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plans: small-scale maps, usually of buildings or ruins.

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Pembroke Castle (Plan)

Pembroke Castle (Plan)

South Wales and the Wye District of Monmouthshire (1892)

This plan appears to have been the one used by Charles Oman in his book of Castles that could be reached by the Great Western Railway. The main differences are that this one is printed in two colours [...]

Keywords: maps, plans, colour, castles

Places shown: Pembroke; Pembrokeshire; Wales

Added: 2006-02-15

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Plan of York

Plan of York

The British Isles (1905)

Plan of the city of York, from approx. 1890

Keywords: maps, plans, cities

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2006-01-03

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24. Plan of Haddon Hall, Derbyshire

24. Plan of Haddon Hall, Derbyshire

The Growth of the English House (1909)

Plan of the mediaeval manor-house that’s illustrated in Fig. 25.

Keywords: manors, plans

Places shown: Bakewell; Derbyshire; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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Warkworth Castle, Northumberland: Plan of the Keep

Warkworth Castle, Northumberland: Plan of the Keep

The Growth of the English House (1909)

1. Vestibule (leading from entrance in basement) 2. Hall. 3. Chapel. 4. Great Chamber. 5. Kitchens. 6. Pantry and buttery. “[...] It has cellars and a great hall, with buttery and kitchens at one end, [...]

Keywords: castles, plans

Places shown: Warkworth; Northumberland; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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19. Stokesay Castle, Shropshire (cir. 1240-90).

19. Stokesay Castle, Shropshire (cir. 1240-90).

The Growth of the English House (1909)

Ground Plan.

There are lots of other pictures of Stokesay Castle here; try a search for Shropshire.

Keywords: plans, maps, castles

Places shown: Stokesay; Shropshire; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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3. Castle Hedingham, Essex

3. Castle Hedingham, Essex

The Growth of the English House (1909)

Plans of the Keep.

1. Ground Floor, or Basement.

2. First, or Entrance Floor.

3. The Great Hall.

4. Upper part of Hall, with Gallery.

5. Room over Hall.

Keywords: castles, plans, maps, architecture

Places shown: Castle Hedingham; Essex; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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7. Peak Castle, Derbyshire

7. Peak Castle, Derbyshire

The Growth of the English House (1909)

Plan of the Keep Peak Castle is more commonly known as Peveril Castle. See also Fig. 8. “Above the upper chamber was the roof, originally of steep pitch (see section, Fig. 9). but which may have been [...]

Keywords: castles, plans

Places shown: Peveril Castle; Castleton; Derbyshire; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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8. The Peak Castle, Derbysire (1176)

8. The Peak Castle, Derbysire (1176)

The Growth of the English House (1909)

“The keep itself, which was built in 1176, is very similar in arrangement to the peel-towers of the Scottish border and to the towers which elsewhere formed the nucleus of many fortified houses. It pr [...]

Keywords: castles, plans, architecture

Places shown: Peveril Castle; Castleton; Derbyshire; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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Peak Castle, Derbyshire: Plan of the Site.

Peak Castle, Derbyshire: Plan of the Site.

The Growth of the English House (1909)

Peak Castle is today known as Peveril Castle, and is high above the village of Castleton in the Peak District national park. “It is tolerably certain that romance had no part in the selection of this [...]

Keywords: castles, maps, plans

Places shown: Peveril Castle; Castleton; Derbyshire; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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4. Castle Hedingham, Essex.

4. Castle Hedingham, Essex.

The Growth of the English House (1909)

A window of the gallery in the hall.

Keywords: diagrams, plans, windows, castles, architecture

Places shown: Castle Hedingham; Essex; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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92. Horham Hall

92. Horham Hall

The Growth of the English House (1909)

92. Plan of Horham Hall, Essex

See also Fig. 93

Keywords: plans, maps, manors

Places shown: Horham; Essex; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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Plan of Donnington Castle.

Plan of Donnington Castle.

The Antiquities of England and Wales (1783)

After the [English] civil war was over, Mr. Packer pulled down the ruinous parts of the building, and with the materials erected the house standing under it, now in the occupation of Mark Basket, esq. [...]

Keywords: plans, ruins, castles

Places shown: Donnington; Berkshire; England

Added: 2006-01-11

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested