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In most castles the "great hall" would not be central, but positioned against the inside of a curtain wall near the main gateway so visiting dignitaries would not have to go far inside the castle. The building would be heavily decorated and painted to impress visitors.
At Henry II's stone castle at Canterbury, Kent, built in about 1125 to replace an earlier motte-and-bailey castle, the great hall was immediately inside the Worth Gate on the castle's south side. This building was later re-used as a court house. Its position is marked as "D" on the map in the link below.
At the Tower of London, William I's early stone castle, the site of the great hall was again inside the curtain wall and to the south (marked as x on the map in the link below) - but it no longer exists today.
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Where was the hearth that heated a medieval manor house?
Usually, the hearth was in the middle of the great hall.
What are parts of a medieval castle?
I was doing a project on a castle, so i know * Bailey * Keep * Kitchen * Grat Hall * Gatehouse * Towers these parts are in a basic medieval castle
What furnishing might you find in the great hall of a castle?
What furnishing might you find in the great hall of a castle?
In Medieval Times what was an inner ward?
it was a certain part of the great hall which allows people the chance for everyone in the castle to all meet together
Where did the king live in the castle?
Castles did not have individual rooms, but one big great hall with a fireplace at one end. Everyone lived, slept, ate, and did other things in this hall and so did the king. The idea of privacy is a modern one. No one was private about anything in the middle ages. Don't listen to them. Castle had hundreds of rooms. I suspect the King's was simply the nicest one.
What are the dimensions of the great hall at goodrich castle?
The great hall at Goodrich Castle is very large with dimensions of 30 feet by 66 feet. The great hall was used for entertaining guests, meetings within the castle, and dining.
Where does a chaple go in a castle?
in the great hall
Where in the castle would there be banquets held?
The Great hall, the largest room in a castle.
What do you call the dining area in a castle?
It is called a Great Hall.
Where does a knight eat?
Knights lived in Medieval castles. In a castle, everyone ate in the mess hall, which was the castle's "dining room." However, there were no table manners or cleanliness, and if a modern person were to visit a Medieval mess hall it would probably seem rather disgusting. It was considered rude to eat with utensils.
What is a lords hall in a medieval castle?
A lord's hall in a medieval castle, often referred to as the great hall, served as the main living and gathering space for the lord and his family, as well as important guests and retainers. It was typically large and grand, featuring a high ceiling, a central hearth for warmth and cooking, and long tables for feasting and meetings. The hall was a focal point for social and political activities, showcasing the lord's wealth and power, often adorned with tapestries and heraldic banners. Besides serving as a dining area, it also functioned as a space for entertainment and judicial matters.
How many cooks were there in a medieval castle?
Most of the time yes so they could just get up and go to work but servants had a designated area where they stay they normally lived near the bottom of the castle and rarely ventured to the higher levels.
