Title

'Lewes Castle, in Sussex.', late 18th century. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

'Lewes Castle, in Sussex.', late 18th century. Lewes Castle in East Sussex was built in 1087 by William de Warenne, brother-in-law of William the Conqueror and 1st Earl of Surrey. A motte and bailey castle, the original wooden fortification was later replaced by one of stone. The motte was an artificial mound of chalk blocks. Published by Alexander Hogg.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1760

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D44_438

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

136,2Mb (7,0Mb) / 20,0in x 26,5in / 6000 x 7936 (300dpi)

Keywords

building buildings architecture British castle county fortification location century architectural Britain plan Sussex lewes castle B&W MONOCHROME black & white black and white B W Norman 18th century Eighteenth Century The Print Collector 11th century motte and bailey Alexander Eleventh Century Unknown Alex Alex Hogg Hogg Alexander Hogg Alexander Hogg