tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post7713677551811863361..comments2024-03-29T00:11:30.648+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: P is for Pendennis Castle, CornwallHilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-63032675196203466032012-04-23T12:56:53.436+01:002012-04-23T12:56:53.436+01:00@ Nick - yes I was amazed at the length of the coa...@ Nick - yes I was amazed at the length of the coastal defences - I think the wars started being fought at sea - so land defences weren't so often attacked.<br /><br />I was pleased to find the painting of Carrick Roads - it does show the ice age valley very clearly .. how they could visualise and paint such things in the 1700s just amazes me ... <br /><br />@ Robyn - yes having Bob's castles co-posting is great isn't it .. the history is interlinked, the ghosts mainly not! - I'm learning from his postings .. <br /><br />The painting is awesome - I agree.<br /><br />Thanks Nick and Robyn - delighted to see you - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-65520756372898097402012-04-22T22:44:54.562+01:002012-04-22T22:44:54.562+01:00I'm learning so much from you and Bob. That pa...I'm learning so much from you and Bob. That painting is awesome.:-)Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-12151469207089073512012-04-22T11:52:58.764+01:002012-04-22T11:52:58.764+01:00Those coastal defences certainly stretched a long ...Those coastal defences certainly stretched a long way. The castle looks in great condition so it's obviously done its job well. It was interesting to read about the origin of Carrick Roads too.Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-61334210269268302522012-04-19T08:22:51.845+01:002012-04-19T08:22:51.845+01:00@ Siv - certainly Blogger does funny things - it&#...@ Siv - certainly Blogger does funny things - it's definitely not us old timers!! Glad you're back though ..<br /><br />@ Janice - yes defence has probably defined this country since the Romans landed and forts/castles were built: every prominent position had to be protected.<br /><br />@ Susan - surprisingly I'm not - because I decided I wasn't going to do just castles and walls - I was going to put in the things that interested me .. so a castle is a castle - but there's always a twist! Q is up .. and I wonder what everyone will think ... !! XYZ will be summaries .. only way out.<br /><br />@ Sara - lovely to see you .. did you not get down to Cornwall when you visited your daughter here? Henry VIII defined England for the future .. he established England on the map and Elizabeth I kept it there ..<br /><br />May Pendennis Castle rest in retirement .. good thought ..<br /><br />@ Jenni - good to see you again .. I'm enjoying my own journey! Cornwall is dear to my heart -so this was fun to do .. Glad if I'm inspiring you to do a tour around ..<br /><br />I enjoy checking to see what Bob has done each day - so far only Nottingham has appeared on both our blogs .. surprisingly.<br /><br />@ Susan - it's a great castle, and keeps stand out don't they ..<br /><br />@ Susan - hundreds of castles! Lots of coastline and lots of routes to be safeguarded ..<br /><br />@ Ann - sorry to read you're having those trials and tribulations .. so tricky for you.<br /><br />Yes - I thought my fly in, travel, watch movies would be a good idea .. perhaps one day .. a good dream and goal though. I'm holding that thought - thanks for the thumbs up!!<br /><br />@ Scarlett - you're right there .. and they are all different, reflecting their surroundings and defence needs. Henry VIII set the tone - his own way of life!<br /><br />@ Tracy - you'd have been surrounded by lots of courtiers looking after you - but if you were royal and noble, or you'd have been sleeping in the corridors, guarding them! I agree - I prefer my cozy bed!!<br /><br />@ Denise - yes we do have a lot to offer of Olde Britain .. and I'm delighted you're enjoying your read .. I so enjoyed your travels last year for the A - Z .. should go back and give them a run through .. <br /><br />@ Gary - ah the P letter - you did a fun post .. oh yes I could have lots of fun with P and Pendennis - kept it straight though .. these castles have dungeons!! Good to see you ...<br /><br />@ Ella - the Spanish and British forts - similar attributes were used when conquering took place. well we'd love to see you here - and I sure hope you get to visit sometime ..<br /><br />@ Julie - it's wonderful that our heritage is coming together, so we can see a Castle, and a Museum, or a garden ... glad you enjoyed it.<br /><br />Thanks so much everyone - love your comments .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-63164308215405149242012-04-19T07:59:04.757+01:002012-04-19T07:59:04.757+01:00Another fascinating Castle which has the added bon...Another fascinating Castle which has the added bonus of being next to the Maritime Museum! I also enjoyed the amazing pictures Hilary! JulieEmpty Nest Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074223969046687064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-15616914268996275542012-04-19T03:29:17.972+01:002012-04-19T03:29:17.972+01:00I loved the tour and I'm amazed how much it re...I loved the tour and I'm amazed how much it reminded me of a fort back home with those type of cannons!<br />I love the history you share...<br />I so long to visit, but for now I will enjoy your tour! I know I need to glance back and see what I have missed. I always learn so much from your post! Thank you Hilary for being you :D Cheers!Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-41197971073491348802012-04-19T02:44:33.723+01:002012-04-19T02:44:33.723+01:00Hi Hilary,
I'm back after going on a bit of an...Hi Hilary,<br />I'm back after going on a bit of another blogging tour to thrill and bring smiles to the faces of all those who cherish my comments. Or something like that.<br />Anyway, this "P" castle, "Pendennis Castle" is somewhere I've seen from the outside and maybe I should get inside the next time I'm down in Cornwall. It would have been very easy to make a typo with the word "Pendennis" Ignore me :)<br />Cheers, Garyklahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-91415326900512895692012-04-19T02:37:33.452+01:002012-04-19T02:37:33.452+01:00More history for me. Love this series Hilary. To a...More history for me. Love this series Hilary. To an Aussie, where nothing is much over 200 years old, you can imagine our fascination with 'olde Britain'.<br /><br />DeniseDenise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-2005257755681722012-04-19T02:22:27.551+01:002012-04-19T02:22:27.551+01:00you know, they are beautiful but I just got to thi...you know, they are beautiful but I just got to thinking, would you really want to sleep in something that huge? Not me...Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12795817810030681267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-66127418115171263032012-04-19T02:08:53.140+01:002012-04-19T02:08:53.140+01:00I'm amazed at how different each castle looks,...I'm amazed at how different each castle looks, each one has it's own personality. Enjoyed learning about this one, and a little about Henry VIII that I didn't know as well. Thanks, Hilary!scarlett clayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07069502203545276963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-54757290615738369532012-04-19T01:43:50.546+01:002012-04-19T01:43:50.546+01:00Ah, these castles that have stood the test of time...Ah, these castles that have stood the test of time. That is a phrase that also reminds me of people - in the latter case through trials and tribulations! I feel like I'm having a lot of them lately!!<br /><br />But you made my day today with this comment on my Golden Movie post P for Pillow Talk: "Hi Ann .. I’m so lacking in not having seen so many of these films – I almost feel ashamed or deprived .. we just didn’t do movies .. I have a bright idea .. sometime I’ll have to come out and we can watch these together spread out over a few months .. I’ll travel around and return for another movie night!! Sounds a good idea to me .. and I’d get to meet you both .. cheers for now – Hilary<br /><br />YES YES YES. Fly over and we'll do a marathon classic movie watch. Then you'll travel and we'll do it again. And WE would get to meet YOU. What a lovely, LOVELY idea! Hold that thought, as the late great Cary Grant would say (which he often did in his romantic roles).<br />XXXX<br />AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-45263811410282318942012-04-19T00:54:48.362+01:002012-04-19T00:54:48.362+01:00Thank you for a bit of history. I never realized t...Thank you for a bit of history. I never realized there were so many castles.Susan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-40779247145297065472012-04-18T22:51:14.017+01:002012-04-18T22:51:14.017+01:00I love that keep!I love that keep!Susan Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-44140118013896123902012-04-18T22:18:52.128+01:002012-04-18T22:18:52.128+01:00What an amazing castle and so much to learn. So mu...What an amazing castle and so much to learn. So much to research and I love your picture's. Well done Hilary. <br /><br />I look forward to reading more.<br /><br />I haven't been down that way for a few years now but having learn't so much history between you and Bob, I can see yet another trip.<br /><br />I wonder what you both will do for T and if my castle will be either of them.<br /><br />Keep up the good work.Jenni Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11018969966820396627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-79094956297785392952012-04-18T21:33:58.680+01:002012-04-18T21:33:58.680+01:00Wow. I liked this post. I'd never heard of thi...Wow. I liked this post. I'd never heard of this castle. My daughter studied Henry VIII time period. I heard many stories about him.<br /><br />I imagine castles guarding waterways were very important. Sounds like Pendennis Castle did its job well. may it rest in retirement.<br /><br />p.s. I'm sorry I'm so far behind. I can't believe you're already at "P." That's pretty impressive:~)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15995684156785464334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-21663803393328504792012-04-18T21:33:13.853+01:002012-04-18T21:33:13.853+01:00Whew, you must be getting "royally" tire...Whew, you must be getting "royally" tired of researching all these castles! Can hardly wait to see what you're gonna come up with for the pesky letters like Q, X, and Z.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-22191730560191137842012-04-18T19:49:55.500+01:002012-04-18T19:49:55.500+01:00The defence of these islands has always been a pri...The defence of these islands has always been a prime concern. Really interesting to read about these Cornish castles.jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-88277077280829567202012-04-18T19:24:21.639+01:002012-04-18T19:24:21.639+01:00Great post! For some reason I had to follow you ag...Great post! For some reason I had to follow you again....Have I gone senile already? LOL!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04218651886143284455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-53137245018268416512012-04-18T19:20:33.388+01:002012-04-18T19:20:33.388+01:00@ Luanne .. yes I thought that was interesting and...@ Luanne .. yes I thought that was interesting and I liked the concept of batteries - I hadn't realised what they were before ... <br /><br />@ Jo .. it didn't last long did it - that rearmament .. certainly during WWII extra defences were put up around the coast and I'm sure the Castles played some part in this .. certainly Dover did.<br /><br />I obviously should read The King's General sometime .. <br /><br />@ Laura - so much history here - that is for sure - we'd love to see you around exploring!<br /><br />@ Suze - I know .. two days to go .. I want to see what Bob is posting for tomorrow's Q!!<br /><br />@ Sia - there's lots to see in Cornwall .. and Pendennis does look fascinating .. <br /><br />@ Julie - yes I'm so glad I found the photo of Carrick Roads painted in the 1700s .. I think probably lots of names would have come from the homeland. When I look up various things - I'm surprised how many names are used for other towns, villages around the world. Hope your family will be interested!<br /><br />@ Clarissa - yes Henry VIII was pretty gross .. but as you say he was very smart ...<br /><br />@ Glynis - delighted you're enjoying the castle tour ..<br /><br />@ DG - good to know you're also enjoying the castles .. <br /><br />I imagine the Europeans and the English took ideas from each other .. so the Spanish castles would have been similar to ours .. <br /><br />War is another matter .. and sadly getting worse ..<br /><br />@ Lynn - so pleased you are enjoying my selections ..<br /><br />@ JL - thank you - I thought I might elaborate a bit on the how - and the why etc .. in my XYZ posts .. <br /><br />Thanks everyone .. so delighted you're enjoying the various castles and emphasis I'm pulling out for each one. Cheers - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-65726604139548700742012-04-18T18:46:44.438+01:002012-04-18T18:46:44.438+01:00Fascinating information. The Pendennis castle is a...Fascinating information. The Pendennis castle is awesome. How they managed to do this stuff so long ago, without much technology is simply amazing.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-89620348188597173842012-04-18T18:13:12.278+01:002012-04-18T18:13:12.278+01:00i love castles, this one is marvelousi love castles, this one is marvelousLynn Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349867270815243053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-1337372990914332132012-04-18T17:44:13.408+01:002012-04-18T17:44:13.408+01:00Another history lesson Hilary, and I enjoyed it. ...Another history lesson Hilary, and I enjoyed it. So many lovely castles I'm learning about. <br /><br />We visited Fort Jefferson on the Dry Tortugas (an old pirate stop) in the Gulf of Mexico and they had the same type of gun openings in the very thick walls.<br /><br />Too bad we haven't done away with wars, yet.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-9299047933403837002012-04-18T17:34:53.298+01:002012-04-18T17:34:53.298+01:00A beautiful place for a castle. Great post. I am e...A beautiful place for a castle. Great post. I am enjoying the castle tour, thanks, Hilary.Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-69916439519054096572012-04-18T16:41:53.701+01:002012-04-18T16:41:53.701+01:00Even though Henry VIII had horrible traits, he was...Even though Henry VIII had horrible traits, he was incredibly smart it seems.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-84320994644129386752012-04-18T16:33:38.722+01:002012-04-18T16:33:38.722+01:00I love the photo of Falmouth Harbor. I have family...I love the photo of Falmouth Harbor. I have family in Massachusetts and visit Martha's Vineyard regularly, and to get to the island we take a boat from a town called Falmouth. So many of the names in our New England come from English towns, but I never realized this one most likely did as well. <br /><br />Loved reading this history lesson as always.Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.com