The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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... once supported this ) ; a chamber and an elaborate series of latrines have been provided in the wall opposite the entrance . The hall had a kitchen contrived at its upper end by splaying off a corner , and the fireplace - later ...
... once supported this ) ; a chamber and an elaborate series of latrines have been provided in the wall opposite the entrance . The hall had a kitchen contrived at its upper end by splaying off a corner , and the fireplace - later ...
Page 78
Hugh Braun. where the thirteenth - century hall stands in the ditch which once separated the two wards of the castle ( the upper of which may once have been a motte ) . At Kenilworth ( 107 ) the beautiful fifteenth - century hall stands ...
Hugh Braun. where the thirteenth - century hall stands in the ditch which once separated the two wards of the castle ( the upper of which may once have been a motte ) . At Kenilworth ( 107 ) the beautiful fifteenth - century hall stands ...
Page 99
... once dwelt in lonely Elmley , where old Leland saw the last tower being broken up " to amend Pershore Bridge . " Of the four Salopian castles of Ludlow , Bridgenorth , Redcastle and Hodnet , the first to - day totally eclipses in ...
... once dwelt in lonely Elmley , where old Leland saw the last tower being broken up " to amend Pershore Bridge . " Of the four Salopian castles of Ludlow , Bridgenorth , Redcastle and Hodnet , the first to - day totally eclipses in ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
Copyright | |
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