Keywords: sandgate castle kent outdoor architecture Around 1540 the Bohemian engineer, Stefan von Haschenperg who had designed parts of the three 'Down Castles' (Deal, Walmer and Sandown) was employed by Henry VIII to work on Sandgate Castle. He was later sacked by the King for extravagance and lewdness. Was this a case of the Pot Calling the Kettle Black? Around 1540 the Bohemian engineer, Stefan von Haschenperg who had designed parts of the three 'Down Castles' (Deal, Walmer and Sandown) was employed by Henry VIII to work on Sandgate Castle. He was later sacked by the King for extravagance and lewdness. Was this a case of the Pot Calling the Kettle Black? |