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[92520] Sissinghurst Castle : The Tower
Sissinghurst Castle, Kent.
The National Trust.
The Tower.
Grade l listed.
Vita Sackville-West (1892-1962) and Harold Nicolson (1886-1968) fell in love with Sissinghurst Castle and created a world renowned garden.
With its far reaching views across the Wealden landscape, the Elizabethan tower has seen many changes since it was built in the 1570s, sitting proudly in the middle of the garden that Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson created together.
The tower has been a prison for French naval officers during the Seven Years War, used as a look out post during World War Two and the private sanctuary and writing room for Vita, who was drawn to the ruins and tower when purchasing Sissinghurst in 1930.
[92520] Sissinghurst Castle : The Tower
Sissinghurst Castle, Kent.
The National Trust.
The Tower.
Grade l listed.
Vita Sackville-West (1892-1962) and Harold Nicolson (1886-1968) fell in love with Sissinghurst Castle and created a world renowned garden.
With its far reaching views across the Wealden landscape, the Elizabethan tower has seen many changes since it was built in the 1570s, sitting proudly in the middle of the garden that Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson created together.
The tower has been a prison for French naval officers during the Seven Years War, used as a look out post during World War Two and the private sanctuary and writing room for Vita, who was drawn to the ruins and tower when purchasing Sissinghurst in 1930.