The great tower at Hedingham castle : a reassessment

Author

Dixon, Philip; Marshall, Pamela

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Fortress. 1993, Num. 18, 16-23, 12 ill.; 5 plans

ISSN

0955-985X

Abstract (en)

Reexamination of the Romanesque castle in Essex, which has heretofore been considered a four-story building. Analysis of the top floor shows that this was a later addition, and that the tower originally contained only three stories. Concludes that the tower consisted of a raised but perhaps undefended entrace, a heated lower hall of some quality, an upper hall of considerable splendor, and well-lit gallery affording views into the upper hall and outwards into the countryside. Suggests a date between 1125 and 1160 for the original tower, and proposes that the tower was built by Aubrey de Vere II or III, perhaps to commemorate Aubrey III's elevation to earl in 1142.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 300-1400 -- Architecture and excavations -- United Kingdom
• Castle||Castle Hedingham (GBR)
• Architecture
• Castles
• Towers
• Great Britain
• 1100-1200

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 300-1400 -- Architecture et fouilles -- Royaume-Uni
• Castle||Castle Hedingham (GBR)
• Architecture
• Château fort
• Tour
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1100-1200

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19941001-00347333

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