The English CastleBatsford, 1942 - 120 pages |
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... side castles are frequent . Most of the Conqueror's castles are such , having one side of their baileys along a cliff edge . At Oxford a great semicircular bailey was laid out beside the Thames with a motte at one end . In the same ...
... side castles are frequent . Most of the Conqueror's castles are such , having one side of their baileys along a cliff edge . At Oxford a great semicircular bailey was laid out beside the Thames with a motte at one end . In the same ...
Page 83
... side two rooms , one of which was the pantry ( literally " bread room , ” but in practice a sort of servery for food ) , and the other a buttery for the butler who had charge of the drinks . Thus you may often see at the ends of castle ...
... side two rooms , one of which was the pantry ( literally " bread room , ” but in practice a sort of servery for food ) , and the other a buttery for the butler who had charge of the drinks . Thus you may often see at the ends of castle ...
Page 103
... side rooms of the gatehouse . With the development of the courtyard plan , however , these rooms became absorbed in ... side of the bridge - pit , as at Donnington , or at Launceston , where the walls have been added in advance of an ...
... side rooms of the gatehouse . With the development of the courtyard plan , however , these rooms became absorbed in ... side of the bridge - pit , as at Donnington , or at Launceston , where the walls have been added in advance of an ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 5 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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