Reconstruction illustration showing a cut-away view of the gatehouse at Goodrich Castle, facing east, as it may have appeared in the fifteenth century. The winches in the upper chamber were used to raise the two portcullises in the passage below.

Date:
9 Nov 1994
Location:
Goodrich Castle, Castle Lane, Goodrich, County of Herefordshire
Reference:
IC044/010
Type:
Reconstruction Artwork
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Description

Part of this illustration was reproduced on page 12 of the 2005 English Heritage guidebook for Goodrich Castle.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC044 Goodrich Castle, Herefordshire; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction And Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Illustrator: Ball, Terry

Keywords

Portcullis, Medieval Gatehouse, Medieval Castle