Reconstruction illustration showing an aerial view of Pendennis Castle at Pendennis Point as it may have appeared at the siege of 1646, during the CIvil War between King Charles I and Parliament

Date:
circa 1995 - circa 1999
Location:
Pendennis Castle, Castle Drive, Falmouth, Pendennis Point, Cornwall
Reference:
IC077/006
Type:
Reconstruction Artwork
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Description

Pendennis and St Mawes Castles guard the mouth of Carrick Roads, a shipping waterway which was home to fifteen warships, with Falmouth an important supply point for Charles' army. The West Country was loyal to the King, with Pendennis becoming one of the last royalist garrisons towards the end of the war.

This illustration was reproduced on page 28 of the 1999 English Heritage guidebook for Pendennis and St Mawes Castles, and page 40 of the 2009 English Heritage guidebook for Pendennis and St Mawes Castles.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC077 Pendennis Castle, Cornwall; 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: Lapper, Ivan

Keywords

Tudor Battery, Tudor Artillery Fort, Tudor Castle