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One of Edward I's chief carpenters was Thomas of Haughton who designed woodwork of Queen Eleanor's tomb , planned siege engines , inspected royal forests and designed a pile - driver . William Hurley ( in the time of Edward III ) built ...
One of Edward I's chief carpenters was Thomas of Haughton who designed woodwork of Queen Eleanor's tomb , planned siege engines , inspected royal forests and designed a pile - driver . William Hurley ( in the time of Edward III ) built ...
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Maintenance LOUVER ( Louvre ) A lantern - like structure raised on the roof above the central hearth of a hall , designed to extract smoke . Its sides were covered in sloping slats to keep out the rain and provide an up - draught .
Maintenance LOUVER ( Louvre ) A lantern - like structure raised on the roof above the central hearth of a hall , designed to extract smoke . Its sides were covered in sloping slats to keep out the rain and provide an up - draught .
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PREFABRICATION We know that oak roofs were sometimes made in one place , taken apart for transport and re - assembled in their designed position . The same seems to have been true of military engines and defences .
PREFABRICATION We know that oak roofs were sometimes made in one place , taken apart for transport and re - assembled in their designed position . The same seems to have been true of military engines and defences .
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