Fix this text
The Bulletin
Fix this text“The Bulletin,” Vol. 72—No. 3748
Fix this textCHRISTMAS INOMBER
Fix this text. Wednesday, December 12, 1951
Fix this textPrice 9d.
Fix this textRegistered at the General Post Office, Sydney, N.S.W.. Australia, for Transmission by Post as a Newspaper.
Fix this textSeppelts
Fix this textA Masterpiece of
Fix this textMilitary Architecture,
Fix this textGoodrich Castle
Fix this textf
Fix this textSTANDING on a wooded hill above the
Fix this textRiver Wye, four miles from Ross, is
Fix this textGoodrich Castle, a medieval fortress
Fix this textwhich dominates an ancient crossing
Fix this textthe river used by the Romans en route
Fix this textfrom Gloucester to the important military
Fix this textcamp at Caerleon. . It stands upon the site
Fix this textof an earlier castle known as “Godric’s
Fix this textCastle,” which is mentioned in a docu-
Fix this textment of 1101 as being built by Godric
Fix this textMapperstone. The existing castle, how-
Fix this textever, dates from the twelfth and thirteenth
Fix this textcenturies, and to its natural defences was
Fix this textadded a moat cut from the rock, which
Fix this textmade it one of the most formidable of
Fix this textmedieval fortresses. In order to dis-
Fix this textcourage spiders and their cobwebs, special
Fix this texttimber was brought from Ireland for use
Fix this textin building the interior.
Fix this textGoodrich is by far the largest castle of
Fix this textits kind in Herefordshire, and is regarded
Fix this textas an important example of military
Fix this textarchitecture. In 1204 King John granted
Fix this textthe castle to the Earl of Pembroke. In
Fix this textthe troublesome reign of Edward II there
Fix this textwas much dispute regarding the posses-
Fix this textsion of the castle, which finally fell to
Fix this textRichard Talbot in 1326. The Talbots
Fix this textwere later created Earls of Shrewsbury,
Fix this textand Goodrich became their principal
Fix this textresidence until the death of Gilbert Talbot
Fix this textin 1616, when the castle passed to the
Fix this textEarls of Kent.
Fix this textDuring the Civil War Goodrich was
Fix this textthe scene of much fighting, and was the
Fix this textlast in Herefordshire to hold out for the
Fix this textKing (Charles I). After a siege of four
Fix this textand a half months it was finally taken by
Fix this textthe Parliamentarians. Thereafter it passed
Fix this textthrough many hands until 1920, when it
Fix this textwas placed under the care of H.M. Office
Fix this textof Works and preserved as an ancient
Fix this textmonument.
Fix this textAn interesting feature of the castle is
Fix this textthe. Gate Tower, where a long, dark
Fix this textpassage was guarded by two portcullises
Fix this textand two strong gates, above which,
Fix this textthrough holes in the roof, molten lead or
Fix this textboiling water could be poured upon the
Fix this textbesiegers below.
Fix this textIt was in the grounds of this great
Fix this textfortress that the poet, William Words-
Fix this textworth, in 1798 met the little girl of whom
Fix this texthe wrote in the well-known poem “We
Fix this textAre Seven.”
Fix this text“THE HOMELAND IN PICTURE AND STORY”
Fix this textFifty-two of the illustrations and descriptions which have appeared on this page during
Fix this textthe past twelve months are now available. Write for your free copy to the nearest branch
Fix this textof B. Seppelt & Sons Ltd., and please mark your envelope:—
Fix this text“MONUMENTS”
Fix this textAvailable from any Australian Office of the House of Seppelt
Fix this textTHE HOUSE OF SEPPELT
Fix this textESTABLISHED 1851
Fix this textB. SEPPELT & SONS LTD.
Fix this textADELAIDE: Box 1422H, G.P.O.
Fix this textSYDNEY'- Box 163, G.P.O. MELBOlTRNE: Box 2831
Fix this textBRISBANE: Box 852E, G.P.O. FREMANTLE: Box
Fix this textCRYSTAL ST., BROKEN HILL.,
Fix this text88 CANNON ST.. LONDON. E.C.4.
Fix this text5, G.P.O.
Fix this text64, P.O.
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
With your Trove account you can:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-518435649
(1880). The bulletin Retrieved April 21, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-518435649
The bulletin Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 1880. Web. 21 April 2025 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-518435649>
1880, The bulletin John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, Sydney, N.S.W viewed 21 April 2025 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-518435649
{{Citation
|
| title=The bulletin.
| year=1880
| section=105 volumes : illustrations (chiefly coloured), portraits (chiefly coloured) ; 30-40 cm.
| issn=0007-4039
| series=John Ryan Comic Collection (Specific issues).
| issue=CHRISTMAS NUMBER Vol. 72 No. 3748 (12 Dec 1951)
| location=Sydney, N.S.W
| publisher=John Haynes and J.F. Archibald
| url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-518435649
| id=nla.obj-518435649
| access-date=21 April 2025
| via=Trove
}}
Citations are automatically generated and may require some modification to conform to exact standards.
Select the images you want to download, or the whole document.
You can order a copy of this work from Copies Direct.
Copies Direct supplies reproductions of collection material for a fee. This service is offered by the National Library of Australia
Copyright varies by issue and article
Copyright varies with each issue and article. You may have full rights to copy, or may be able to copy only under some circumstances, for example a portion for research or study. Order a copy where circumstances allow or Contact us for further information.
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply.
For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.
Copy and paste one of these options to share this book elsewhere.