The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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Page 16
... perhaps , to enclose an area of some five acres . When the ditches had been dug round this and ram- parts , anything up to sixty feet or so in thickness , had risen round the edge of the enclosure , the space left available for living ...
... perhaps , to enclose an area of some five acres . When the ditches had been dug round this and ram- parts , anything up to sixty feet or so in thickness , had risen round the edge of the enclosure , the space left available for living ...
Page 76
... perhaps , the chamber . The absence of fireplaces is a noticeable feature of most early stone halls . The usual position for the fire in an early dwelling - house was , of course , the centre of the floor . In the case of a hall raised ...
... perhaps , the chamber . The absence of fireplaces is a noticeable feature of most early stone halls . The usual position for the fire in an early dwelling - house was , of course , the centre of the floor . In the case of a hall raised ...
Page 98
... perhaps at the time of the Black Death of 1350 . At Mileham in Norfolk and Ludgershall in Wiltshire the ramparts of town and castle are all that exist to remind us of the population they once protected . There are many other towns and ...
... perhaps at the time of the Black Death of 1350 . At Mileham in Norfolk and Ludgershall in Wiltshire the ramparts of town and castle are all that exist to remind us of the population they once protected . There are many other towns and ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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