Saltwood Castle
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Saltwood Castle is a castle in Saltwood village, one mile (2 km) north of Hythe, Kent, England. Of 11th century origin, the castle was expanded in the 13th and 14th centuries. After the Norman Conquest, the castle was appropriated by the Archbishop of Canterbury Lanfranc and remained the property of the archbishops, with some interruptions, until 1540, when Thomas Cranmer was compelled to cede it to Henry VIII. The castle is reputed to have been the meeting place of the four knights who carried out the assassination of Thomas Becket in 1170. By the 19th century, it was "largely ruinous" and restorations to make portions of the castle habitable were carried out in the 1880s and 1930s. In the late 19th century, the castle was bought by an ancestor of Bill Deedes, the journalist and politician, who grew up there. In the 20th century, it was sold to Sir Martin Conway who commissioned Philip Tilden to undertake a restoration. In 1953, the castle was bought by the art historian Kenneth Clark (1903–1983), and then became the home of his son, the politician and diarist, Alan Clark (1928–1999). It remains the private home of his widow, Jane Clark. The castle is a Grade I listed building.
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Saltwood Castle (uninhabited portions)
- Historic England research records page@
- Gatehouse Gazetteer page@
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British castles 1825 (67843612)
Postcard “Saltwood Castle Nr. Hythe”, by A. R. Quinton
Diagram showing reconstruction of Saltwood Castle
Barbican gate Saltwood Castle
Keep Saltwood Castle
Thorpes tower and pool Saltwood Castle
Barbican gate Saltwood Castle
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Saltwood Castle, Hythe- An Archaeological Description of Saltwood Castle - book published in 1885
- Saltwood Castle - article published in 1994
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | Historic England research records page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Gatehouse Gazetteer page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | castle | 1100 | Saltwood Castle | castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1135 | Canterbury Castle | castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1179 | Dover Castle | castle, bunker, archaeological site, fort, history museum | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1249 | Rye Castle Museum (Ypres Tower) | tower, castle, local museum | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1539 | Camber Castle | castle, fort | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1539 | Deal Castle | castle, fort, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1539 | Walmer Castle | castle, fort, historic house museum, history museum | Wikidata |
| site | garden | Godinton House | English country house, garden, historic house museum | Wikidata | |
| site | garden | Mount Ephraim | garden, school building, country house | Wikidata | |
| site | garden | Mount Ephraim Gardens | park, garden | Wikidata | |
| site | garden | National Fruit Collection | botanical garden, orchard | Wikidata | |
| site | garden | 1704 | Goodnestone Park | botanical garden, English country house, garden, historic house museum | Wikidata |
| site | garden | 1906 | West Gate Towers Museum | garden, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | Belmont House and Gardens | English country house, historic house museum, country house | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Deal Timeball | maritime museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | East Kent Railway | heritage railway | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Elham Valley Countryside Centre And Railway Museum | museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Kent and East Sussex Railway | heritage railway, railway company, ELR railway line section | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Rye Art Gallery | art museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Sandwich Guildhall Museum | local museum, independent museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Smallhythe Place | museum, historic house museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | White Mill | museum, smock mill | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1723 | Lamb House | house, historic house museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1805 | Dymchurch Martello Tower | military museum, Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1836 | Dover Museum and Bronze Age Boat Gallery | local museum, local authority museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1868 | Folkestone Museum | museum, local authority museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1899 | The Beany | museum, local authority museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1933 | Kent Museum of Freemasonry | local museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1961 | Canterbury Roman Museum | museum, local authority museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1971 | Kent Battle of Britain Museum | military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1972 | Deal Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1975 | Howletts Wild Animal Park | zoo | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1976 | Port Lympne Wild Animal Park | zoo | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1976 | Tenterden and District Museum | museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1977 | Fleur de Lis Museum | heritage center, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1978 | Lydd Town Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1980 | Dover Transport Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1986 | Wingham Wildlife Park | zoo | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1987 | Museum of Canterbury | local museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1987 | Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment and Queen's Regiment Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1989 | St Margaret's Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1990 | Crabble Corn Mill | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1997 | Colonel Stephens Railway Museum | railway museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1999 | Wildwood Discovery Park | zoo | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2001 | Woodchurch Village Life Museum | museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2004 | Sidney Cooper Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2018 | Kent Museum of the Moving Image | museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2022 | Kent Mining Museum | mining museum | Wikidata |
| commons | image | SaltwoodCastle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | British castles 1825 (67843612) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Postcard “Saltwood Castle Nr. Hythe”, by A. R. Quinton | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Diagram showing reconstruction of Saltwood Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Barbican gate Saltwood Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Keep Saltwood Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Thorpes tower and pool Saltwood Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Barbican gate Saltwood Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Well and Knights Hall Saltwood Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Saltwood Castle, Hythe | Commons | ||
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