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- Portcullises had an advantage over standard gates in that they could be closed immediately at a time of crisis by a single guard. Two portcullises to...
- Portcullis House (PCH) is an office building in Westminster, London, England, that was commissioned in 1992 and opened in 2001 to provide offices for 213...
- quasi-official emblem of the Houses of Parliament is a crowned portcullis. The portcullis was originally the badge of various English noble families from...
- forming an additional barrier to entry. It would be backed by one or more portcullises and gates. Access to the bridge could be resisted with missiles from...
- September 2023. "PORTCULLIS HOUSE PLANNING STATEMENTAUGUST 2021" (PDF). PORTCULLIS HOUSE PLANNING STATEMENT. Watkin Jones Group. "PORTCULLIS HOUSE PLANNING...
- with the word "loyal". His emblem was the Tudor rose and the Beaufort portcullis. As king, Henry's arms were the same as those used by his predecessors...
- Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary is a junior officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. The office is named after the Portcullis chained...
- towers, particularly the later ones, were equipped with them rather than portcullises – but some iron gates are found in the Border counties of England. While...
- Operation Portcullis (1–5 December 1942) was the voyage of the Allied Convoy MW 14 with supplies to Malta from Port Said in Egypt during the Second World...
- and is a substantial structure where you can see the slits for the two portcullises and the ****ings for the sets of strong doors. The remains of the keep...