The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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... gate - tower remaining at Lewes in Sussex ( 102 ) , somewhat overwhelmed by the fine four- M teenth - century ... gate . At Exeter , where there was no keep , an enormous gate - tower was built , as large as a tower - keep , but having ...
... gate - tower remaining at Lewes in Sussex ( 102 ) , somewhat overwhelmed by the fine four- M teenth - century ... gate . At Exeter , where there was no keep , an enormous gate - tower was built , as large as a tower - keep , but having ...
Page 86
... gate itself . We have lately been rather neglectful of this most impor- tant feature of the mediaeval castle - its entrance . It will be remembered that the early stone walls had just an archway made in them , such as at Richmond or ...
... gate itself . We have lately been rather neglectful of this most impor- tant feature of the mediaeval castle - its entrance . It will be remembered that the early stone walls had just an archway made in them , such as at Richmond or ...
Page 89
... Gate at Newcastle , built in 1247 and the Constable's Gate or Fiennes Tower at Dover ( 80 ) show this form of entrance . ( The latter has been seriously spoilt by modern additions . ) At Beverstone in Gloucestershire there is a similar ...
... Gate at Newcastle , built in 1247 and the Constable's Gate or Fiennes Tower at Dover ( 80 ) show this form of entrance . ( The latter has been seriously spoilt by modern additions . ) At Beverstone in Gloucestershire there is a similar ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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