The castles and abbeys of England; Vol. 2 of 2: from the national records, early chronicles, and other standard authorsBeattie, William
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The castles and abbeys of England; Vol. 2 of 2: from the national records, early chronicles, and other standard authors
Beattie, William
Abbeys -- England; Castles -- England
USKE CASTLE AND TOWN, showing the river Uske and the Bridge in the
foreground--the ancient Castle on the right, with the Town under the
acclivity--in the back ground, th
e picturesque Scenery for which the
banks of the Uske are so remarkable
W. H. BARTLETT. A. WILLMORE. 283
PEMBROKE CASTLE from the Water, comprising the Principal Gateway--the
Postern--the great Round Tower, or Donjon--the Outworks. On the
left, part of the Tower; and westward, in the horizon, the remains of the
ancient Nunnery
W. H. BARTLETT. J. COUSEN. 293
PEMBROKE CASTLE.--Interior of the Great Court--Gateway, Towers, and
Fortifications
W. H. BARTLETT. J. COUSEN. 308
WOODCUTS.
Round Tower of Uske Castle--Chamber in the same--Curthose Tower
in Cardiff Castle. 284, 286, 311
<g>Manorbeer Castle--Neath Abbey--Kidwelly Castle--Llanstephan Castle--Carew
Castle--Margam Abbey--Appendix.</g>
STEEL ENGRAVINGS.
MANORBEER CASTLE, near the Church
W. H. BARTLETT. 321
KIDWELLY CASTLE, from the Gwendraeth
W. H. BARTLETT. 332
KIDWELLY CASTLE, from the Inner Court--Chapel on the right
W. H. BARTLETT. 334
WOODCUTS.
Neath Abbey, the Crypt 331
Ancient Dwellings near Manorbeer Castle 335
Margam Abbey, the Crypt 348
[Illustration]
THE CASTLE OF CHEPSTOW,
<g>Monmouthshire</g>.
Around us spread the hills and dales,
Where Geoffrey spun his magic tales,
And called them history: the land
Whence Arthur sprung, and all his band
Of gallant knights.--BLOOMFIELD.
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