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HERTFORDSHIRE The county possesses over a hundred moated houses ( none of which are architecturally important ) and has little to offer the castle - explorer . There are the poorly preserved remains of the important castle at ...
HERTFORDSHIRE The county possesses over a hundred moated houses ( none of which are architecturally important ) and has little to offer the castle - explorer . There are the poorly preserved remains of the important castle at ...
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Sanitation Sally Port at Bodiam SALT An important commodity which had to be carefully looked after . ' Ready - use ' salt kept in salt - box in chimney recess ( survivals in Scottish tower - houses ) . Later it would have , in great ...
Sanitation Sally Port at Bodiam SALT An important commodity which had to be carefully looked after . ' Ready - use ' salt kept in salt - box in chimney recess ( survivals in Scottish tower - houses ) . Later it would have , in great ...
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YORKSHIRE , NORTH RIDING Castles are an important part of the mediaeval monuments of this Riding with important and representative examples from C11 to C15 . Richmond has one of the earliest stone halls in the country and a mighty tower ...
YORKSHIRE , NORTH RIDING Castles are an important part of the mediaeval monuments of this Riding with important and representative examples from C11 to C15 . Richmond has one of the earliest stone halls in the country and a mighty tower ...
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