The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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Page 35
... angle turret , as at Norwich . It has also its own private stair to the basement , and a door to the well - shaft which rises in its north - western angle . The hall was approached by a door- way at its western end , and this was ...
... angle turret , as at Norwich . It has also its own private stair to the basement , and a door to the well - shaft which rises in its north - western angle . The hall was approached by a door- way at its western end , and this was ...
Page 38
Hugh Braun. pilasters , paired at the angles and centrally on each face , suggest an early date . There were no angle turrets . A keep rather similar to that of Lancaster is to be seen at Carlisle . It is known that this was built by ...
Hugh Braun. pilasters , paired at the angles and centrally on each face , suggest an early date . There were no angle turrets . A keep rather similar to that of Lancaster is to be seen at Carlisle . It is known that this was built by ...
Page 39
... angle of the castle wall was first mined and broken up and the angle of the great tower itself then assaulted . The recently discovered mine gallery under the keep at Bungay shows how this was done . First a tunnel was driven across the ...
... angle of the castle wall was first mined and broken up and the angle of the great tower itself then assaulted . The recently discovered mine gallery under the keep at Bungay shows how this was done . First a tunnel was driven across the ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
Copyright | |
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