ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PORTCULLIS
Port colice, from Old French porte coleïce sliding gate, from porte door, entrance + coleïce, from couler to slide, flow, from Late Latin cōlāre to filter.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PORTCULLIS»
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K.L. Butters. A massive gatehouse five stories high loomed over them with
darkness that he could feel—baleful and sinister. Drummond's skin prickled in
apprehension. Twin towers extended forward from the barbican, flanking either
side like ...
Note portcullis and drawbridge winches; this opening is 18" wide x 16V£" high. 7.
Portcullis is made of ten lA" x %" x 17%" horizontal slats fastened to eight %*x%*
x20* vertical pieces (note pointed ends), spaced on 2" centers, fastened with 18 ...
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A Handbook of Sustainable Building Design and Engineering: ...
Portcullis house is the new UK Parliamentary building, located opposite the
Houses of Parliament and Big Ben at Westminster, London, designed by Sir
Michael Hopkin's architects and partners. It is a seven-storey building that houses
UK's ...
Dejan Mumovic, Matheos Santamouris,
2009
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Iwein: The Knight with the Lion
gate, at the entrance to which hung a portcullis. One had to pass through here
and needed to watch out very carefully in order not to be killed. If either horse or
man stepped in the wrong place, this would move the catch which held up the ...
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Antient Funeral Monuments, of Great-Britain, Ireland, and ...
Edward Merlin, Portcullis, obijt. — Richard Turpin, first Biucmantle, secondly,
Windsor. — Ralph Langn.an, Portcullis, York. — Robert Cooke, Roscblanch,
Chester, Clarencieux. — John Hart, Chester. — Nicholas Dethicke, Bluemantle,
Windsor ...
John Weever, William Tooke,
1767
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Britain's Medieval Castles
A pair of heavy timber doors was normally placed close to each portcullis to
manage movement along the gate passage. Consisting of thick oak timbers
secured into an oak framework and reinforced with iron nails and straps, the
double doors, ...
Tudor badges on the gates of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey, including
the crowned portcullis of the Beau- forts; entwined white and red roses of the
Houses of York and Lancaster; crowned marguerites for Henry's mother (Lady ...
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Heraldic Design: A Handbook for Students
An alternative blazon of the arms of the Westminster City Council, taken from '
Civic Heraldry' by C. W. Scott-Giles, is as follows : Arms: Azure, a gold portcullis;
a gold chief charged with two Tudor roses and between them a pale containing
the ...
A group of young Americans go to Toray, in the Highlands, and become involved in the mystery surrounding the Laird of Toray Castle and his daughter.
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Who's the Prisoner of
Portcullis Castle?
-- Twenty detailed color photographs filled with clues and red herrings -- Exciting and challenging mystery stories with brain teasing puzzles
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PORTCULLIS»
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Row over future of Ludlow Hospital ward
Portcullis GPs said they were last week informed by Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust in a staff briefing that Stretton Ward is to be ... «shropshirestar.com, Jul 15»
Markel adds cyber risks cover to business lines
... a cyber risks helpline provided by specialist solicitors DAC Beachcroft and information security experts, Portcullis Computer Security, to assist ... «Intelligent Insurer, Jul 15»
Time travel at England's Time Capsule Castle this year
... from the top of the castle and various interesting features en route to the top of the castle, including the old portcullis boss and mason marks. «Easier, Jul 15»
It's David Cameron's summer BBQ with Labour on the grill says …
On Monday, he turned up in Parliament's Portcullis House to tell Tory MPs why people had voted for them. In a demonstration of his influence, ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Tributes paid to loved Ludlow landlord
... Park caravan site in Tenby, in 1977 took over the Royal Oak pub in Kington and in 1979 he took over as landlord of The Portcullis in Ludlow. «shropshirestar.com, Jul 15»
Schools' Ian Gow Cup in memory of popular MP
... a meeting and conference room in Portcullis House should also bear his name, alongside such Parliamentary greats as Margaret Thatcher, ... «Eastbourne Herald, Jul 15»
New Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron outlines his vision
Speaking in his Portcullis House office less than 10 minutes after his agent, Paul Trollope, broke the news, the MP said: “I'm genuinely ... «The Westmorland Gazette, Jul 15»
Government's new petitions website has a secret joke for Father Ted …
Then click several times on the portcullis (the gate with a crown on top) next to the word Petitions at the top of the page. On the seventh click the ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
22 castles within easy reach of Surrey and north-east Hampshire
Set in the heart of an historic landscape, with spiral staircases, battlements and a portcullis, 14th century Bodiam Castle is one of Britain's most ... «gethampshire.co.uk, Jul 15»
Stunning Beverley home Bar House goes on sale
It was rebuilt in brick, with a portcullis and parapets, at a cost of £97 11d in 1409 and 1410. It bears the coat of arms of the Warton family, whose ... «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»