Medieval FortificationsLeicester University Press, 1990 - 233 pages The author considers the period from the introduction of the castle by the Normans to the accession of the Tudors and adopts a broadly thematic approach. The book provides a synthesis of what has been learnt about the development, form and function of British castles through excavations since 1945. |
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Page 133
... range on the western side of the inner bailey of Portchester are sparse , with some evidence for a Norman hall above ground level on the south - west side of the bailey . Excavations have produced only the fragmentary remains of ...
... range on the western side of the inner bailey of Portchester are sparse , with some evidence for a Norman hall above ground level on the south - west side of the bailey . Excavations have produced only the fragmentary remains of ...
Page 148
... range , the walls of the later kitchen still stand , and it was separated from the hall by a passage , as well as a service room at one end of the hall - block . The kitchen consisted of two rooms , but in the eastern chamber the ...
... range , the walls of the later kitchen still stand , and it was separated from the hall by a passage , as well as a service room at one end of the hall - block . The kitchen consisted of two rooms , but in the eastern chamber the ...
Page 149
... range of the inner bailey seems to have contained cooking facilities from the thirteenth century . An oven and a water - tank were features of the mid fourteenth - century kitchen ; it is likely that the oven was used for baking , with ...
... range of the inner bailey seems to have contained cooking facilities from the thirteenth century . An oven and a water - tank were features of the mid fourteenth - century kitchen ; it is likely that the oven was used for baking , with ...
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