The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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Page 26
... roof if the door was left open . When the time came for the animals to be ejected and housed in separate buildings the house itself would naturally become considerably smaller , and possibly the spacious pillared effect would be lost ...
... roof if the door was left open . When the time came for the animals to be ejected and housed in separate buildings the house itself would naturally become considerably smaller , and possibly the spacious pillared effect would be lost ...
Page 48
... roof was beneath the top of the tower , and at Conisborough a little stone turret was provided at the tower - top to protect the roof . There is quite an imposing round keep at Skenfrith in Monmouthshire , which , together with its ...
... roof was beneath the top of the tower , and at Conisborough a little stone turret was provided at the tower - top to protect the roof . There is quite an imposing round keep at Skenfrith in Monmouthshire , which , together with its ...
Page 71
... roofs of such towers were usually pitched , so that , however strong they were , siege engines could not be mounted on them . It was not until some time later that lead came into general use as a roof covering and enabled flat roofs to ...
... roofs of such towers were usually pitched , so that , however strong they were , siege engines could not be mounted on them . It was not until some time later that lead came into general use as a roof covering and enabled flat roofs to ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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