The castles and abbeys of England; Vol. 1 of 2: from the national records, early chronicles, and other standard authorsBeattie, William
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The castles and abbeys of England; Vol. 1 of 2: from the national records, early chronicles, and other standard authors
Beattie, William
Abbeys -- England; Castles -- England
ANCIENT BRIDGE ACROSS THE MOAT, the Approach to Eltham Hall HERMAN. WALL. 123
ELTHAM HALL, from the North-east--showing the Entrance, Double Windows,
&c. SARGENT. WALL. 125
SCREEN IN ELTHAM HALL--with the Entrance-door in the Centre, and Orchestra
above SARGENT. O. SMITH. 126
GREAT BAY-WINDOW IN THE HALL, at the North-east end of the Dais SARGENT. WAKEFIELD. 127
MEETING OF ANNE OF CLEVES AND HENRY VIII. ON BLACKHEATH. Eltham
Hall on the right, and Shooter’s Hill in the background HERMAN. WALMESLEY. 130
<g>Rochester Castle.</g>
[Illustration]
“Hic matres, miseraque nurus, hic cara sororum
Pectora mærentum. puerique parentibus orbi
Dirum execrantur bellum.”
ARTISTS. ENGRAVERS. PAGE.
STEEL PLATE.--ROCHESTER CASTLE, from the River Medway SARGENT. ADLARD.
ARMS OF ROCHESTER CASTLE--Seal of the Town HERMAN. WALL. 133
ROCHESTER CASTLE, with the Outer Walls, taken from the South-east end of
the Bridge SARGENT. JACKSON. 134
GATEWAY. Portcullis and Sentinel on Guard WHIMPER. 138
THE DONJON; or GUNDULPH’S TOWER--showing the Entrance from the South SARGENT. EVANS. 140
ODO, BISHOP OF BAYEUX and EARL OF KENT HERMAN. COOKE. 141
ROCHESTER CASTLE. The Siege by King John, A.D. 1215 SARGENT. WHIMPER. 143
THE BATTLEMENTS OF THE MAIN TOWER--showing Arcades on the right, where
the Castle Chapel is supposed to have been SARGENT. EVANS. 146
ARCHWAY, with View into the Tilting Yard WHIMPER. 149
SMALL TOWER OF THE CASTLE--showing the thickness of the Outer Walls PRIOR. WALL. 153
PRINCIPAL ENTRANCE TO THE MAIN TOWER--showing the position of the ancient
Portcullis. View taken from the Entrance, looking Westward PRIOR. RIMBAULT. 154
THE STATE PRISON in Rochester Castle; as it is, and as it was PRIOR. WHIMPER. 155
STATE APARTMENTS IN THE CASTLE--showing the Norman Architecture. SARGENT. O. SMITH. 157
ROCHESTER CASTLE BY MOONLIGHT--with the supposed Secret Entrance from
the River HERMAN. WAKEFIELD. 159
INNER ARCHED GALLERY, surrounding the Apartments PRIOR. WALL. 160
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