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The walling would appear as vertical boarding and the well - pitched roofs were probably covered with shingles . The ends of the gables may have been ornamented with dragon - heads , relics of the piratical longships of the bad old days ...
The walling would appear as vertical boarding and the well - pitched roofs were probably covered with shingles . The ends of the gables may have been ornamented with dragon - heads , relics of the piratical longships of the bad old days ...
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Thus , despite the efforts of the artist of the Bayeux Tapestry to glorify the castle halls of the Conquest period , they were actually probably quite simple structures until the twelfth century was drawing to its close .
Thus , despite the efforts of the artist of the Bayeux Tapestry to glorify the castle halls of the Conquest period , they were actually probably quite simple structures until the twelfth century was drawing to its close .
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Probably many of them were as yet entirely of timber , as appears to have been the case at Hertford Castle . When such halls were rebuilt in stone they probably in many cases retained their original timber pillars .
Probably many of them were as yet entirely of timber , as appears to have been the case at Hertford Castle . When such halls were rebuilt in stone they probably in many cases retained their original timber pillars .
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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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