BUNGAY CASTLE | SUFFOLK
Our third and final castle that myself and Candice explored one weekend is Bungay castle in the lovely village of Bungay in Suffolk near the border with Norfolk.
I accidentally deleted all the footage from that weekend, leaving only the photos and my voice overs, but hopefully it is still an enjoyable and informative watch! This wouldn't of happened too Sir Tony Robinson lol I had a Baldrick moment, so apologies!
Visit to Bungay
In the south-eastern corner of Suffolk, on the edge of the Broads,lies the small market town of Bungay. With 5000 people living there, the origins of the town are Anglo-Saxon, although Roman artefacts have been found in the area too. The town also boasts a Norman castle.
Bungay has a spooky tale associated with it too, that of Black Shuck which is a black Hell Hound that haunts the coasts of Norfolk, Essex and Suffolk, so if you're visiting keep your eyes peeled for it. Bungay have incorporated both the castle and black shuck into the town's coat of arms.
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Places to see in ( Bungay - UK )
Places to see in ( Bungay - UK )
Bungay is a market town and electoral ward in the English county of Suffolk. It lies in the Waveney valley, 5.5 miles west of Beccles on the edge of The Broads, and at the neck of a meander of the River Waveney. The origin of the name of Bungay is thought to derive from the Anglo-Saxon title Bunincga-haye, signifying the land belonging to the tribe of Bonna, a Saxon chieftain. Due to its high position, protected by the River Waveney and marshes, the site was in a good defensive position and attracted settlers from early times. Roman artefacts have been found in the region.
Bungay Castle was built by the Normans but was later rebuilt by Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk and his family, who also owned Framlingham Castle. Bungay's village sign shows the castle. The Church of St. Mary was once the church of the Benedictine Bungay Priory, founded by Gundreda, wife of Roger de Glanville. The 13th-century Franciscan friar Thomas Bungay later enjoyed a popular reputation as a magician, appearing as Roger Bacon's sidekick in Robert Greene's Elizabethan comedy Frier Bacon and Frier Bongay.
Bungay was important for the printing and paper manufacture industries. Joseph Hooper, a wealthy Harvard graduate who fled Massachusetts when his lands were seized after the American Revolution, rented a mill at Bungay in 1783 and converted it to paper manufacture. Charles Brightly established a printing and stereotype foundry in 1795. Then in partnership with John Filby Childs, the business became Brightly & Childs in 1808 and later Messrs. Childs and Son. Charles Childs (1807–1876) succeeded his father as the head of the firm of John Childs & Son. The business was further expanded after 1876 as R. Clay and Sons, Ltd.
The railway arrived with the Harleston to Bungay section of the Waveney Valley Line opening in November 1860 and the Bungay to Beccles section in March 1863. Bungay had its own railway station near Clay's Printers. The station closed to passengers in 1953 and freight in 1964.
Local firms include Clays Printers and St. Peter's Brewery, based at St. Peter's Hall to the south of the town. In 2008 Bungay became Suffolk's first Transition Town and part of a global network of communities that have started projects in the areas of food, transport, energy, education, housing, and waste as small-scale local responses to the global challenges of climate change, economic hardship and limited of cheap energy.
( Bungay - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Bungay . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Bungay - UK
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HAUNTED BUNGAY & SOME OLDE EAST ANGLIAN GHOSTS
This time, `the man in a hat` visits locations in both Norfolk and Suffolk in England.
Firstly, a visit to the town of Bungay in Suffolk - a town with many ghosts and legends, followed by a trip to the Norfolk Broadlands, to the remains of a medieval undercroft (cellar) at St Olaves Priory. Later, we visit the site of an ancient Priory at Bungay.where we carry out a night investigation and capture some interesting EVP and a particularly weird event ..... As always, the documentary and investigation is presented by Chris Halton.
Bungay Castle and Framlingham Castle [Castle Vlog Nr.1]
Hello and welcome to new castle Vlog!
I decided to make some changes in video.so I cut out all that part where I am driving with a car and filmed like vlog style thing.
This is my first time to film like that,and it was weird and out of my comfort zone.For now I will film like that.
We will visit Bungau castle and Framlingham castle.
Bungay castle full history
Framlingham castle full history
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The Castles of Suffolk
Author Peter Tryon talks about his book The Castles of Suffolk and introduces you to the various buildings - and the remains and sites of those which are now long gone. Standing in front of the dramatic ruins of Bungay Castle, he recalls the struggle for influence and raw power that the buildings illustrate as their lords and ladies sort to exert control over the county's population.
For more information on the book and to buy a copy online, call in at poppyland.co.uk, a site which will also bring you a range of resources and other books and DVDs about East Anglia.
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Small Town Bullies in The Bungay !
Champion Funk Exploits from the Cinco Di Maya Boum Party at Tun's Barn !
Man consumed by flames in A Looking Glass for London and England
A representation of how a man might be consumed by flames in Robert Greene and Thomas Lodge's 'A Looking Glass for London and England' (~1590-92). In 'A Looking Glass for London and England', Radagon, the King's advisor, is consumed by flames as punishment for his wrongdoing. This video demonstrates how this effect could have been achieved in the trap at the Rose Theatre. The two torches in the trap provide the effect of the flames and the actor steps into the pit down a steep set of stairs to complete the illusion of being consumed.
The Beast of Bungay
Halloween Special -
The Tale of Englands most famous Legend the Black Dog of Bungay.
Happy Halloween!
Martin
Framlingham Castle: Explore Roger Bigod's Keepless Castle in Suffolk, England
Mom and I went to Framlingham for the Church of St. Michael to see the Howard Monuments. As we drove through the town we saw signs about castle parking. We didn't even know there was a castle in Framlingham. It was not easy to find due to regulations (the parking lot is next to a restaurant). This is where we first heard of the English Heritage Overseas Visitor Pass (OVP).
In the late 11th century Roger Bigod, Sheriff of Suffolk, or his son Hugh, built a motte and bailey castle at Framlingham. By the 12th century the Bigods were the Earls of Norfolk but they fell out with the Crown. Henry II confiscated four Bigod castles in 1157 but allowed Hugh to buy back Framlingham and Bungay for £666 in 1165. Hugh joined the rebellion of Henry's sons in 1173 and Framlingham and was destroyed.
Hugh's son Roger eventually regained royal favor. He built the current castle with no keep but a curtain wall and mural towers. Framlingham was given over to King John after a dispute during the first Baron's War in 1215. Bigod eventually regained the castle.
Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk, completed extravagant renovations to Framlingham Castle, and borrowed huge sums of money. The castle was seized again, but later returned on condition that it be granted back to the Crown after Roger's death. By the 13th century a prison had been built in the castle, probably in the Lower Court.
Edward II gave Framlingham to his brother-in-law, Thomas of Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk. After Thomas' death in 1338 the castle passed through several hands, then to Thomas de Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk. During the Mowbray occupation the two lakes were constructed, the southern one contained an island with a dovecote.
In 1476 Framlingham passed to John Howard, Duke of Norfolk, who probably added the decorative chimneys. The Great Chamber was built and the drawbridge replaced with the present bridge between 1524 - 1547. Pleasure gardens had been built in the Lower Court and Bailey, and a viewing gallery installed in the Prison Tower.
John was killed at Bosworth Field and his son Thomas placed in the Tower of London. Henry VII granted the castle to John de Vere but returned it to Thomas Howard after he fought for the Crown at Flodden in 1513. The 3rd Duke, also Thomas, was attainted for his support of Bloody Mary, but was spared when Henry VIII died the day before his execution. The 4th Duke, another Thomas, was executed by Elizabeth I in 1572 and the castle returned to the Crown.
James I granted the now derelict Framlingham Castle to Thomas Howard, Earl of Suffolk, in 1613. His son Theophilus fell into debt and sold the castle to Sir Robert Hitcham in 1635. Hitcham died in 1636 and left the castle to Pembroke College on condition that they build a poorhouse.
The Church of St. Michael the Archangel dates from the 12th century, but most of the rest was built and rebuilt from 1350 - 1555. The fan tracery roof was added around 1521. One of the largest features is the 1708 Thamar organ. It was actually built around 1630, though possibly as early as 1580. Some of the pipework may date from long before that.
Several tombs are found at St. Michael's including Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, the first two wives of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, and Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey and 1st Earl of Northampton. The 3rd Duke's tomb is one of the last to display religious imagery. In the 1840s the crypt was opened and five bodies were found: the 3rd Duke, his wife, his father the 2nd Duke, and possibly the 1st Duke and one of their wives. Mary FitzAlan and Margaret Audley, the first two wives of the 4th Duke, are represented on the same monument, yet only Margaret is buried there. The purpose of space between them is not known. In 1842 the crypt was found to contain only a skull and some ashes. Tradition holds that the townspeople hid valuables in it during the Jacobite rebellion. Henry Howard and his wife were brought to St. Michael's by their son in 1613. The figures kneeling at the head are their three daughters Jane, Katherine, and Margaret.
Hugh d'Avranches - granted Framilingham to Roger Bigod
The Bigod family
King Henry II
Thomas of Brotherton
The Ufford family
The Mowbrays
John Howard, Duke of Norfolk
Medieval Re-enactment at Bungay Castle by Knights Of Honour, KOH
Medieval Re-enactment at Bungay Castle by the Knights of Honour
Amazing Halloween Jack o'lanterns in Bungay England
The origin of the name of Bungay is thought to derive from the Anglo-Saxon title 'Bunincga-haye', signifying the land belonging to the tribe of Bonna, a Saxon chieftain. Due to its high position, protected by the River Waveney and marshes, the site was in a good defensive position and attracted settlers from early times. During the Roman occupation, Bungay was an important military station[citation needed] and various Roman artifacts have been found in the region. When the Romans returned to their own homeland in the early 5th century, Britain was invaded by Saxon tribes, and the extensive settlement at Bungay is indicated by the large burial site in the Joyce Road area dating from the 6th - 7th century.[citation needed]
Bungay Castle was built by the Normans, but was later rebuilt by Roger Bigod and his family, who also owned Framlingham Castle. Bungay's village sign shows the castle. The Church of St. Mary was once the church of the Benedictine Priory (founded by Gundreda, wife of Roger Bigod). It was here that one of the most famous episodes in Bungay's history occurred:
Black ShuckOn Sunday August 4, 1577 at St Mary's Church during a service, the ghostly hound Black Shuck, also known as 'The Black Dog of Bungay' or the 'Snarleyow', is said to have killed two and left another injured. The dog was later believed to have visited the Cathedral of the Marches at Blythburgh (Holy Trinity Church) during the same thunderstorm within an hour of the appearance at Bungay. In that appearance the hound, after charging down the aisle, fled through the North door of the church. Large black scorched gouges can still be seen on the door.
The legend of Black Shuck has inspired several of the town's sporting events. An annual marathon The Black Dog Marathon begins in Bungay, and follows the course of the River Waveney and the town's football club is nicknamed the Black Dogs. Black Shuck was also the subject of a song by The Darkness.
Summer Campervan Holiday Part 10 Bungay Church Druids Stone and Mettingham Castle
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Breckland Brass Band at Bungay Castle
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Bungay Walk1
This is a video I made using photos that I took on my walk around Bungay in the UK.
Since making this video I have found out that the residents did not get a grant and decided to clean up the street and painted their own homes making it a much better place to be seen.
Marc Grimston at Framlingham Castle
Marc Grimston, author of Zio The Hero re-visits Framlingham Castle in Suffolk.
Framlingham is a major location for the story.
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Harlem Shake The White Swan Bungay Take 1