Caernarfon
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- 10 photos on Caernarfon appear in 6 Frith books - View photos of Caernarfon
- Read extracts and see photos from these books on Caernarfon and Gwynedd
Caernarfon memories
Read and share memories of Caernarfon and Gwynedd inspired by Frith photos
Inside the Walls
This about the time my mother, Lysbeth Nielsen, was born in Caernarvon.
Contributed by Gwenn Selvaggio
William Titterton's Butcher Shop
William Titterton and his son had a Butcher Shop on this street. He was a pork butcher.
Contributed by Gwenn Selvaggio
Gwynedd memories
Inside the Walls
This about the time my mother, Lysbeth Nielsen, was born in Caernarvon.
A memory of Caernarfon contributed by Gwenn Selvaggio
William Titterton's Butcher Shop
William Titterton and his son had a Butcher Shop on this street. He was a pork butcher.
A memory of Caernarfon contributed by Gwenn Selvaggio
Extracts From Caernarfon & Gwynedd books
Sails are being raised on
the clinker-built boat as she
prepares to get under way
and enter the Menai Strait.
The sails contrast strongly
with the forest of masts
from the background boats
and the sturdy dominance
of this very famous Welsh
castle. The calm, barely
rippled water reflects
diffused rays from an
equally liquid sun.
T h e I s l e o f M a n , Wa l e s a n d N o r t h e r n I r e l a n d
An extract from from"Picturesque Harbours Photographic Memories".
The King’s Gate was the entrance to the inner or lower bailey. This side of the castle was defended by a moat; there was once a drawbridge where the steps and stone bridge appear in this picture. The passageway of the King’s Gate was protected by five doors, six portcullises, arrow loops, and murder holes in the vaulted ceiling. The upper floor was used as a chapel. There were plans to build a hall above that, but the work was never completed.
An extract from from"Welsh Castles".
We are looking west towards the Eagle Tower, with the Queen’s and Chamberlain Towers on the left. Between these latter towers once stood the 100ft-long Great Hall, which probably had a buttery and a pantry at its east end. There was direct access between the hall and the Chamberlain Tower, as well as steps leading down to a postern opening towards the Seiont.
An extract from from"Welsh Castles".
This view looks east. On the left is the King’s Gate, on the right the Chamberlain Tower. The high curtain wall enabled Caernarvon to be provided with three levels of defence, ie two levels of casemates and the wall walk. Some of the embrasures were designed so as to allow bowmen to shoot in several directions from the same position. The kitchens, which were largely half-timbered, once stood against the curtain wall in the area of ground to the left of the picture and in front of the King’s Gate.
An extract from from"Welsh Castles".
The elevated entrance to the Queen’s Gate was due to the fact that behind it lay the motte of the 11th-century castle built by Hugh de Lupus, Earl of Chester. The Queen’s Gate led directly into the royal inner ward and was approached by means of a ramp and drawbridge.
An extract from from"Welsh Castles".