Some account of domestic architecture in England, from Richard II to Henry VIII (1859)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford London, J. H. and J. Parker · leaf 159
at first, a portcullis, as atWarwick, where it is still continued in use to add tothe grandeur of the whole effect; but in the later housesthe portcullis generally disappears, and the gate-houseitself assumes a more peaceful and ornamental character,and becomes of more importancea; sometimes quite… … GATEWAY OF INNER CODBT, WINGF1ELD MANOR, DERBYSHIRE. I THE CHAMBERS AND OFFICES. 89 Passing through the gateway, we enter the outercourt or bailey, which was generally of considerableextent, and contained the farm buildings and the sta-bles, or a part of them, as there were sometimes sta-bles in…
Architecture, Domestic
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