The great tower of Dover Castle : history, architecture and context / edited by Paul Pattison, Steven Brindle and David M. Robinson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pattison, Paul, editor.

Brindle, Steven, editor.

Robinson, David M. (David Martin), 1953- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dover Castle (Dover, England)--History.

Dover Castle (Dover, England).

Dover Castle (Dover, England)--History--Pictorial works.

History.

Genre:

History.

Pictorial works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

xix, 304 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 28 x 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Swindon : Historic England, 2020.

Summary:

Dover Castle is one of England's greatest fortresses. At its heart lies the Great Tower, a huge Anglo-Norman keep that has dominated the White Cliffs since the 1180s, remaining in continuous use thereafter. This book explores the history and development of the Great Tower in detail, beginning with its construction in the reign of Henry II and ending when the Ministry of Works took it over in 1930, to conserve and open it as a monument for public visits. 0The book is comprised of several chapters by thirteen contributors, and looks at three main themes. The first examines the making of the Great Tower as the centrepiece of Henry II's rebuilding of the whole castle on an immense scale in the 1180s, pointing to its English and Continental ancestry as well as the people and political circumstances which brought about its creation. The second theme is concerned with the subsequent history of the building as an occasional royal residence, the end of royal interest in the 17th century and its later use as a prison, barracks and ordnance store between the 18th and 20th centuries.0A final theme examines trends in how the building has been interpreted as a public monument since 1930 and especially its most recent presentation, in 2009, to evoke appreciation of its use as envisaged when first built in the late 12th century.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. King Henry II's Great Tower And Its Place In The History Of Dover Castle / Paul Pattison

The Great Tower in the literature

Henry II and the Great Tower at Dover

Later royal works

The castle transformed

2. King Henry II, Thomas Becket And The Building Of Dover Castle / John Gillingham

The threats from Boulogne and Flanders

The first state visit

King Henry II's monument

Conclusion

3. In The Shadow Of The Castle Wall: King Henry II And Dover 1154

79 / Nicholas Vincent

Henry II and the sea

Southampton, Barfleur and King Arthur's empire

Dover and the Flemish threat

The castle

The king's visits

Kent and the king

The port

The fishing fleet

St Thomas, Dover and Sandwich

Dover Priory

The Cinque Ports

4. Dover Castle And King Henry II As A Patron Of Architecture / Lindy Grant

5. Dover Castle And The Politics Of 12Th-Century Kent / Richard Eales

Old and new interpretations

Regional context

Henry II and the government of Kent

6. The Donjon And The Documents: Dover Castle From The 12Th To The 14Th Centuries / Christopher Phillpotts

The name of the building

Evidence for medieval construction and repair

Henry II and his sons

Henry III's works at Dover

Edward I and later

Royal use of the castle and Great Tower

Buildings in the inner bailey

7. `The Girdle Around The Tower': The Inner Bailey Curtain Wall / Kevin Booth

The inner bailey curtain wall

The barbicans and the early castle

The south barbican

The north barbican

The outer curtain

Concluding remarks

8. Archaeology In The Inner Bailey / Thomas Cromwell

Previous archaeological work

The excavations in 2008

The Great Tower

Arthur's Hall

Conclusions

9. Arthur's Hall And The Inner Bailey During The Middle Ages / Allan Brodie

Introduction

Documentary evidence

The site before Arthur's Hall: the architectural evidence

Henry Ill's hall and related buildings

The upper end of Arthur's Hall, heating and lighting

The lower end of Arthur's Hall

The kitchen

Identifying medieval fabric in the inner bailey

The later development of the inner bailey

10. The Fabric Of The Great Tower: Survey And Analysis / Kevin Booth

The survey: reasons and methodology

The survey: summary of phasing

Phase 1 1180

9

Phase 2 1250

75

Phase 3 First half of the 15th century

Phase 4 Late 15th century

Phase 5 16th and 17th centuries

Phase 6 C 1744

56

Phase 7 Late 18th century

Phase 8 C 1795

8

Phase 9 Early 19th century

Phase 10 C 1853 onwards

Phase 11 mid-to late 19th century

Phase 12 20th century

The exterior form of the Great Tower

Roofing arrangements

Windows

External ashlar banding

The approach and interior of the Great Tower

The forebuilding

The second floor

The first floor

The ground floor

The mural gallery

Appendix 10.1 Further detail on the phasing from the fabric survey

11. The Great Tower: Context, Design And Realisation / Philip Dixon

The early castle

The rise, fall and rise of the Great Tower

Contrasting traditions

Henry II's great towers in England

Dover rebuilt: the site and its location

The design of the Great Tower: the exterior

The planning of the Great Tower: general considerations

The approach to the hall

The mural galleries and roof

Water supply

Fireplaces, or the lack of them

12. A Royal Lodging: The Great Tower From C 1480 To C 1700 / Gordon Higgott

The works for King Edward IV, c 1480

Chimney flues and the roof

Hearths, door openings, windows and a new hierarchy of spaces

Panelling in the mural chambers

The Great Tower and inner bailey, or `donjon', in the 16th century

Refurbishing the Great Tower and inner bailey as a royal lodging, 1625

6

King's side and queen's side lodgings in the Great Tower

A new entrance to the Great Tower

The later 17th century

Appendix 12.1

Appendix 12.2

Appendix 12.3

13. The Great Tower As A Military Building, C 1680

1930 / Paul Pattison

A prison in the Great Tower

Thirty years of neglect

From Great Tower to barracks, 1744

Magazine, ordnance storehouse and gun battery, 1794

1815

The rooftop gun battery

The magazines

The ground floor in 1827

The first floor in 1827

The second floor in 1827

Care and maintenance, 1815

c 1853

Refurbishment, 1853

c 1870

Repairs to the rooftop armament

Repairs to the magazines

Continuing ordnance storage, c 1871

1930

The ground floor in 1880

The first floor in 1880

The second floor in 1880

The roof in 1880

Other late 19th-century modifications

A public monument, from 1930

14. Enlightening Travellers, Entertaining Tourists: Explaining Dover Castle In The Last Millennium / Jonathan Coad

15. The Great Tower Project: An Evocation Of The Angevin Royal Palace At Dover / Paul Pattison

Developing an approach to interpretation

Research and understanding

The overall plan

Providing the detail

The impact on the building

Filling the rooms

The wall hangings

Furniture

Documents, map and heraldry

Pottery

Textiles

Arms and armour

Putting it all together: the `King's Chamber'

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781789622430

1789622433

OCLC:

1202940467