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| Description | Bridgnorth castle was founded in 1101 by Robert de Belleme. Its principal feature, a square great tower, was built during the reign of Henry II. During the Civil War, Bridgnorth was one of the Midlands' main Royalist strongholds and in 1642 many Royalist troops were garrisoned there. In 1646, Cromwell’s Roundheads arrived with orders to take Bridgnorth for the Parliamentarians from the garrison led by Sir Robert Howard. Following a three week siege, Cromwell was successful and he ordered that the castle be demolished. By 1647 little of the structure remained. The Parliamentarians left it much as it is today, the stone from the castle being taken and used to repair the town's damaged buildings |
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| Source | Bridgnorth Castle |
| Author | Peter Broster |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by https://www.youtube.com/user/Sirius1278 at https://www.flickr.com/photos/32038338@N02/8061869432 . It was reviewed on 29 March 2014 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0. |