Inside the Great Tower of Chepstow Castle (Wales), built around 1070AD.The main floor, at first-floo
Inside the Great Tower of Chepstow Castle (Wales), built around 1070AD.The main floor, at first-floor level (i.e. above the ground floor) ismarked by square holes where the floor beams were.Another storey was added in the 13th century, in twosuccessive remodellings. This second floor was originally divided inhalf by a wooden partition, into hall (foreground) and chamber(background). The fragment of arcade in the middle of the right-handwall shows where this partition began.A stairway to the battlements is supported by, and concealed within,a half-arch in the second floor (the third storey), at the top of theright-hand wall. -- source link
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