English Castles, Volume 22B. T. Batsford, 1962 - 207 pages |
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... centre of a district - a hall for meals , which was also the centre of social life and frequently the only accommodation for the lord's retainers and garrison , a chapel , stables , store- houses and barns , and perhaps a kitchen in ...
... centre of a district - a hall for meals , which was also the centre of social life and frequently the only accommodation for the lord's retainers and garrison , a chapel , stables , store- houses and barns , and perhaps a kitchen in ...
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... centre of normal domestic life at least for the garrison . In plan the great hall changed very little throughout the Middle Ages , whether it stood within the fortifications of a castle , or elsewhere as the centre and nucleus of an ...
... centre of normal domestic life at least for the garrison . In plan the great hall changed very little throughout the Middle Ages , whether it stood within the fortifications of a castle , or elsewhere as the centre and nucleus of an ...
Page 97
... centre of each longer side . There is no separate gatehouse , but the main entrance , being placed alongside the south- east angle tower , was sufficiently defended by it . The par- ticularly noteworthy feature of this powerful castle ...
... centre of each longer side . There is no separate gatehouse , but the main entrance , being placed alongside the south- east angle tower , was sufficiently defended by it . The par- ticularly noteworthy feature of this powerful castle ...
Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 11 |
Introduction | 17 |
Early Stone Castles 35 336 | 35 |
Copyright | |
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