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In the mediaeval castle hall it was usual to have the kitchen at the lower or entrance end of the hall , but in the keeps it often had to be at the other end . It may be taken as a general rule that in most castles the well was situated ...
In the mediaeval castle hall it was usual to have the kitchen at the lower or entrance end of the hall , but in the keeps it often had to be at the other end . It may be taken as a general rule that in most castles the well was situated ...
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windows at a convenient level within the lower part of the hall and chamber , although Tudor windows have been inserted where the earlier windows may have once existed . The public staircase from the hall to the roof remains , but the ...
windows at a convenient level within the lower part of the hall and chamber , although Tudor windows have been inserted where the earlier windows may have once existed . The public staircase from the hall to the roof remains , but the ...
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placed , of course , at the lower end of the hall and was usually joined to it by a passage having on either side two rooms , one of which was the pantry ( literally " bread room , ” but in practice a sort of servery for food ) ...
placed , of course , at the lower end of the hall and was usually joined to it by a passage having on either side two rooms , one of which was the pantry ( literally " bread room , ” but in practice a sort of servery for food ) ...
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Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The English Castle British heritage series |
| Author | Hugh Braun |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | B.T. Batsford, 1943 |
| Original from | Michigan State University |
| Digitized | 29 Jul 2019 |
| Length | 120 pages |
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