Following a supervision a few weeks ago I have begun to think about posting 10 things that are not commonly known about the architecture at Bodiam Castle. This is the first, and one I have just discovered from working on the Digital Reconstruction of the Private Apartments:
The upper floors window seat is actually much taller than the one below. I hadn’t noticed this at all when I was recording it only became apparent when trying to reuse the window seat for the floor above that the ratios of height and width are very different.
Exterior of window seat windows
Interior of Window Seats
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