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CAERNARVON ARCH Late C13 / early C14 architectural feature in which doorway heads are formed of a horizontal lintel supported on two corbels instead of the customary arch . So called because of the prevalence of this feature at ...
CAERNARVON ARCH Late C13 / early C14 architectural feature in which doorway heads are formed of a horizontal lintel supported on two corbels instead of the customary arch . So called because of the prevalence of this feature at ...
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( King's Works in Wales , 228 ) EDWARD III ( 1327-1377 ) His fear of French invasion led to great military expenditure at Beaumaris , Caernarvon , Calais , Carisbrooke , Conway , Corfe , Portchester , Queenborough , Rochester ...
( King's Works in Wales , 228 ) EDWARD III ( 1327-1377 ) His fear of French invasion led to great military expenditure at Beaumaris , Caernarvon , Calais , Carisbrooke , Conway , Corfe , Portchester , Queenborough , Rochester ...
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Good examples at Caernarvon and Beaumaris . At Caerphilly the gallery in south wall , between hall and moat , solves a problem of defence occasioned by the crowding of domestic buildings . WALL TOWERS see also Cavalier Towers .
Good examples at Caernarvon and Beaumaris . At Caerphilly the gallery in south wall , between hall and moat , solves a problem of defence occasioned by the crowding of domestic buildings . WALL TOWERS see also Cavalier Towers .
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