The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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Page 10
... outer ward of the great castle of Dover ( 38 ) . The idea of fortifying towns having been recalled by Edward , the Danes were not long in copying it , and they too founded boroughs , usually on the banks of large rivers , where they ...
... outer ward of the great castle of Dover ( 38 ) . The idea of fortifying towns having been recalled by Edward , the Danes were not long in copying it , and they too founded boroughs , usually on the banks of large rivers , where they ...
Page 54
... outer angles of the keep are splayed off so that it looks like a square keep on the inside of the castle and an octagonal one , like Henry II's experiment at Chilham , on the outside . Unfortunately most of the outer side of this fine ...
... outer angles of the keep are splayed off so that it looks like a square keep on the inside of the castle and an octagonal one , like Henry II's experiment at Chilham , on the outside . Unfortunately most of the outer side of this fine ...
Page 84
... outer walls of their halls where the strong curtain has proved too much of a task for the stone - robbers . Such is the case at Manorbier in Pembroke , and the very fine hall at Newark - upon - Trent still has its outer wall and one ...
... outer walls of their halls where the strong curtain has proved too much of a task for the stone - robbers . Such is the case at Manorbier in Pembroke , and the very fine hall at Newark - upon - Trent still has its outer wall and one ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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