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... Maxstoke ( 113 ) , no Nunney ( 99 ) , to say nothing of glorious Raglan ( 116 ) . The pleasure these beautiful homes must have given to their creators and owners must be fully equalled to - day by those among us who may be fortunate ...
... Maxstoke ( 113 ) , no Nunney ( 99 ) , to say nothing of glorious Raglan ( 116 ) . The pleasure these beautiful homes must have given to their creators and owners must be fully equalled to - day by those among us who may be fortunate ...
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Hugh Braun. 95 MAXSTOKE , WARWICKSHIRE : a fine but feebly fortified Manor - house of the mid - 14th Century 96 MAXSTOKE , WARWICKSHIRE : the great Gatehouse adds a.
Hugh Braun. 95 MAXSTOKE , WARWICKSHIRE : a fine but feebly fortified Manor - house of the mid - 14th Century 96 MAXSTOKE , WARWICKSHIRE : the great Gatehouse adds a.
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... Maxstoke ( 96 ) , dating from 1346 , or the very fine example at Donnington in Berk- shire ( 101 ) erected in 1386 . This is one of the very few new fourteenth - century castles to be erected on an old site . The oval Norman mound conse ...
... Maxstoke ( 96 ) , dating from 1346 , or the very fine example at Donnington in Berk- shire ( 101 ) erected in 1386 . This is one of the very few new fourteenth - century castles to be erected on an old site . The oval Norman mound conse ...
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CASTLES OF EARTH | 5 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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