Mediæval Military Architecture in England, Volume 2 (of 2)Clark, George Thomas
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Mediæval Military Architecture in England, Volume 2 (of 2)
Clark, George Thomas
Architecture -- England; Architecture, Medieval; Military architecture
chapel, 14 feet by 13 feet, which occupies the south-eastern angle of
the building, and is so placed that the altar could be seen if desired
by each person who entered the keep. In its north and south walls are
arcades of two arches, divided by a pier carrying two nook shafts and
a third shaft in the centre. In the south-east arch is a loop, and
opposite to it a cupboard. In the east end is also a loop, placed in
a recess flanked by two shafts. The floor of this chapel is one step
above the vestibule. The ceiling of both was flat, and of timber.
Beneath chapel and vestibule is the vault already described. The walls
of this part of the forebuilding are from 2 feet 6 inches to 5 feet
thick.
From the vestibule a doorway, the second, opens in the north wall.
This has a segmental head, and is original, but it has been reduced in
breadth, probably when the basement door was opened, by the insertion
of new jambs. It opens into a vaulted passage, 6 feet wide and 5 feet
long, being the thickness of the north wall of the lower tower. It is
occupied by three steps and a landing, from which four steps ascend
into the middle vestibule. This is a chamber 25 feet long by 15 feet
broad, having a modern roof and two modern windows in its east wall,
which has been in part rebuilt. On the left, on entering, is a Tudor
doorway, and above it a square-headed window of two lights, of the same
date. This opens into a mural chamber already described, and thence
into the first floor of the keep. A large arch of relief is seen above
in the wall, and it is probable that there was always a door here.
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