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 148
... stone wall , also underwent later changes , but there was evidence for a mortar floor and a stone - lined pit which may have been used for cold storage . A major addition to this end of the kitchen range was made some years later ...
... stone wall , also underwent later changes , but there was evidence for a mortar floor and a stone - lined pit which may have been used for cold storage . A major addition to this end of the kitchen range was made some years later ...
Page 169
... Stone tiles were also used at Sandal in the thirteenth century , although some date to the fifteenth century and may ... stone tiles or slates were brought for the castle in 1422 . Architectural fragments other than chimneys have been ...
... Stone tiles were also used at Sandal in the thirteenth century , although some date to the fifteenth century and may ... stone tiles or slates were brought for the castle in 1422 . Architectural fragments other than chimneys have been ...
Page 185
... stone wall , usually with mural towers , whilst others never progressed from the earth - and - timber stage . The early twelfth - century ramparts which surrounded the Norman town and castle of Devizes , Wiltshire , possibly built by c ...
... stone wall , usually with mural towers , whilst others never progressed from the earth - and - timber stage . The early twelfth - century ramparts which surrounded the Norman town and castle of Devizes , Wiltshire , possibly built by c ...
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