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Mediæval military architecture in England (1884)

Clark, George Thomas, 1809-1898 · London, Wyman & sons · leaf 287

An illustration from Mediæval military architecture in England, 1884, leaf 287
e lower 10 feet of this tower is solid, and above this are twostages. The basement, now a cellar and boot-hole, is of irregular boss and the capitals whence spring three of the ribs are of earlyEnglish character. The shafts are wanting. The upper chamber is rudely circular, and about 18 feet… … plan, and may be called arectangular figure with in-clined ends. The walls arefrom 9 feet to 13 feet thick,and contain four pointedarched recesses with loops,and a mural chamber, alsolooped. The entrance passagefrom the gorge is bent at rightangles. BELL TOWER.—FIRST FLOOR. This chamber is vaulted…

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