Old London: Papers Read at the London Congress, July, 1866J. Murray, 1867 - 376 pages |
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... probably is , in some , perhaps in many cases , of Norman construction , but it is the quadrangular keep , rather than the mound , which is the grand characteristic of by far the greater number of Norman fortresses . The pre - eminence ...
... probably is , in some , perhaps in many cases , of Norman construction , but it is the quadrangular keep , rather than the mound , which is the grand characteristic of by far the greater number of Norman fortresses . The pre - eminence ...
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... probably while he was at Westmin- ster , or in the camp at Barking , that he studied the ground and selected as the site of his future citadel a point upon the eastern flank of the city defences , dis- placing for that purpose , we are ...
... probably while he was at Westmin- ster , or in the camp at Barking , that he studied the ground and selected as the site of his future citadel a point upon the eastern flank of the city defences , dis- placing for that purpose , we are ...
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... probably the earliest work in masonry , appears not to have been begun till twelve or fourteen years later . It is said to stand upon the site of the second Roman bulwark ; but looking to the well- known line of the city defences , it ...
... probably the earliest work in masonry , appears not to have been begun till twelve or fourteen years later . It is said to stand upon the site of the second Roman bulwark ; but looking to the well- known line of the city defences , it ...
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... probably supplements the original design . The area enclosed and the strength of the walls and gates are in keeping with the dimensions and impregnable character of the keep ; and the circumscribing ditch , though unusually broad and ...
... probably supplements the original design . The area enclosed and the strength of the walls and gates are in keeping with the dimensions and impregnable character of the keep ; and the circumscribing ditch , though unusually broad and ...
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... probably single - light windows of moderate size , but now enlarged , appear , one between each pair of pilasters , and each below a large plain round - headed and slightly - recessed reliev- ing arch , springing from a strip of wall ...
... probably single - light windows of moderate size , but now enlarged , appear , one between each pair of pilasters , and each below a large plain round - headed and slightly - recessed reliev- ing arch , springing from a strip of wall ...
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