Framlingham Castle, Suffolk, UK
by Neale And Judith Clark
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Framlingham Castle, Suffolk, UK
Artist
Neale And Judith Clark
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Photograph - Photography
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Evening light on Framlingham castle walls, curtain wall and ramparts from the Lower Court at Framlingham castle, Framingham, Suffolk, England, UK, GB, Europe
Alamy ref:2K4X407
Framlingham Castle is a castle in the market town of Framlingham, Suffolk, England. An early motte and bailey or ringwork Norman castle was built on the Framlingham site by 1148, but this was destroyed by Henry II of England in the aftermath of the Revolt of 1173–1174. Its replacement, constructed by Roger Bigod, the Earl of Norfolk, was unusual for the time in having no central keep, but instead using a curtain wall with thirteen mural towers to defend the centre of the castle.
In 1636, Framlingham Castle was given to Pembroke College, Cambridge, as a philanthropic gesture, and remained in its ownership for some three hundred years.
During the Second World War, Framlingham Castle was used by the British Army as part of the regional defences against a potential German invasion.
It is protected under British law as a Grade I listed building and as a scheduled monument.
Pop singer Ed Sheeran, who grew up in Framlingham, references the castle in his 2017 single, "Castle on the Hill".
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