The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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Page 37
... hall attached to it , as at Wolvesey . It is a curious fact that at least four episcopal castles show this combination of hall and keep . Wolvesey has already been noted , and at Taunton are the remains of a small but strong keep ...
... hall attached to it , as at Wolvesey . It is a curious fact that at least four episcopal castles show this combination of hall and keep . Wolvesey has already been noted , and at Taunton are the remains of a small but strong keep ...
Page 38
... keep rather similar to that of Lancaster is to be seen at Carlisle . It is known that this was built by King David ... hall - keeps , and contain chambers in their thickness which are possibly not all yet explored . There is a curious ...
... keep rather similar to that of Lancaster is to be seen at Carlisle . It is known that this was built by King David ... hall - keeps , and contain chambers in their thickness which are possibly not all yet explored . There is a curious ...
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... hall and Bishop's Waltham an arcade behind the dais , a frequent feature of Norman halls which may be seen , for example , at the keep of Norwich . At Portchester , where there is a hall - keep that was after- wards converted into a ...
... hall and Bishop's Waltham an arcade behind the dais , a frequent feature of Norman halls which may be seen , for example , at the keep of Norwich . At Portchester , where there is a hall - keep that was after- wards converted into a ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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