The English CastleBatsford, 1942 - 120 pages |
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Page 35
... angle turret , as at Norwich . It has also its own private stair to the basement , and a door to the well - shaft which rises in its north - western angle . The hall was approached by a door- way at its western end , and this was ...
... angle turret , as at Norwich . It has also its own private stair to the basement , and a door to the well - shaft which rises in its north - western angle . The hall was approached by a door- way at its western end , and this was ...
Page 38
Hugh Braun. pilasters , paired at the angles and centrally on each face , suggest an early date . There were no angle turrets . A keep rather similar to that of Lancaster is to be seen at Carlisle . It is known that this was built by ...
Hugh Braun. pilasters , paired at the angles and centrally on each face , suggest an early date . There were no angle turrets . A keep rather similar to that of Lancaster is to be seen at Carlisle . It is known that this was built by ...
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... angle of the castle wall was first mined and broken up and the angle of the great tower itself then assaulted . The recently discovered mine gallery under the keep at Bungay shows how this was done . First a tunnel was driven across the ...
... angle of the castle wall was first mined and broken up and the angle of the great tower itself then assaulted . The recently discovered mine gallery under the keep at Bungay shows how this was done . First a tunnel was driven across the ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 5 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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