The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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Page 19
... Tower were hugely expanded. The original Roman city wall, which had formed the Tower's eastward defences, was demolished and replaced by a tall new curtain wall. On the southern, river side of the Tower, the existing curtain wall was ...
... Tower were hugely expanded. The original Roman city wall, which had formed the Tower's eastward defences, was demolished and replaced by a tall new curtain wall. On the southern, river side of the Tower, the existing curtain wall was ...
Page 14
... Tower ( now called the Belfry or Bell Tower ) , the Beauchamp Tower , the Devilin or Devereux Tower ( at the north - western angle ) , the Flint Tower , Bowyer's Tower , the Brick or Burbage Tower , the Martin Tower ( at the north ...
... Tower ( now called the Belfry or Bell Tower ) , the Beauchamp Tower , the Devilin or Devereux Tower ( at the north - western angle ) , the Flint Tower , Bowyer's Tower , the Brick or Burbage Tower , the Martin Tower ( at the north ...
Page 227
... Towers and Prison Lodgings in his Majesty's Tower of London , taken out of a paper of Mr. Wil- liam Franklyns , sometyme Yeoman - Warder , dat . 16th March , 1641 , as followeth , viz . White Tower . - The White Tower , or Cæsar's Tower ...
... Towers and Prison Lodgings in his Majesty's Tower of London , taken out of a paper of Mr. Wil- liam Franklyns , sometyme Yeoman - Warder , dat . 16th March , 1641 , as followeth , viz . White Tower . - The White Tower , or Cæsar's Tower ...
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