Clark, George Thomas, 1809-1898 · London, Wyman & sons · leaf 498
ct, about 14 feet broadand parapeted on each side, ascended with a very steep slope to apoint 13 feet from the gate of the barbican, where it stopped abru])tly,and is still seen rising out of the ditch, and about 20 feet high. Thebarbican is a narrow rectangular space, contained between two… … 10 20 30 40 FEET trunnions 14 inches in diameter, dropped from the outer gate uponthe pier already mentioned. The pier was 4 feet lower than the cillof the bridge, so as to preserve the steepness of the approach. Thebridge was balanced by a short and heavy tailpiece or counterpoisewhich worked in a…
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