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Thanks ------------------ Castles are often subdivided into different wards called Baileys, usually you get an inner and outer bailey, sometimes a middle bailey. The outer bailey generally contains workshops and stables called smithys and stables. The inner bailey contains the higher status buildings are rooms. The gatehouse might be protected by a Barbican, a small enclosure before the gate. Most, but not all, castles have a Keep, or Donjon (dungeon is a curruption of this term). The Keep would generally have a ground floor cellar (often, incorrectly, called the dungeon), where supplies were stored; A first floor Hall, where everyone ate, meetings were held, feast had, court cases were judged - basically the working center of a castle; A second floor Solar, which was the lords private chamber, where he entertained only his most important guests, he slept, kept his munuments (important documents). In many keeps there was also a chapel (often dedicated to St Micheal, the soldier saint). There was often a larger, more impossing Hall and chapel in the Inner Bailey, as the defensive nature of the keep to not lend itself to grand spacious buildings. The Kitchen was usually a seperate building close to, but not part of, the Hall. Between the kitchen and the Hall would usually be the Pantry, where dry foodstuff were stored. (From Pan, the french for bread, the most common stuff stored in a pantry) and the Buttery, where liquids were stored (Beer, cider and wine in barrels called Butts). Please note butter is stored in the pantry. There that should get you started. ------------------ ------------------ Gordon. [This message has been edited by duncan (edited 02-11-2000).]Steve Maynard Greetings all,
I am after the various names of different of a "Citadel" as I am constructing a Web page based on this format.
Steve Maynard
Philip Davis I would like to help you but I'm afraid I don't understand yor question. Could you please make it clearer what information you are after?
Neurotics build castles in the air, psychotics live in them, Psychiatrists charge the rent, art therapists do the interior design and nurses clean out the garderobes!
http://www.castlesontheweb.com/members/philipdavis/index.html canadab Are you asking for the names of rooms that are commonly found in castles? Steve Maynard Hi, Steve Maynard Hi,
Sorry, I should made myself a bit clearer. Basically I'm trying to put togeteher a web site for the medieval reenactment group I belong to call "Citadel" and I want to base the site on the structure of a Castle/Citadel, using the names of the various "rooms" as the names for the different parts of the website. So I after the names of the various rooms.
Thanks,
Steve MaynardPhilip Davis Ok then;
The top of the keep might have turrets, sometimes called Bartizans, particularly if corbelled out over the walls.
Neurotics build castles in the air, psychotics live in them, Psychiatrists charge the rent, art therapists do the interior design and nurses clean out the garderobes!
http://www.castlesontheweb.com/members/philipdavis/index.html wurdsmiff What about the garderobe??!!
'Give me the groves that lofty brave,
The storms, by Castle Gordon'.
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www.castlesontheweb.com/members/wurdsmiff/castles.htm duncan What about grains and other dry goods as well as meat? Jeff Parker Well, they'll probably end up in the garderobe...eventually.:P
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