Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 15
... keep has survived 21 months of artillery bombardment and 600 years of weathering - a fitting emblem for the local building society . 14 November 1645. By now the king's cause was hopeless , but Colonel Boys still held out , until ...
... keep has survived 21 months of artillery bombardment and 600 years of weathering - a fitting emblem for the local building society . 14 November 1645. By now the king's cause was hopeless , but Colonel Boys still held out , until ...
Page 80
... keep does not now rise above ground and first floor levels . deed , there were similarities between that edifice and the Great Tower of Rochester Castle . How- ever , the two projects were separated by forty years , the latter being ...
... keep does not now rise above ground and first floor levels . deed , there were similarities between that edifice and the Great Tower of Rochester Castle . How- ever , the two projects were separated by forty years , the latter being ...
Page 113
... keep completely encircled by one continuous battery . Sandgate Castle's chemise of bastions formed what can best be ... keep surrounded by a bailey , also square but at right- angles to the keep . The north and south curtain walls thus ...
... keep completely encircled by one continuous battery . Sandgate Castle's chemise of bastions formed what can best be ... keep surrounded by a bailey , also square but at right- angles to the keep . The north and south curtain walls thus ...
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