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Taillebois, baron of Kendal, is the first after the conquest who
was honoured with the command of this castle; and William de
Taillebois in the reign of Henry II, obtained leave to take the
surname of Lancaster. It is therefore probable that the barons of
Kendal either built or repaired the ancient castle, in which they
resided, until they erected, upon the summer site of the station
of Concangium, their castle at Kendal; for the remains of some of
the bastions there agree in style with the towers here.
2. The second distinct style of building in Lancaster castle, is
a square tower of great height the lower part of which is of
remote antiquity; the windows are small and round headed,
ornamented with plain short pillars on each side. The upper part
of this magnificent tower is a modern repair; the masonry shows
it; and a stone in the battlement, on the northern side,
inscribed
E. R. / 1585 R. A.
proves that the repair was made in the time of Queen Elizabeth.
It is pretty evident that two towers, with the rampart have been
removed to give light and air to the lower windows on the outside
of the great square tower; and it is joined by a wall of
communication to Adrian's tower, that could not be there when the
other two round towers were standing. There are two lesser square
towers on the opposite side of the yard or court.
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