Severndroog Castle
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Severndroog Castle Castle Wood, Shooters Hill
London, eng SE18 3RT
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Joe Watkins
May 3rd, 2023 -
Vasiliy Uvarov
May 3rd, 2023 -
Anthony Robertson
Apr 29th, 2023 -
Liam Hunt
Apr 29th, 2023 -
Fushigidane
Apr 29th, 2023
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Q Where is Severndroog Castle located?
A Severndroog Castle is located at Severndroog Castle Castle Wood, Shooters Hill, London, eng SE18 3RT
Q What is the internet address for Severndroog Castle?
A The website (URL) for Severndroog Castle is: http://www.severndroogcastle.org.uk/
Q What days are Severndroog Castle open?
A Severndroog Castle is open:
Thursday: 10:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Friday: 10:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Saturday: 10:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Sunday: 10:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: Closed
Q How is Severndroog Castle rated?
A Severndroog Castle has a 4.5 Star Rating from 964 reviewers.
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30-minute bus486 ride from North Greenwich to Memorial Hospital Bus stop took us to the smallest castle on the highest point in London, and from the viewing platform we were mesmerised by the spectacular 360-degree views over London. The staff were friendly and lent us a telescope. We bought a castle keyring as a souvenir. The rose garden was still in bud.
Severndroog Castle was designed by architect Richard Jupp in an ornate Gothic style with no practical utility at all, called a Folly, 63 ft (19 m) high and triangular in section, with a hexagonal turret at each corner.
It is commonly referred to as a castle because of its turrets, but due to its small size and the fact that it never functioned as a castle.
It was built in April 1755 to commemorate Admiral Sir William James, who attacked and destroyed the Maratha island fortress Svarnadurg (Severndroog in English) on the west coast of India between Mumbai and Goa. James died in 1783 and the follies were erected as a memorial to him by his widow, Lady James of Eltham.
