Portland Castle, English Heritage, Susannah Lawson

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Edition/Year: 2017

Publisher: English Heritage

Pages: 32

Format: Paperback

Portland Castle was built by Henry VIII between 1539 and 1540 to protect an important anchorage known as the 'Portland Roads'. It was one of a series of coastal fortresses designed to protect England from invasion by France and Spain, and it remained armed and garrisoned for nearly 250 years. It later served as a prison, a private house and a military barracks. during the Second World War, it was used as an embarkation point for the D Day landings. This guidebook provides a tour and history of the castle and the people connected with it It also includes a section on the grounds and the governor's garden, designed by Christopher Bradley-Hole in 2002.

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