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" In the storey above were the dwelling and common living rooms of the residents, in which were the larders, the rooms of the bakers and butlers, and the great chamber in which the lord and his wife slept. Adjoining this was a private room, the dormitory... "
The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles - Page 87
by Ella S. Armitage - 1912 - 408 pages
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Archaeologia Cambrensis

1912 - 508 pages
...sheds for temporary occupation, but were carefully built dwellings designed for permanent residence. " Arnold, lord of Ardres, built on the motte of Ardres...great chamber was a certain private room, where at early dawn or in the evening or during sickness or at time of blood-letting, or for warming the maids...
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Archaeologia Cambrensis

1912 - 476 pages
...excelling all the houses of Flanders of that period both in material and in carpenter's work. The tirst storey was on the surface of the ground, where were...great chamber was a certain private room, where at early dawn or in the evening or during sickness or at time of blood-letting, or for warming the maids...
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Life in Medieval Times

Marjorie Rowling - 1973 - 228 pages
...The ground floor contained great boxes, casks, and other domestic utensils. Above were dwelling rooms and the great chamber in which the lord and his wife slept. In the inner part of the great chamber was a certain private room, where at early dawn, or in the evening,...
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Castle Life

Struan Reid - 2007 - 54 pages
...century. Solar Chapel A writer described a French family's castle in 1117: "Above were dwelling rooms and the great chamber in which the lord and his wife slept ... In the upper storey were garret rooms, in which on one side the sons slept, on the other, the daughters...
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