Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 80
... chapel - a similar plan to that of the Tower of London . Originally 24 metres high , the keep does not now rise above ground and first floor levels . deed , there were similarities between that edifice and the Great Tower of Rochester ...
... chapel - a similar plan to that of the Tower of London . Originally 24 metres high , the keep does not now rise above ground and first floor levels . deed , there were similarities between that edifice and the Great Tower of Rochester ...
Page 97
... chapel - into part of which was raised the portcullis protecting the flat - faced entrance from the Lower Bailey into Marten's Tower . The small square holes in the curtain wall were for the installation of wooden hoarding ( or brattice ) ...
... chapel - into part of which was raised the portcullis protecting the flat - faced entrance from the Lower Bailey into Marten's Tower . The small square holes in the curtain wall were for the installation of wooden hoarding ( or brattice ) ...
Page 103
... chapel is denoted by the large decorated - style east window . The small watchtower just visible above that window belongs to the gatehouse over the postern gate and bridge to the south . That range of buildings from the chapel right ...
... chapel is denoted by the large decorated - style east window . The small watchtower just visible above that window belongs to the gatehouse over the postern gate and bridge to the south . That range of buildings from the chapel right ...
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