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	Pendennis Castle, Falmouth
		Pendennis castle and her sister castle St. Mawes were built between 1540 and 1545 to guard the entrance to Falmouth.
		Pendennis castle was built on the west bank of the River Fal and St. Mawes castle was built on the east bank.
		Pendennis Castle was the penultimate stronghold in the country to hold out for their King.
	www.clarew.freeserve.co.uk /Pendennis.htm (302 words)

	CastleXplorer - Pendennis Castle
		Pendennis Castle was built by Henry VIII in 1540-45 as one of a pair of artillery forts to protect this strategic area from the threat of invasion from Catholic France and Spain.
		St Mawes Castle was built on the opposite headland and between them their cannon could cover the entire entrance to the Fal estuary.
		The castle continued to develop with various buildings, storehouses and barracks constructed and later demolished or replaced, and its weapons updated to counter the threat of invasion through to its final active service during the Second World War.
	www.castlexplorer.co.uk /england/pendennis/pendennis.php (274 words)

	Didcot Railway Centre - Pendennis Castle
		History was to ensure that Pendennis Castle would become one of the most famous 'Castles' of all and its presentation to the Great Western Society by Hamersley Iron and Rio Tinto in 2000 was an extremely important addition to the GWR locomotive collection at Didcot Railway Centre.
		Pendennis Castle's claim to fame was staked firmly in 1925 when the GWR lent the locomotive to the London and North Eastern Railway for trials against Sir Nigel Gresley's mighty new 'Pacifics' exemplified by No.4472 'Flying Scotsman'.
		Pendennis Castle's route was via the Pacific Rim, the Panama Canal, the Eastern Seaboard of the USA and across the Atlantic - the opposite way to her outward journey - making No.4079 the first 4-6-0 steam locomotive to circumnavigate the world, and only the second steam loco to do so after 'Flying Scotsman'.
	www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk /great_western_society/4079_pendennis_castle.shtml (929 words)

	CastleXplorer - St Mawes Castle
		St Mawes Castle was built by Henry VIII in 1540-45 as one of a pair of artillery forts to protect this strategic area from the threat of invasion from Catholic France and Spain.
		Pendennis Castle was built on the opposite headland and between them their cannon could cover the entire entrance to the Fal estuary.
		When the castle came under attack in 1646, during the Civil War, the governor of St Mawes surrendered without a shot being fired, realising it was hopeless to try and defend against an attack from the land.
	www.castlexplorer.co.uk /england/st-mawes/st-mawes.php (244 words)

	Pendennis Castle
		Pendennis Castle, which lies on the western bank of the River Fal, was constructed along with her sister castle St. Mawes between 1540 and 1545 in response to the impending threat of war from both France and Spain after Henry VIII had divorced his catholic wife Catherine of Aragon.
		Pendennis was further fortified during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Elizabeth ordered the building of a new wall that completely encircled the castle along with new bastions.
		Today, the only invasion Pendennis is subject to, is the hordes of tourists who come each year to visit her Discovery Centre, which allows visitors to explore the fascinating history of the castle.
	www.guide-to-castles-of-europe.com /pendennis-castle.html (446 words)

	Pendennis Castle - English Heritage - Falmouth, Cornwall
		Pendennis, on the other hand, was a simple round tower and gate enclosed by a lower curtain wall.
		They quickly cut the castle's lines of communication and supplies with trenches and gun positions, running from Gyllyngvase on the west across to the area that currently is occupied by the docks.
		Pendennis had been the penultimate stronghold - after Raglan Castle -in the country to hold out for the King, after earlier giving sanctuary to Queen Henrietta Maria, and the Prince of Wales (Charles II), before their escape to France.
	www.cornwall-online.co.uk /heritage-trail/heritage-english-heritage/pendenniscastle/Welcome.asp (766 words)

	BBC - Cornwall - Attractions - Magnificent views and plenty of gun-smoke!
		Pendennis Castle was built by order of Henry VIII to protect the extensive waters known as Carrick Roads.
		Pendennis Castle was built by order of Henry VIII to protect the waters around Falmouth.
		The Governor of Pendennis was housed in the entrance block to the main castle, built during the third phase of construction around 1550.
	www.bbc.co.uk /cornwall/attractions/stories/pendennis.shtml (460 words)

	Pendennis Castle, Cornwall built by HenryVIII at Falmouth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17)
		Pendennis Castle at Falmouth in Cornwall, faces St Mawes Castle across the mouth of Falmouth Harbour.
		Pendennis Castle has been regularly altered to adapt to the requirements of the moment.The accommodation in front of the 'keep' were added to provide more comfort for the inhabitants.
		Pendennis withstood a five months of siege during the Civil War, and was the penultimate Royalist garrison (after Raglan Castle) to surrender on the mainland.
	www.cornwall-calling.co.uk /castles/pendennis_castle.htm (300 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Pendennis Castle Youth Hostel, Falmouth, Cornwall
		Impressively lit-up at night, Pendennis Castle rises imposingly on a high finger of green headland jutting into the ocean, the generally kind sea on three sides providing a haven for trading and military ships harking back to Britain’s days as a formidable naval power.
		Not for Pendennis Hostel is the eroding, relentless, pounding of the sea, nor is it’s demise due to the commercial pressure of competitors from Newquay and trendy Rock, it is simply this; the lease is expired, and is not to be renewed.
		For the writer, having done ‘the season’ at Pendennis six years ago, in the unrelentingly gorgeous summer of 1995, this visit during the final days of this bastion, in many ways, of all that hostellers hold dear, is uniquely poignant.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A606548 (1291 words)

	Views of Cornwall England Castles Castle Cornish British Britain England English Cornwall
		Pendennis Castle was constructed around 1540 when the threat from the Spanish was of great concern to Henry VIII.
		Henry built St Mawes between 1539 and 1545 and, in conjunction with Pendennis Castle it was intended to protect the Fal estuary from invasion by the Spanish.
		A castle has stood at Pengersick since the Middle Ages and sometime around 1550 it was rebuilt and fortified as a Tudor manor.
	www.viewsofcornwall.com /static/cornish_castles.php (396 words)

	Top 100 of medieval castles
		To be qualified as a castle, a city castle must have be able defend itself independable of the city and the city walls.
		These renaissance castles often have the groundplan of a rectangular castle but the structure is not based on defense.
		Romantic castles are build in the 19th century and reflect a nostalgic longing to an idealised image of the medieval court life.
	www.topcastles.com /achtergrond.php?SubMenu=main (530 words)

	Objective One
		This traces the history of the castle, the people who worked within its walls and its connections with the commercial port of Falmouth, the county of Cornwall and the trade routes of the British Empire.
		Together with the new conference and meeting facilities, Pendennis Castle is set to become one of the region's most impressive venues.
		Pendennis Castle is situated 1 mile SE of Falmouth.
	www.objectiveone.com /client/media/media-561.htm (690 words)

	Pictures of Castles, Cornwall, England. Where to see them
		Castle Dore Castle Dore, a prehistoric earthwork, between the 1st centuries BC and the 5th Century AD, 225 feet in diameter, a few miles out of Fowey, towards St Austell, off the beaten track, and best located using a good largescale map.
		On the West side Pendennis overlooking the town of Falmouth and St Mawes Castle on the East Side, on what is now known as the Roseland Peninsula.
		Launceston Castle Launceston Castle A delightful unspoilt former market town in the far east of the County, dominated by its Norman Castle, atop a grassy motte and with a bailey to the south.
	www.cornishlight.co.uk /castles.htm (912 words)

	The History of Union-Castle Line 1955-1973 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17)
		Pendennis Castle sailed from Southampton on her maiden voyage in the mail service on New Years Day.
		Transvaal Castle (later S.A.Vaal) was launched by Lady Cayzer, Wife of the Chairman, at John Brown's yard on the Clyde (where the Victoria was also built).
		As Transvaal Castle sailed from Southampton on her maiden voyage on 18th January 1962 she was saluted by the American Blue Riband holder - the magnificent United States.
	www.union-castle-line.com /history/1955.htm (539 words)

	Falmouth, Cornwall with Pendennis Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17)
		In late Elizabethan times Pendennis Castle at Falmouth and its smaller sister at St Mawes on the other side, were constructed to defend the port, and deny invaders the opportunity of using the sheltered waters.
		Pendennis Castle stands impressively out on Pendennis Point and stands between Falmouth and the sea.
		During the Civil War the castle was held by the Royalist, Colonel John Arundel of Trerice, who defended the castle bravely for six months against the besieging Parliamentary army in 1646.
	www.cornwall-calling.co.uk /gazetter-cornwall/falmouth.htm (820 words)

	Online Personal Albums by Geoff_Wright - VirtualTourist.com
		Those Castles in Wales and Scotland in particular are generally in a good state of repair, for their age, whereas those in Cornwall are now mainly interesting, historic ruins.
		Early in 1646 the Castle was besieged, both by land and sea, by the forces of the Parliament.
		When and by whom the Castle was built has not been ascertained, but in the middle of the 12th century, Geoffrey of Monmouth made mention of the Castle, and in 1245, David, Prince of North Wales was the guest, at Tintagel, of Richard Earl of Cornwall, King of the Romans.
	members.virtualtourist.com /m/tt/13793 (1639 words)

	A TourUK guide to St Mawes and Pendennis Castles in Cornwall
		Between 1540 and 1545 the River Fal was given two forts to protect it, St Mawes on the east bank and Pendennis on the west.
		Pendennis was a simple round tower and gate enclosed by a lower curtain wall.
		Pendennis being on high ground, dominating its peninsula, held out for six months in 1646 against the Parliamentarians.
	www.touruk.co.uk /castles/castle_St_Mawes.htm (268 words)

	Castle Richmond, Chs 21 - 25
		Trollope has in Castle Richmond brought it onstage -- and this includes a remarkable depiction of a woman who married for money and without love, who is now old, and want to go to bed with (i.e.) marry the young man who wants her young daughter.
		The one point in last week's narrative where I began to feel something for Pendennis was in the last paragraph when he actually sat down and did some work and got his degree.
		Pendennis isn't sheltered except by his own self- perception which is Thackeray identifies with.
	www.jimandellen.org /trollope/richmond.chs21-25.html (3964 words)

	Pendennis Castle Falmouth Cornwall England English
		Pendennis Castle is a stone artillery fortress, founded in 1540, by King Henry VIII.
		One of a pair of artillery forts, St Mawes Castle stands on the opposite headland.
		Pendennis Castle is located west of Falmouth, off Castle Drive.
	www.castleuk.net /castle_lists_south/204/pendenniscastle.htm (111 words)

	Pendennis Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pendennis Castle is a castle in Cornwall, United Kingdom, built between 1540 and 1545 for King Henry VIII to guard the entrance to the River Fal on its west bank, near Falmouth.
		St Mawes Castle is its opposite number on the east bank.
		The castle comprises a simple round tower and gate enclosed by a lower curtain wall.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pendennis_Castle (150 words)

	Views of Cornwall England Pendennis Castle Cornish British Britain England English Cornwall
		During the reign of Elizabeth I the castle underwent improvements including the addition of an outer wall and bastions.
		The castle was later fitted with anti aircraft guns etc for the two world wars as its strategic position at the mouth of the FAL was ideal as part of the coastal defence.
		These days the Castle is open to the public all year round, you can explore the grounds and enter the keep where there are displays and talks given.
	www.viewsofcornwall.com /static/castles_pendennis.php (343 words)

	Pendennis Castle - Cornwall Wedding & Reception Venue
		Deep within the castle an unusual octagonal room provides a timelessly romantic setting for a licensed civil wedding ceremony.
		Receptions can be held in the Royal Artillery Barracks, or in the elegant marquees set against the magical backdrop of the castle, which is floodlit at night.
		Buffet meal capacity: 100 in castle, 1000 in marquee
	www.weddingvenues.com /venue446.html (220 words)

	Parents Online News NEW EXHIBITION AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AT PENDENNIS CASTLE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17)
		Admission to the castle and Barrack Block is free to schools and use of the education facilities can be pre-booked from 1 July - in good time for end of term visits.
		The exhibition - The Key to Cornwall - traces the history of the castle, the people who worked within its walls and its connections with the commercial port of Falmouth, the county of Cornwall and the trade routes of the British Empire.
		Included in the exhibition is a large hands-on scale model of the castle - built by Henry VIII to defend Falmouth - and outlying defences, with an interactive lighting system designed to highlight the features of the site.
	www.parents.org.uk /news/pendennis-castle-education.htm (404 words)

	4079.co.uk
		The LNER expected that as their engine was larger, it would win the trials, hands down, expecting "Pendennis Castle" to falter on the Holloway Bank whilst hauling the 480 ton Doncaster bound express.
		Following this victorious trial, the GWR decided that 4079 "Pendennis Castle" should replace 4073 "Caerphilly Castle" at the forthcoming British Empire Exhibition to be held during October 1925.
		Pendennis Castle was withdrawn from service during 1964 following an accident on 9 May 1964 - she was working a special train to commemorate the 60th anniversary of "City of Truro’s" 100mph record run and some firebars collapsed while the train was travelling at over 90mph - and still accelerating!
	freespace.virgin.net /paul.rolf/4079/before.htm (379 words)

	The 1999 total solar eclipse, Falmouth, by Bryn Jones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17)
		Pendennis Castle (Castel Pendynas) was chosen in turn because it gave an excellent view across the the sea to the west.
		A large crowd of people had gathered at Pendennis Castle, reported to have been a few thousand in number (presumably to the delight of English Heritage which owns the site and collected the entrance fees).
		A few television and radio broadcasts were made from temporary platforms in the castle grounds and Bryn is reported to have been shown on that evening's ITN television news as he waited to get into the castle.
	www.star.bris.ac.uk /jbj/eclipses/eclipse1999falmouth.html (818 words)

	Pendennis Castle
		In any case, it is probably a common buzzard, and the diagrams in my book do not show the colour patterns well enough - this would be a bird I see all the time to the point of almost boredom, though rarely with a book in my hand where I can question my normal recognition.
		The castle is home to a great many of them, most of which are not roped off.
		It is the role of the children to reposition the cannon during an attack.
	www.cavinguk.co.uk /holidays/Cornwall2006/pendennis (347 words)

	Fal River Links - The Heritage Trail Itinerary
		Castles, buses and classic ferries, this Itinerary takes you on a historic journey to see the famous castles of Pendennis and St Mawes.
		Pendennis and its sister, St Mawes Castle, face each other across the mouth of the River Fal.
		After your visit to the castle take the buss back to Falmouth before catching the ferry to St Mawes.When you arrive in St Mawes turn left and take the short walk along the sea front to the second castle, St Mawes.
	www.falriverlinks.co.uk /html/itineraries/heritage.html (239 words)

	Pendennis Castle - Heritage Holidays South West
		Developments at the castle have revealed the full history of this superb fortress for the first time.
		The everyday life of the garrison at Pendennis is brought to life in the War Shelter, whilst the drama of Pendennis at War is also recreated.
		Pendennis is the ideal venue for a great day out for all the family and now with so much more to explore undercover, can be enjoyed whatever the weather.
	www.livingheritagesouthwest.co.uk /main/en/print_att.cfm?id=6784 (158 words)

	GWR 4073 Class - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Castle class locomotives were a group of 4-6-0 steam locomotive of the Great Western Railway.
		The Castle class was noted for superb performance on the Cheltenham Flyer during the 1930s: on June 6th 1932, pulled by 5006 Tregenna Castle, the train covered 77 miles (124 km) from Swindon to Paddington at an average speed of 81.68 miles per hour (131.45 km/h).
		In 1926, number 5000 Launceston Castle was loaned to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway where it ran trials between London to Carlisle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/GWR_4073_Class (603 words)

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