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 65
... upper ward to meet the gate , and the presence of a garderobe chute implies that there was an upper room to this chamber block , which remained in use until the fourteenth century . The only surviving evidence for access to the upper ...
... upper ward to meet the gate , and the presence of a garderobe chute implies that there was an upper room to this chamber block , which remained in use until the fourteenth century . The only surviving evidence for access to the upper ...
Page 87
... upper ward , whilst the other two lay before the east gatetower that connected the lower ward with the outworks . The evidence for the first bridge to the upper ward consisted of the the remains of a trench 3.2m long for a timber ...
... upper ward , whilst the other two lay before the east gatetower that connected the lower ward with the outworks . The evidence for the first bridge to the upper ward consisted of the the remains of a trench 3.2m long for a timber ...
Page 153
... upper windows are typically Saxon in design . The north wall of the apse is angled in a south - easterly direction ; that is to say , it does not meet the wall of the main body of the chapel at 90 ° . This has led to two possible ...
... upper windows are typically Saxon in design . The north wall of the apse is angled in a south - easterly direction ; that is to say , it does not meet the wall of the main body of the chapel at 90 ° . This has led to two possible ...
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