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Ruined abbeys and castles of Great Britain and Ireland (1864)

Howitt, William, 1792-1879 · London : A.W. Bennett · leaf 113

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pull thewhole down ; but it may be fuppofed that fome little poffeffionof tafte in the proprietors prevented the utter deftrudlion of thisunique fabric. The fhell of the caflle is ftill finely mantled with ivy, long,no doubt, to remain a monument of Wyatt Vandalifm. Notonly has the building been… … HURSTMONCEUX CASTI.E. HURSTMONCEUX CASTLE. IO3 gateway to the fouth, you are ftruck by its bold and imprefliveafpe6l. Above it are the arms of the Fiennes, with theirfupporters, the alaune, or wolf-dog. The flanking towers are84 feet high, and are capped with watch-turrets, from whichthere is a…

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