moat or other people think it many have been a ha-ha. 'The stream to the west of the building was broadened into a moat' This statement is by A D K Hawkyard. 'There cummithe an armelet of severne ebbynage and flowing into this parke. Duke Edward had thowght to have trenchyd there, and to have browght it ... ... middle of paper ... ...ngland. Also if you were building a castle for the purpose of serious defence then you wouldn't build it next to the church making an obvious weakness
Thornbury Castle Thornbury Castle was built by a man called Edward Stafford the Duke of Buckingham and wasn't finished because he was be-headed in 1512 by Henry VIII. It has different features that could show that it was meant for defensive purposes or that it was built as a luxurious palace. The castle has a few arrow slits in the walls and grooves in the gateway, which show that there was intention for a portcullis's. There are also remains of soldiers barracks, which was slightly unusual
including the re-roofing and completion of the west front tower (1809) and extensive restoration of the south front (1854) under the direction of Anthony Salvin. The reason for the restoration was because following the execution of the Duke of Buckingham in 1521, the Castle experienced two centuries of decline. Thornbury Castle was sold in 1959 (by The Howards) for its current use as a hotel and restaurant, the restoration works were therefore not completed as planned by The Howards in the