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A History of the County of Warwick
… or north-east end. Here a central gatehouse tower with a barbican outside it is connected by high curtain walls to two … on the south and Guy's Tower on the north. Beyond the barbican there was originally a drawbridge across the dry … ascribed the building of Caesar's Tower, the gatehouse and barbican, and part at least of the high curtain wall on the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… century the Bar was heightened to house a portcullis and a barbican was added; the absence of any means of access to a barbican parapet walk from the first floor of the Bar, as … main Bars, suggests that when the heightening took place a barbican was not envisaged. The portcullis is mentioned in …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… space of the bridge, together with the house called the Barbican; and that they should have one fair in the city … this enquiry there is mention made of a drawbridge, and a barbican, the work of which belonged to the king; they were … space of the bridge, together with the house called the Barbican. 52 In this state Rochester-bridge seems to have …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… corner of the bailey; 7 a great hall; a gatehouse with a barbican; and five towers, including the great tower on the …
A History of the County of Durham
… that it was 'stately and threatening,' with a tower and barbican. It was strengthened by Bishop Skirlaw (13881406), … portion as shown by existing prints consisted of a short barbican with walls of great thickness and defensive … above the gate. Apparently the drawbridge was within the barbican. The main gate had two large turrets, square at base …
A History of the County of Durham
… except the two chroniclers. Was the rebuilding of the barbican before the North Gate a consequence of this fire, or … be taken down in the process of building the wall of the barbican. 24 There are other traces of taxation and trouble …
A History of the County of Durham
… city, was more strongly built and possessed outworks and a barbican. From this gate the wall ran westwards up the mound … of which the most important were the destruction of the barbican and partial filling of the moat 20 and two additions … by the main gateway, in front of which is the site of the barbican and moat. Laurence, the monk of Durham, writing …
Magna Britannia
… then in use 19, and had succeeded so far as to take the barbican by assault, and to batter down the bridge which …
Report on the Records of the City of Exeter
… (5 8); willowes to bynde faggotts for fortificacion of the Barbican, for demolisbing howses, making and grindinge of …
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