The English CastleBatsford, 1942 - 120 pages |
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Hugh Braun. Latrines Private Stair Fireplace Chapel here CHAMBER Kitchen here HALL Public Stair Great Stair Pic was at one end of the hall and was approached by an outside staircase . At the opposite end of the hall a doorway led through ...
Hugh Braun. Latrines Private Stair Fireplace Chapel here CHAMBER Kitchen here HALL Public Stair Great Stair Pic was at one end of the hall and was approached by an outside staircase . At the opposite end of the hall a doorway led through ...
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... staircase from the hall to the roof remains , but the private stair was destroyed when the northern angles of the keep were brought down . The foundations of a huge keep , the third largest in this country , remain at Duffield in ...
... staircase from the hall to the roof remains , but the private stair was destroyed when the northern angles of the keep were brought down . The foundations of a huge keep , the third largest in this country , remain at Duffield in ...
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... stair , which at Orford he balanced with two other similar turrets having useful chambers in them . The staircase angle was always the weak point of a square keep , and Henry's keep at Scarborough has its stair in the middle of a wall ...
... stair , which at Orford he balanced with two other similar turrets having useful chambers in them . The staircase angle was always the weak point of a square keep , and Henry's keep at Scarborough has its stair in the middle of a wall ...
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CASTLES OF EARTH | 5 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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