Definitionn. a tower that is part of a defensive structure
Last update: July 24, 2015
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Others are Bootham Bar, the main entrance from the N., also having a Norman arch; Monk Bar (N.E.), formerly called Goodramgate, but renamed in honour of General Monk, and Walmgate Bar, of the time of Edward I., retaining the barbican repaired in 1648. [Please select]
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It was, therefore, with some relief that the free-lance heard the summons at the barbican. [Please select]
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I will charge from the main gate and attack the barbican on the outside. [Please select]
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Sikes struck, by way of Chiswell Street, into Barbican: thence into Long Lane, and so into Smithfield; from which latter place arose a tumult of discordant sounds that filled Oliver Twist with amazement. [Please select]
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Little Britain or Britagne Street had a residence belonging to the Dukes of Brittany, and Barbican was notable for its Roman tower, around which were large gardens. [Please select]
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