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HALL The principal and all - purpose room of a mediaval house . From mid C11 the hall tended to be raised over a storage basement , accessible only from the floor above . Where the hall was wide its floor was usually supported by a row ...
HALL The principal and all - purpose room of a mediaval house . From mid C11 the hall tended to be raised over a storage basement , accessible only from the floor above . Where the hall was wide its floor was usually supported by a row ...
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Hall - Keep a corner of the end wall . The side of the screens ' passage opposite the hall had service hatches or doors from buttery , pantry and kitchens . At the opposite end from screens and minstrels ' gallery was a dais for high ...
Hall - Keep a corner of the end wall . The side of the screens ' passage opposite the hall had service hatches or doors from buttery , pantry and kitchens . At the opposite end from screens and minstrels ' gallery was a dais for high ...
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Fine hall. (1). C P? UDNY, Aberdeenshire 8726 C16-17 C S Great rectangular tower-house of five storeys. Fine hall, secret passage and privy stair. (1). URQUHART, Invernesshire 5328 C12, 14, 16, 17 C+ DE Scarped motte on promontory site ...
Fine hall. (1). C P? UDNY, Aberdeenshire 8726 C16-17 C S Great rectangular tower-house of five storeys. Fine hall, secret passage and privy stair. (1). URQUHART, Invernesshire 5328 C12, 14, 16, 17 C+ DE Scarped motte on promontory site ...
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