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‘There is no doubt that a drawbridge existed at Farnham Castle.’
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Farnham Castle Investigation A GCSE History Coursework Q UESTION ONE 'There is no doubt that a drawbridge existed at Farnham Castle.' A. Would you support this statement? B. Do the sources agree with your findings? Are there any limitations? A Using the evidence that I have seen, I feel thoroughly prepared to say that yes, I would agree with the statement. The architecture of the keep and the records of the Bishop's Rolls convince me that there was undoubtedly a drawbridge at Farnham Castle, connecting the Keep on the motte with the surrounding bailey. In it's current guise, the castle keep is entered from the south-east of the gatehouse, and where currently two flights of stairs approach the keep, and these can be seen from the courtyard neighbouring the entry. From the courtyard the architecture and structure of the stairs can be viewed, and it is this structure which throws first light on the possibility of a drawbridge....
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