Yay! It's the Cathedral from the Castle Keep roof!
Nine long years after the original "Box on the Hill" meeting that kicked off what would morph into "Norwich Castle, Gateway to Mediæval England" and eventually "Norwich Castle - Royal Palace Reborn", the roof is now available to everyone (though because of fire escape regulations, only five wheelchair users at any one time can enjoy it).
And here's our Dan emerging onto the central roof deck. If you scroll down a few posts you'll see the structure being put in that supports it.
For those of you with elephants' memories, here is my old model showing how the new roof platforms work.
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Gods, we put some work in on this project! Dan is standing just about where the little figure is on the roof in this cutaway. Down to to lower right you'll see the Ghost Arches from the last post, when they only existed as 3D models on a server.
And this is why we did it.
I won't bore you with a full 360° as there are more than enough of those on the interweb already.
Instead, let's stand on the east side of the roof and pan across from the Cathedral.
Here's my old office window, from which endless sunsets with the Castle and the Cathedral got photographed and posted here over the years.
A half-hour cycle ride from here, down the river valley, is Old Dive's house.
And here are the Castle Gardens, on what remains of the old Castle Fee (see posts passim). Just below us is the moat and to the right, the underground Castle Quarter Mall.
The gardens are a lovely place to just sit and gaze at the Castle.
Next time, we'll venture back inside.
5 comments:
Stunning! Being one of those old elephants, I can't impress upon you how overwhelming it is to see the completed project and restoration in the flesh, so to speak. I hope one day, the MITM and I can visit it, and YOU, in person! Thank you,sweetpea, for taking me along on this journey. xoxo
Oh Dive! I'm so glad I found you here! I was so intrigued by this Norwich Castle project! I haven't been on Blogger in forever because I was getting little or no response. Perhaps I have to reinvent myself again!
Thank you both so much. More to come.
On my bucket list.
Wowza! Sorry I'm so late to the party, but SO cool to see all your posts and photos of the finished Castle! How incredibly satisfying it must be to work so hard for 9 years on a project that produces such amazing results (that you can visit whenever you want). Your attention to minute details, and insistence upon doing thing the right way, not the cheap way, has paid off and will be a lasting legacy. I do hope to visit Norwich Castle again in person to marvel at all you've accomplished. Congrats to you and the entire team for an fantastic renovation. And I do hope you enjoy your well-deserved retirement!
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