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As the inhabitants of the castle might find themselves confined to the tower for a long period , a well was most essential , and sometimes there is even a small kitchen . In the mediaeval castle hall it was usual to have the kitchen at ...
As the inhabitants of the castle might find themselves confined to the tower for a long period , a well was most essential , and sometimes there is even a small kitchen . In the mediaeval castle hall it was usual to have the kitchen at ...
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Sometimes , in later keeps the angles are thickened out slightly to allow more room for the staircases in what were after all not very thick walls , and these angles were then usually carried up above the battlements as angle turrets .
Sometimes , in later keeps the angles are thickened out slightly to allow more room for the staircases in what were after all not very thick walls , and these angles were then usually carried up above the battlements as angle turrets .
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Sometimes a separate stone barbican , rather like the front wall of a fourteenth - century gatehouse with its twin stairturrets , was added in advance of the gate , as at Carisbrooke ( 103 ) or Lewes ( 102 ) .
Sometimes a separate stone barbican , rather like the front wall of a fourteenth - century gatehouse with its twin stairturrets , was added in advance of the gate , as at Carisbrooke ( 103 ) or Lewes ( 102 ) .
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Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The English Castle British heritage series English countryside series |
| Author | Hugh Braun |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | B. T. Batsford, Limited, 1936 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 10 Feb 2020 |
| Length | 120 pages |
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