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... and by the proud description , written in Stephen's reign ( 1135–54 ) , by Laurence the Prior of Durham , of the tower upon the motte at Durham - ' four posts are plain , on which it rests , one post at each strong corner ' .
... and by the proud description , written in Stephen's reign ( 1135–54 ) , by Laurence the Prior of Durham , of the tower upon the motte at Durham - ' four posts are plain , on which it rests , one post at each strong corner ' .
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Yet , though a curtain wall embellished with a strong gatehouse is thrown round it like a loose girdle , and though the main pile has in places masonry of immense thickness and incorporates some four strong towers , the place is ...
Yet , though a curtain wall embellished with a strong gatehouse is thrown round it like a loose girdle , and though the main pile has in places masonry of immense thickness and incorporates some four strong towers , the place is ...
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Here the site is naturally strong , the buildings are disposed in orderly fashion round two courtyards each with a defended gateway , and the main walls are of strong width and good stone . Yet the beautiful range of ruined domestic ...
Here the site is naturally strong , the buildings are disposed in orderly fashion round two courtyards each with a defended gateway , and the main walls are of strong width and good stone . Yet the beautiful range of ruined domestic ...
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