portcullis

Raise-and-lower drawbridge and portcullis, now with hidden chains and counterweights built right into the set, instead of the exposed strings I had as a kid.

Early on in Covid, the decision was taken to pull up the drawbridge and shutter the portcullis.

It features a moat, waterfall, drawbridge, portcullis, 26 rooms, elevator, 5 fireplaces, 6 new furnaces, secret rooms, hidden doors, hidden passageways, hidden staircase, wine cellar, Tudor style pub, and a few more surprises.”

The oil is boiling in the cauldrons and the portcullis has been installed at a ground he aims to turn into “a fortress”.

The shilling has a mint mark — a tiny image of a castle portcullis — that dates it.