The Tonbridge Castle Museum Collection

Roland Lee on location drawing in his travel sketchbook in Kent England

Roland Lee Sketchbook drawing in The Tonbridge Collection at Tonbridge Castle, Kent, England

The Jeffery Family Collection of Tonbridge memorabilia is on permanent display at the Tonbridge Castle in Tonbridge, Kent, England. Roland Lee's sketchbook drawing of the Castle Gatehouse is now part of the permanent collection courtesy of Shaun Jeffery.

"Tonbridge Gatehouse" (below) was sketched by American artist Roland Lee on location during a painting trip to England in May 2008. Artwork details: The drawing was done with a 6B Sanford series 3800 pencil, in a Surrey Sketchbook, on 70lb acid-free cream paper. The hardbound sketchbook was purchased at the Heaton Cooper Studio in Grasmere, Cumbria, England.

Sketchbook drawing of Tonbridge Castle gatehouse by Roland Lee

Photo of Tonbridge Castle gatehouse by artist Roland Lee
The Gatehouse at Tonbridge took 30 years to build and was completed in 1260.

Photo of Tonbridge Castle gatehouse by artist Roland Lee
The remains of the Motte and Bailey Castle at Tonbridge. Roland Lee's sketchbook drawing of the gatehouse is on display in the Tonbridge Collection at the castle.

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