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Caister Castle
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 November 2011
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Caister Castle (see air view, pi. xvi, a) stands on the low ground about half a mile north-west of the little village of West Caister, one and a half miles from the rapidly encroaching sea, and some four miles from Great Yarmouth. Interest has always attached to the castle owing to the facts that it was built by the famous Sir John Fastolf, and that it played a part in the chequered fortunes of the Paston family, so brilliantly illuminated by their correspondence. The ruins, with their tall, slender tower, have also attracted attention as an early and splendid example of the use of brick; and we hope to show that the affinities of the castle lie in a quarter hitherto unsuspected, and that it is an important architectural document in the history of the cultural relationships of England during the first half of the fifteenth century.
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page 35 note 1 Paston Letters, ii, 339. The references throughout are to The Paston Letters 1422-1509 edited by Gairdner, James, 4 vols., Westminster; Constable & Co. Ltd., 1901Google Scholar, reprint Edinburgh; John Grant, 1910. The volume and page are given, NOT the number of the letter.
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page 38 note 1 Brit. Mus. Add. MSS. 39848, folios 71–74. See pi. XVII.
page 38 note 1 At least, so it is assumed for convenience in description. The correct orientation is shown on our plan (fig. i).
page 42 note 1 The three northmost windows are now built up.
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