Old London: Papers Read at the London Congress, July, 1866J. Murray, 1867 - 376 pages |
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... later castles ; and on the other hand , some of the finest examples of Norman fortresses have no mound : and this is remarkably the case in the subject of the present memoir , not only one of the earliest and most important of the works ...
... later castles ; and on the other hand , some of the finest examples of Norman fortresses have no mound : and this is remarkably the case in the subject of the present memoir , not only one of the earliest and most important of the works ...
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... later reign of King John , was deepened and made 204 feet broad , but which must have been a sufficient defence even at the time of the Conqueror . Ludgate , like the later Newgate , was placed in a re - entering angle of the wall , so ...
... later reign of King John , was deepened and made 204 feet broad , but which must have been a sufficient defence even at the time of the Conqueror . Ludgate , like the later Newgate , was placed in a re - entering angle of the wall , so ...
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... 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 seems more pro- bable that so massive a structure was placed on undis- turbed ground , a little to the ...
... 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 seems more pro- bable that so massive a structure was placed on undis- turbed ground , a little to the ...
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... later , and most of it considerably later than the eleventh cen- tury , 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 ...
... later , and most of it considerably later than the eleventh cen- tury , 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 ...
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... building or barbican common in later Norman keeps , as Rochester , or Scarborough , covering the entrance . The southern door and well - stair are certainly original ; but this , of small size , and 38 HISTORY OF OLD LONDON .
... building or barbican common in later Norman keeps , as Rochester , or Scarborough , covering the entrance . The southern door and well - stair are certainly original ; but this , of small size , and 38 HISTORY OF OLD LONDON .
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