2-982-595 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Arundel Castle, Sussex, the Seat of the Duke of Norfolk, 1858. 'Arundel Castle stands high, on a steep circular knoll...it was restored by the tenth Duke to its ancient magnificence...The modern parts are in the Gothic style, built of freestone; and stones of a brown cast were selected, in order to accord better with the remains of the ancient fabric. The castle is surrounded on the north and west sides by a deep ditch...The keep is a circular stone tower 68 feet in diameter, and the most perfect in England. In the middle of it is the dungeon, a vault about 10 feet high, accessible by a flight of steps...The keep has been long tenanted by some owls of large size and beautiful plumage, sent over from America...The park is very extensive and finely wooded, including a great variety of picturesque scenery...we are informed that the country round Arundel was covered with vineyards, from which wine was made; and that in 1763 there were sixty pipes of excellent wine, resembling burgundy, in the cellar of the castle, the produce of one vineyard attached to it'. From "Illustrated London News", 1858.