The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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... possibly the spacious pillared effect would be lost for a time until the expanding population of the castle would necessitate the enlargement of the hall to its old proportions . Thus , despite the efforts of the artist of the Bayeux ...
... possibly the spacious pillared effect would be lost for a time until the expanding population of the castle would necessitate the enlargement of the hall to its old proportions . Thus , despite the efforts of the artist of the Bayeux ...
Page 36
... possibly a good deal later in date . The basement of the hall had the usual central row of columns . At the upper end of the hall is a kitchen with an angle fireplace as at Norwich , and opposite it is a room which may be some kind of ...
... possibly a good deal later in date . The basement of the hall had the usual central row of columns . At the upper end of the hall is a kitchen with an angle fireplace as at Norwich , and opposite it is a room which may be some kind of ...
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... possibly twelfth - century - keep on the top of a broad motte at Christchurch in Hampshire has had its angles splayed off in an attempt to avoid such a catastrophe . The round keep , however , was eminently suited to such a site . The ...
... possibly twelfth - century - keep on the top of a broad motte at Christchurch in Hampshire has had its angles splayed off in an attempt to avoid such a catastrophe . The round keep , however , was eminently suited to such a site . The ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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