{"id":12138,"date":"2021-06-04T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T09:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/?p=12138"},"modified":"2021-06-02T06:55:54","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T05:55:54","slug":"conisborough-keep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2021\/06\/conisborough-keep\/","title":{"rendered":"Conisborough Keep"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2021\/06\/conisborough-keep\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"450px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><p>Today we have a new addition to the modular Medieval Castle range. This is a new keep based on the one at <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Conisbrough_Castle\">Conisborough Castle<\/a> near Doncaster. The castle dates from the 11th century, just after the Norman Conquest, although the unusual 6-towered keep was built later by Hamelin de Warenne, Earl of Surrey. We&#8217;ve restored it to its original condition with a conical roof.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12158\" style=\"width: 437px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12158\" data-attachment-id=\"12158\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2021\/06\/conisborough-keep\/conisbrough_castle_keep\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Conisbrough_Castle_keep.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"427,601\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Conisbrough_Castle_keep\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Richard Croft \/ Conisbrough Castle Keep \/ CC BY-SA 2.0&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Conisbrough_Castle_keep.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Conisbrough_Castle_keep.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"601\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12158\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard Croft \/ Conisbrough Castle Keep \/ CC BY-SA 2.0<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12159\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2021\/06\/conisborough-keep\/sss-8121d\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SSS-8121d.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,540\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SSS-8121d\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SSS-8121d.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SSS-8121d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12159\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The keep is available on its own or as part of a set with walls, towers and gatehouse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/SmallScaleScenery\/Modular%20Castles\/SSS-8121d.html\">SSS-8121d<\/a> &#8211; Conisborough Keep &#8211; \u00a32.00<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/SmallScaleScenery\/Modular%20Castles\/SSS-8119d.html\">SSS-8119d<\/a> &#8211; Castle Starter Set #3 &#8211; \u00a311.00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we have a new addition to the modular Medieval Castle range. This is a new keep based on the one at Conisborough Castle near Doncaster. The castle dates from the 11th century, just after the Norman Conquest, although the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2021\/06\/conisborough-keep\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Conisborough Keep - a new addition to the modular Medieval Castle range.","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17,33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-releases","category-small-scale-scenery"],"views":1814,"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SSS-8121d.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p26BWy-39M","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13315,"url":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2022\/11\/left-to-our-own-devices\/","url_meta":{"origin":12138,"position":0},"title":"Left to our own Devices","author":"Tony","date":"November 25, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"This week's new release is a collaborative effort between the two Brigadiers. 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These are both Henrician Device Forts, built by Henry VIIIth and funded by an order from the King known as a 'device'. 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