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(...) Stone or wood both work. (...) Stone would most likely be open. Without linear structural supports (beams) it would need to have a fair number of arches and footings depending on its length. Wooden could be covered or not. Stamford Bridge was (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I've been looking on the 'net for some details...I haven't yet found a picture of the famous "London Bridge" but that might be an interesting one for you to think about. (...) If it's the main entrance...D! The real medieval London Bridge (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Following Eric's suit, I'm thinking of building a mill for the town... Actually, I'm just planning on building another larger building. My problem with building houses is that after building 7 houses (5 in white w/ black trim), I've nearly RUN OUT (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) That's the one medieval bridge that I have actually seen in person (it is, rather obscenely, in Lake Havasu, Arizona). Quite wide, lots of arches. Bruce (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I was thinking about this too ... it's ripe for some beautiful creativity. Two types of mills I can think of: 1) Wind-Powered Mill 2) Water-Powered Mill The first can be your standard Don-Quixote type, shaped more or less like a lighthouse with the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Speaking of mills. I have discovered another use for those brown wing pieces in the Star Wars Droid Fighter Sets. Windmill blades. The cool thing is that on a good, freely spinning hub/axle they actually work. When you blow on them the blades spin. (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The LB in Lake Havasau, AZ was actually built in the 1700s, a bit late for medieval era. The medieval London Bridge was made of wood, which personally boggles me as the Thames is a nice wide river. The stone bridge was built after the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The correct answer is yes. :) More seriously, it depends on the function, as I'm sure you've gathered from the other posts on this thread. There is no "typical" bridge I can point to, but I can offer some suggestions. A stone bridge will be (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) "London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down..." Sound familiar? Little historic nursery rhyme reference for you. -Phil (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I thought you were refering to the stone one since the wooden ones are long gone (?). You are correct, the actual stone one was a later-than-medieval replacement. Oops. Bruce (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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