The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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Page 30
... beautiful architectural style . From their Scandinavian ancestors they had inherited the fine timber technique - a love of soaring pillared halls with slender shafts lending such grace to the interiors as had never before been known in ...
... beautiful architectural style . From their Scandinavian ancestors they had inherited the fine timber technique - a love of soaring pillared halls with slender shafts lending such grace to the interiors as had never before been known in ...
Page 36
... beautiful main door- way of the keep was turned into a fireplace in Tudor days . From the forebuilding in which this is situated an exceptionally beauti- ful staircase descends to the ground level ( 36 ) . This is the finest staircase ...
... beautiful main door- way of the keep was turned into a fireplace in Tudor days . From the forebuilding in which this is situated an exceptionally beauti- ful staircase descends to the ground level ( 36 ) . This is the finest staircase ...
Page 107
... beautiful remains of Scotney in Sussex ( 93 ) , the queer polygonal structure at Wardour in Wiltshire , to - day embowered in lovely old trees . In the North are the grimmer - looking piles of Bolton ( 109 ) and Sheriff Hutton in ...
... beautiful remains of Scotney in Sussex ( 93 ) , the queer polygonal structure at Wardour in Wiltshire , to - day embowered in lovely old trees . In the North are the grimmer - looking piles of Bolton ( 109 ) and Sheriff Hutton in ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
Copyright | |
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