The Pulaskian., 1920-02-06

foU cannon near the upper part ot the bastions. The entrance from the lbnd- ward side was by drawbridge. and strong machfcolated gateway. Within each castle was a we'll. The bastaon ! walls were 20 feet thick below and II feet above. Their architect was prob4 ably one Steven von Haschenperg. Tfie garrison of Walmer consisted of captain, lieutenant two porters, ten gunners and four soldiers.
 Less than q century later we read of Waimer. castle as much decayed and threatened by the sea at high tides: moreover, rain drives into the rooms and powder houses. the gate is decayed with loose stones hanging over." and so forth. It was presumably patched up. During the Civil war the castles changed hands more than once Wall mer was besieged by Parliament troops iE 1648, and held out for a month be- fore surrendering It was much spoiled with the granades.' but the repairs were only estimated to cost f300 The castles continued to be of military importance throughout the seventeenth century
 Additions by Lord Wardens.
 The first lord warden to make Wall mer castle his residence was the duke of Dorset, appointed in 170S and again in 1727. About 1130 lie made various alterations and additions to the old structure to provide the necessary ac- commodatiOn for household further considerable additions were made by Mr. Pitt, the earl of Liverpool and Earl Granville. Apart from certain chambers belonging to the original military work and since merely adapt ed to the uses of domestic service, the oldest parts of the existing mansion are the chambers built by the duke of Dorset. Bucks view, dated 1735, shows the general aspect of this build- ing. It is raised over the central mass of the castle and follows the outlines of its walls. There is nothing remark able about the architecture or the dec oration of the rooms. A small central hall long passage leading through it with others branching off as con- venience dictated-these are the ele- nents of the plan. The plain stone wall is pierced by oblong sash-win- dows and the crest of the wall is battlemented
 The duke of Dorset's additions were mainly on the sea front, which re- mains much as he left it. I believe fb<. fls-o. r, or ,.cse,x, ryoc hico oIoaconf sunny chanber-but Lord Granville added to it. Mir. Pitt built the rooms over the southern rampant. Finally, in 1863, Lord Granville added a story containing thirteen rooms over the gate-house bastion. He also built the tower. The stone employed came from the demolition of Sandown castle. He added to the drawing as an ai- cove, the little room in which it is as- serted that Nelson and Pitt used t9 confer.
 There is nothing stately or impress sive about the aspect of the interior but the irregularity of the plan adds to the effect of domestic comfort and prf- vaey which pervades the house. One can easily understand how successive families have become attached to it. Externally there are several quite inn pressive points of view, chiefly those which command the massive and pre- ciptous walls rising from the moat One of the walls, pulled down on the occasion of Queen Victoria's visit to make new dining-room, was soon afterward rebuilt. Talleyrand when he visited Walmer insisted on sleeping in Pitts room.