Pleasant Days in Pleasant PlacesHardwicke & Bogue, 1879 - 293 pages |
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... moat . Tradition states that a subterranean passage exists from this house to the Priory . St. Clare Hall was formerly a religious house consecrated to St. Clare . The large gateway , shown in our engraving , is pro- bably not the ...
... moat . Tradition states that a subterranean passage exists from this house to the Priory . St. Clare Hall was formerly a religious house consecrated to St. Clare . The large gateway , shown in our engraving , is pro- bably not the ...
Page 145
... the course of a few years became the most important seaport between the Thames and the Humber . Henry III . granted to the burgesses of Yarmouth leave and licence to L fortify the town with a wall and moat ; but GREAT YARMOUTH . 145.
... the course of a few years became the most important seaport between the Thames and the Humber . Henry III . granted to the burgesses of Yarmouth leave and licence to L fortify the town with a wall and moat ; but GREAT YARMOUTH . 145.
Page 146
... moat , and the bridges at each gate were kept most carefully with watch and ward . The eastern wall , of course , was then close to the sea ; though now , owing to the receding of the waves , there is a space of more than a quarter of a ...
... moat , and the bridges at each gate were kept most carefully with watch and ward . The eastern wall , of course , was then close to the sea ; though now , owing to the receding of the waves , there is a space of more than a quarter of a ...
Page 174
... moat , which encloses about a statute acre of ground ; but of the entire building three sides only are now standing . Entering over the bridge from the south side , we find ourselves at the portal of a very ancient gateway , which ...
... moat , which encloses about a statute acre of ground ; but of the entire building three sides only are now standing . Entering over the bridge from the south side , we find ourselves at the portal of a very ancient gateway , which ...
Page 178
... moat , and occupies three sides of a court [ quadrangle ] , on the north side of which is the hall with a large bow window , being five sides of an octagon . On the east side of the court is the chapel , on the walls of which are ...
... moat , and occupies three sides of a court [ quadrangle ] , on the north side of which is the hall with a large bow window , being five sides of an octagon . On the east side of the court is the chapel , on the walls of which are ...
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