The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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Page 17
... later masonry structures which crowned them , as at Cockermouth ( 10 ) or Framlingham ( 56 ) . Some such castles have been later destroyed , so that only their mounds remain as relics of their former glory . Only the foundations remain ...
... later masonry structures which crowned them , as at Cockermouth ( 10 ) or Framlingham ( 56 ) . Some such castles have been later destroyed , so that only their mounds remain as relics of their former glory . Only the foundations remain ...
Page 38
... later keeps , however , go in for the luxury of a separate entrance floor . At Bramber in Sussex a lofty tower of this type was erected beside the gate of the old Braose stronghold , the earlier motte being too remote for the proper ...
... later keeps , however , go in for the luxury of a separate entrance floor . At Bramber in Sussex a lofty tower of this type was erected beside the gate of the old Braose stronghold , the earlier motte being too remote for the proper ...
Page 90
... Later still the chains were attached to the ends of two arms which projected from above the arch of the gate ( the slots for these may often be seen in the walls of our later castle gatehouses , as at Hurstmonceux in Sussex ( 91 ) ...
... Later still the chains were attached to the ends of two arms which projected from above the arch of the gate ( the slots for these may often be seen in the walls of our later castle gatehouses , as at Hurstmonceux in Sussex ( 91 ) ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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