  English Heritage

Pages:  32

Format:  Paperback

 

Portland Castle was built by Henry VIII between 1539 and 1540 to protect an important anchorage known as the 'Portland Roads'.  It was one of a series of coastal fortresses designed to protect England from invasion by France and Spain, and it remained armed and garrisoned for nearly 250 years.  It later served as a prison, a private house and a military barracks.  during the Second World War, it was used as an embarkation point for the D Day landings.  This guidebook provides a tour and history of the castle and the people connected with it  It also includes a section on the grounds and the governor's garden, designed by Christopher Bradley-Hole in 2002.


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