| Rick Baldwin, 36, from Washington, DC,
USA, wrote: |
| While on temporary military duty in the
UK I visited Lincoln Castle. It was a great experience, to see a copy of
the Magna Carte, one of four in existence. The other gear experience was
reading the prison logs and diaries of prisoners and then seeing were
some of them were buried in Lucy Tower. If in the UK Lincoln Castle and
Lincoln Cathedral are a must see. |
| Dean Moncaster, 22, from England,
wrote: |
| Just an ammendment to Sean 12 of USA's
Statement, the castle was built in 1068 (the starting of building it
anyway) and so was not built in the 13th century but infact the 11th. |
| Richard Brothwell, from England, wrote: |
| Lincoln Castle is a very interesting
place full of my family history. My 3x great uncle Henry Carey was
executed there in 1859 and is buried in the Lucy Tower. His brother
Joseph Carey (my 2x great grandfather) had a stay in the prison(1864),
before been transported to Western Australia in 1867. It`s well worth a
visit to Lincoln. |
| Dean Moncaster, 21 , from
England, wrote: |
| I live only 25 miles away from the
castle, and I have to say this is one of the most gorgeous castles I
know. If you are going to visit this you have to sit on the cannons out
side and walk around the perimeter of the castle walls. If you are going
to visit the castle go to the cathedral also. These two places are just
magnificent. |
| Sean, 12, from USA, wrote: |
| Lincoln castle was made in the 13th
century. It is a very nice castle and everybody should have seen it at
least once. |
| Gerard, 44, from California, wrote: |
| A very interesting castle used for
convicts later transported to Australia. The Chapel is most bizarre.
Much information on the conditions and diet of prisoners at the time.
Also, a copy of the Magna Carte, one of four in existence. Great
presentation and contrast between freedom and human rights verses the
appalling lack of these liberties during the 18th and 19th century.
First time I've seen a castle with a theme. |
| Amy, 19, from Texas, wrote: |
| I think that Lincoln castle was thoroughly
an enjoyable experience we reviewed this castle for coursework and found
out many interesting facts about the Castles History! I'll never see it
the same again! |
| Katherine nickoll, 21, from U.K. wrote: |
| I'm not sure what criteria one
regards when reviewing a castle, depends upon aesthetic theory I 'suppose,
but... Lincoln has a great castle. Its Norman, which makes for
nice arches and sits atop of the hill drawing the eye more readily than
the gothic overstated cathedral. A walk around the ramparts is lovely on a spring/summer's day. the
views of the cathedral and the town and surrounding countryside are
excellent. The magna carta exhibition is a brilliant example of a
postmodern museum:- 'hands on' so to speak. There are lawns for
picnics and chilling' too! The castle also has to seen by night, from castle square, and the view
from Hungate, and also filed with Christmas shoppers, carol singers and
festive excitement and the Christmas market, when a German style market
fills the grounds. |
| J. Kolessar, from USA, wrote: |
| Great Castle. Good example of early English
building techniques. I especially enjoyed the prisoners chapel in
the jail. We had a good time locking each other into the pews.
The grounds were well kept and overall it was an enjoyable experience. |
