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	Tattershall Castle Woodhall Spa Lincolnshire England English
		Tattershall Castle was originally a 13th century stone enclosure fortress, founded by Robert de Tatershall.
		Of this earlier castle, only parts of the curtain wall, flanked by the bases of three cylindrical towers remain above the moat.
		Tattershall Castle is located in the village centre, off Sleaford Road.
	www.castleuk.net /castle_lists_midlands/122/tattershallcastle.htm (194 words)

	Tattershall Castle - This is Hartlepool
		The Tattershall Castle was licensed to carry 1050 passengers, as well as provision to carry a limited amount of vehicles, livestock and cargo.
		She was one of three sister ships - the Tattershall Castle, the Wingfield Castle and the later Lincoln Castle - all working the New Holland route and, remarkably, all of which have survived the breakers yard.
		Tattershall Castle continued to work the ferry route but in 1973, following 39 years of service, was finally withdrawn as urgent repairs to her boiler were not considered cost effective.
	www.thisishartlepool.co.uk /ships/TattershallCastle.asp (557 words)

	Tattershall Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The castle was built in the 15th century by Ralph, 3rd LordCromwell, Lord Treasurer of England, on the site of a previous 13th century castle.
		The castle was left to the National Trust by LordCurzon of Kedleston on his death.
		The Tattershall Castle is a paddle steamer which is now moored on the River Thames at the London Embankment, and is usedas a floating pub and restaurant.
	www.therfcc.org /tattershall-castle-309601.html (175 words)

	English Maritime Heritage - PS Tattershall Castle
		PS Tattershall Castle was licensed to carry 1050 passengers, as well as provision to carry a limited amount of vehicles, livestock and cargo.
		Due to the heavy fogs often encountered on this river, PS Tattershall Castle was fitted with radar in 1948, becoming one of the first civilian ships to have this facility.
		Although Tattershall Castle was temporarily replaced by another vessel, the subsequent construction of the Humber Road Bridge a few years later would certainly have sealed her fate.
	www.theheritagetrail.co.uk /maritime/ps%20tattershall%20castle.htm (590 words)

	Nottinghamshire: history and archaeology \| Miscellaneous articles: Greasley Castle (1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The foundation of true castles was a comparatively rare thing in the 14th and 15th centuries, and in a number of crenellated houses the fortification was very slight, and at times little more than ornamental.
		Apart from the castle’s reduced effectiveness owing to the use of artillery, there was a tendency for it to decline in importance in the military organisation of the country.
		Earlier castles were sometimes altered to provide greater comfort, but where practicable, the fortified manor house was preferred to the castle.
	www.nottshistory.org.uk /articles/greasleycastle1934/greasleycastle1.htm (739 words)

	Touring Southwest Lincolnshire Country Houses on Britannia: Belvoir Castle
		The first castle was built by Robert de Todeni in the late 11th century.
		From the car park the walk to the castle is uphill but it is possible to leave the driveway and approach through the gardens giving a fine view of the southwest front, which is built of yellow stone with grey stone dressings.
		The Elizabeth Saloon is the most beautiful room in the castle with rich gold decoration and a painted ceiling by Wyatt.
	www.britannia.com /tours/lincs/swlinc15.html (512 words)

	Tattershall Castle - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		There are at least two notable things called Tattershall Castle.
		The original Tattershall Castle is a castle in Lincolnshire, England.
		A steamer called Tattershall Castle is permanently moored in the River Thames in central London.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Tattershall_Castle (124 words)

	Tattershall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It has the country's largest and oldest one-handed clock, and a 13th century stone enclosed fortress using motte and bailey defences, called Tattershall Castle.
		It is close to Newark, Boston and New York, where many of the first emigrants to the USA came from.
		Tattershall is indeed, in local parlance 'out in the sticks'!
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tattershall (107 words)

	Canal Junction - Some of the castles, follies and ruins you can see by UK Canals and Waterways.
		Castles were a popular image used in traditional narrowboat painting of course, evidence that the canal people were keenly aware of them.
		The castle was built in 1490 by the Earl of Derby, and was mostly destroyed by the roundheads in the civil war.
		This is a tudor castle mostly surrounded by a moat.
	www.canaljunction.com /maps/castles.htm (2135 words)

	Tattershall in Lincolnshire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Tattershall is a busy and historic village situated between the rivers Bain and Witham, approximately 17 miles from Boston.
		The once renowned Tattershall Fair, held at the end of September, has also died out although annual celebrations are organised on that date to continue the spirit.
		Standing near the castle is the imposing 15th century Holy Trinity church, which houses the burial slab of Tom Thumb in the nave aisle.
	www.horncastleuk.com /villages/tattershall.htm (164 words)

	TimeRef - History Timelines
		With the death of the last male heir of the Earldom of Cheshire, the earldom and castle at Beeston are claimed by Henry III.
		The castle was too important not to be in the hands of the crown.
		Henry III bestowed the custody of Kenilworth castle to Simon de Montfort.
	www.btinternet.com /~timeref/hstt49.htm (1442 words)

	Tattershall Castle Lincolnshire UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Tattershall Village - The village of Tattershall stands, it can fairly be said, at the geographical heart of Lincolnshire.
		But the castle didn’t last long: Ralph’s namesake Oliver Cromwell began the process of destruction, and by the end of the of the 17th century it was owned by a family who had no desire to live in it.
		The village of Tattershall was not to be merely Cromwell’s showy and impressive home; it was to be rebuilt as a seat of learning and an important place of worship.
	www.linc2u.co.uk /towns/townshtml/tattershall.htm (336 words)

	CastleXplorer - Tattershall Castle
		The great red brick tower at Tattershall reaches a height of 30.5 metres (100ft) and is a prominent feature in the local landscape, as well as a graphic symbol of the power of one man. It was built for Ralph, Lord Cromwell, in the years 1434-46.
		The inner ward and its curtain wall were surrounded by a water filled moat, a middle and outer ward, and an outer moat fed by the River Bain.
		Unfortunately nothing remains of this earlier castle, but the moats and great tower were restored by Lord Curzon in the years 1912-14.
	www.castlexplorer.co.uk /england/tattershall/tattershall.php (256 words)

	TourUK guide to Tattershall Castle in Lincolnshire
		The brick built castle was constructed between 1434 to 1445 by Ralph Cromwell, Lord Treasurer to Henry VI and replaced an earlier 13th century castle.
		Although the castle was protected by an enclosing wall and two moats, the keep had large windows open to attack.
		There is little recorded about this period but the castle did not become involved in the conflicts of the 16th and 17th centuries.
	www.touruk.co.uk /castles/castle_Tattershall.htm (277 words)

	National Trust \| East Midlands \| Wedding at Tattershall Castle
		This red brick medieval castle was built by Ralph Cromwell, Lord Treasurer to King Henry VI, one of the most powerful men in England.
		The Parlour at Tattershall Castle is licensed for civil wedding ceremonies.
		The Parlour is on the Ground Floor of Tattershall Castle.
	www.nationaltrust.org.uk /main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-tattershallcastle/w-tattershall-weddings.htm (171 words)

	Tattershall Castle Group Raises a Glass to CedarOpenAccounts - 03 May 2006
		Tattershall Castle Group has gone-live with a £3.8 million project to implement CedarOpenAccounts financial management software on a hosted IT infrastructure for its recently acquired estate of 178 city centre pubs and bars, in an aggressive 3 month timeframe.
		Tattershall Castle Group acquired the high street pub outlets, including Bar 38, The Comedy Club, Rat and Parrot and Henry's Caf© Bar from the Spirit Group in September 2005.
		Peter Brook, chief executive of Tattershall Castle Group commented, 'The rollout programme ran to a tight schedule, with a conversion rate of around 50 pubs per week to the new system ' with only minimum disruption to the business.
	www.accountingweb.co.uk /cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=154340&d=1025&dateformat=%25o-%25B (357 words)

	Church Farm Bed and Breakfast
		Grimsthorpe Castle - 4 miles north-west of Borne on the A151 Colsterworth to Bourne road.
		It has been furnished to reflect the lifestyle of a yeoman family and the apple orchard contains an old apple tree which may be a graft from the famous tree which inspired Newton.
		A brick built castle constructed from 1434 by Ralph Cromwell, Lord Treasurer to Henry VI.
	www.christmastimeuk.com /churchfarm/houses_visit.html (326 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - The Magdalen College School, Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, UK
		It is not a particularly large building and it is not as complex as somewhere such as Tattershall castle, for which all building accounts still exist.
		Among them were Henry VI at Eton college, Ralf Cromwell at Tattershall castle, William of Waynflete at Esher palace, Farnham castle and Wainfleet school; and Bishop Rotherham of Lincoln at Buckden palace.
		Ralf Cromwell's master brick maker at Tattershall was a German brought over especially for the job, but by the end of the century, English brick makers were given plenty of opportunity to prove their skills with brick buildings becoming very popular.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A188363 (2802 words)

	Wedding Venues and Services : Services
		For that added touch, many castles have small churches or chapels on their estate which, even if deconsecrated, can be used for a blessing or a re-affirmation of vows.
		Hosting a maximum of ten weddings a year, the castle is hired for exclusive use and all of its magnificent rooms are available regardless of the size of the celebration, ensuring the bride and groom feel at home and entertain their guests in total comfort.
		Tattershall Castle has stood proudly in the Lincolnshire countryside for more than 500 years and makes an authentic medieval setting for civil wedding ceremonies.
	www.weddingvenues.co.uk /dreamcastles.asp (1408 words)

	Forts and Moats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		This castle was examined by the Boston Archaeology Society in 1960 and stone foundations were discovered – perhaps footings for timber-framed buildings which once formed part of the castle's accommodation.
		The castle, which is thought to date from Norman times, would have been defended by a wooden palisade on top of the ramparts with a strong tower, the fore-runner of the castle keep, within.
		The castle was a lot bigger than it looks today and records from 1911 show that it had a large complex of earthworks around the motte and bailey which may represent outbuildings or animal pens.
	lincsheritage.org /lincs/forts (1132 words)

	Touring Southwest Lincolnshire Country Houses on Britannia: Tattershall Castle
		Just before getting to Tattershall we saw the church of St. Michael at Coningsby which has a 16ft diameter clock-face with a large single hand which can be seen for miles across the moors.
		Tattershall Castle was built in 1434 for Ralph, Lord Cromwell, Henry VI's Treasurer, on the site of Sir Robert de Tatershall's 13th century castle of which some remains can still be seen.
		The castle was saved from demolition in 1910 by George Nathaniel Curzon who restored the tower and left it to the National Trust on his death in 1925.
	www.britannia.com /tours/lincs/swlinc11.html (295 words)

	Travel in THE UK & EUROPE with Arc Journeys
		Nearby are Tattershall Castle, the ruins of Tattershall Choir School and Bolingbroke Castle where Henry IV was born in 1367.
		Castle Howard which may be familiar as the setting of Brideshead Revisited is an grand classical house set in extensive landscaped parklands adorned with lakes, cascades, fountains, ornamental bridges, temples, pyramids, obelisks and other follies.
		Glamis Castle, the birthplace of the Queen Mother and Cawdor Castle both have significant Macbeth associations and there are many grand houses of the Lairds and small castles with typically Scottish architecture in picturesque setting on lochs, rivers, in the mountains or on the coast.
	www.travelarc.com /europetravel.html (4949 words)

	Roman Structures - Castle Quest
		Castles are fortified residences of feudal lords and feudalism is a medieval invention.
		Medieval castles did reuse roman brick (as at 11th century Colchester castle) or used new bricks a few centuries later (Tattershall Castle has a fine brick tower).
		However, the saxons did not build castles, as such, so saxon architecture is not represented in castles, with the solitary exception of the gate house of Exeter castle., where a saxon builder appears to have been employed by the Normans.
	www.castlesontheweb.com /quest/Forum5/HTML/000013.html (1589 words)

	Tattershall Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Tateshale Castle was built in 1231 on the right bank of the Bain near its juncture with the Witham.
		The castle is now a part of the national trust of England.
		Robert Tattershall's castle was rebuilt by Ralph, Lord Cromwell two centuries after its initial construction.
	jan.ucc.nau.edu /~wew/Tattershall-tb/castle.html (124 words)

	Main Template (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Tattershall Castle is local to our home town of Horncastle.
		Tattershall castle is unusual in that it is built out of bricks instead of the more usual stone.
		The castle nowadays is in the care of the National trust and as recently under gone some restoration work to help maintain it for future generations.
	www.horncastle9.fsnet.co.uk /TATTERSHALL.htm (120 words)

	East Midlands travel and tourism information
		A different castle experience can be had at Tattershall, a 15th century tower castle in the French style built of warm red brick.
		If Tattershall is arguably more house than castle, the same is doubly true of Belvoir Castle, a romantic Gothic house perched on a rocky hilltop.
		Medieval Nottingham Castle is now a city museum and art centre, and the nearby Costume and Textile Museum displays costumes of the past 200 years in a series of period room settings.
	www.britainexpress.com /Where_to_go_in_Britain/tour/em.htm (441 words)

	Tattershall Castle Lincolnshire UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Tattershall Castle - Tattershall Castle, near Horncastle, is a magnificent red brick tower an was built in medieval times for Ralph Cromwell, Lord Treasurer of England.
		There are spectacular views from the battlements and the castle houses a museum room, moats and peacocks, as well as being an ideal venue for historical re-enactments.
		Owned by the National Trust, the castle also has a special licence to hold marriage ceremonies in the picturesque building and surroundings.
	www.linc2u.co.uk /towns/townshtml/tattershall-2.shtml (168 words)

	English Castles - Tattershall Castle
		Although a castle was first erected at Tattershall in the early 13th century, it probably amounted to little more than a fortified stone house.
		At the time of Tattershall Castle's grand rebuilding programme, brick had become more fashionable than stone and Cromwell had nearly one million bricks made from the local clay to complete his project.
		After Cromwell's death, Tattershall Castle had been stripped of valuables and it is doubtful whether it was lived in again until it fell into Crown possession.
	www.theheritagetrail.co.uk /castles/tattershall_castle.htm (565 words)

	TheParkEstate.com :: A Community Website for Residents of The Park Estate, Nottingham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Eleanor was born in 1122, heiress to the vast Duchy of Aquitane which she inherited at the tender age of 15, leaving her vulnerable to the greed of powerful men.
		It was during this period that she was held at Nottingham Castle which at the time was an impregnable fortress.
		Upon returning from the crusades, he was obliged to lay siege to the castle for three days in order to recover it from the forces loyal to his traitorous brother John.
	www.theparkestate.com /htmlpages-display-pid-6.html (2694 words)

	"places-to-visit.co.uk-Eastern, the premier website for uk attractions and places to visit"
		Its roles have ranged from its time as a fortress to a temporary home for Mary Tudor in 1553 prior to her accession to the throne, from an Elizabethan prison to a poor house and even a school.
		Originally a keep-and-bailey castle, Orford was typical of the Norman Conquest, with a walled enclosure and a great tower, which stood as a lordly residence and an independent, defendable strong-point.
		The building we see today was a royal castle built by Henry II in the 12th century as a coastal defence.
	www.places-to-visit.co.uk /Eastern.html (263 words)

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