Comité de Jumelage Milly-la-Forêt - Forest Row: FOREST ROW TRIP

jeudi 10 juin 2010

FOREST ROW TRIP - April 2010

Quelques photos souvenir de ce voyage :

Visite de BODIAM CASTLE

Bodiam Castle History

Bodiam Castle is in East Sussex, England. The castle was completed in 1388 and was one of the last medieval castles to be built. Bodiam was built for war, though it was lived in for 250 years without attack, It was however captured twice without resistance. Bodiam was originally the fortress and residence of Sir Edward Dalyngrigge who was a Sussex Knight.

Bodium is a true fairy tale castle and although still looking formidable from the outside, the inside is another story. Somewhere between 1640-48 during the Civil War, the inside of the castle was demolished. In a weird way this makes the castle more beautiful, on the outside still a tough shell of defense, and yet inside, an empty ruin whose inner walls have crumbled. It's an amazing contrast to see.