Famous homes of Great Britain and their stories (1900)
Malan, Alfred Henry, editor · New York, G. P. Putnam's son; London, The Pall Mall magazine · leaf 378
ay, which was again defended by a portcullis, loopholes, anddoors, like the barbican. It is flanked by towers, the summitsof which are connected by a bridge, enabling the defenders toconcentrate the largest amount of destructive power on thecourt beneath. The outer portcullis is worked by a… … QUEEN ELIZABETHS SADDLE shrubs, and crossed by the fortifications, in which the NorthernTower forms a prominent object. On the right, connected bywalls of enormousstrength, are twoincomplete towers,termed the Bear andClarence Towers, theformer begun byRichard III., and thelatter probably byhis…
Historic buildings · Country homes · Dwellings
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