Caister Castle Caister Castle stands three miles north of Great Yarmouth, away from Caister-on-the-Ocean, but just a little inland at West Caister. This brick stronghold is really a monument to Mister John Fastolf. Fastolf would be a distinguished veteran from the Century War, a dark night of relatively humble origin who performed a significant part within the Lancastrian conquest of northern France. Falstolf built this castle in 1432-46 as he was taking pleasure in a booming retirement. On his dying in 1459, Caister passed towards the Paston family, whose letters provide a first-hands portrayal of existence in fifteenth century Norfolk. Regrettably for that Pastons, the Duke of Norfolk also laid claim that they can the castle and, when legal means had unsuccessful, he go about making good his claim by pressure. In 1469, he introduced a substantial pressure to put siege towards the castle, which creditably held out for many days from the duke's cannon prior to the inevitable surrender. Veterans from the French wars built most fifteenth century forts along with a number were in fashionable brick. They were rather showplaces, mixing lavish lodging having a show of strength. Some were built with a secondary role in seaside defense and Caistor did repulse French raiders soon after its completion. Caister was among the finest available but instead an excessive amount of was drawn lower three hundred years ago. The castle stands inside a wide moat still filled with water. It is among individuals by having an inner quadrangle along with a subsidiary base court for retainers. This really is less apparent now since the arm from the moat between your two courtyards continues to be completed. There's also a part of another courtyard behind, arrested only with a circular corner tower incorporated inside a later house. The bottom court, of inferior brick, has become fragmentary and also the primary quadrangle had experienced a lot destruction that just its north and west walls still stand.