Title

The keep, Pendennis Castle, Falmouth, Cornwall, 1998

Caption

The keep, Pendennis Castle, Falmouth, Cornwall, 1998. Pendennis Castle was begun in 1540 as part of Henry VIII's defence of the south coast. The original castle consisted of the keep, seen here, which provided a series of gun platforms to protect Falmouth harbour and lodging for the governor. A large enclosing fortress was added in Elizabeth I's reign.

Date

1998

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Reference

HRM19A78_367

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,9Mb (1,8Mb) / 16,2in x 11,9in / 4869 x 3583 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior sky building buildings England castle color colour bench Cornwall fortification century turret outside keep falmouth Nineties 20th century English Heritage 1990s decade Pendennis Castle TGN King of England photograph King Henry VIII Henry VIII N Corrie Corrie N King Henry VIII photograph