The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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Page 54
... passage . This passage was afterwards walled up and the tower turned into a keep , but the cracked masonry where the blocking was effected still shows where the great arches were originally ( 48 ) . The important castle of Richmond in ...
... passage . This passage was afterwards walled up and the tower turned into a keep , but the cracked masonry where the blocking was effected still shows where the great arches were originally ( 48 ) . The important castle of Richmond in ...
Page 86
... passage through its lower storey . The same square towers remained through the thirteenth century , but when projecting wall - towers came into use the gate- towers were made to project externally to match them . The next development ...
... passage through its lower storey . The same square towers remained through the thirteenth century , but when projecting wall - towers came into use the gate- towers were made to project externally to match them . The next development ...
Page 90
... passage , such as exists at Manorbier in Pembroke . 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 ...
... passage , such as exists at Manorbier in Pembroke . 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 ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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