The English CastleBatsford, 1942 - 120 pages |
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Page 27
... basements were not beneath the ground and should therefore be called , strictly , the " ground floor . " As , however , the entrance to such structures was nearly always on the first floor , the lower storey became in effect a basement ...
... basements were not beneath the ground and should therefore be called , strictly , the " ground floor . " As , however , the entrance to such structures was nearly always on the first floor , the lower storey became in effect a basement ...
Page 35
... basement of which had a row of columns down it to support the floor , and a long narrow chamber . The staircases were in the usual position , and at the lower end of the hall the wall was thickened out for the latrines . It is a pity ...
... basement of which had a row of columns down it to support the floor , and a long narrow chamber . The staircases were in the usual position , and at the lower end of the hall the wall was thickened out for the latrines . It is a pity ...
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Hugh Braun. its basement and a room above the entrance which may have been the chapel . The top of the external ... basement was built out at this point to contain them . There are the remains of two large tower - keeps in the east ...
Hugh Braun. its basement and a room above the entrance which may have been the chapel . The top of the external ... basement was built out at this point to contain them . There are the remains of two large tower - keeps in the east ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 5 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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