Anglo Saxon Grounds During the Norman Conquest

The Anglo-Saxon way of life was dramatically changed by the introduction of the Normans in the later eleventh century. Architecture and gardening were attributes that the Normans excelled in, trumping that of the Anglo-Saxons at the time of the occupation. But there was no time for home life, domesticated architecture, and decoration until the Norm

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The First Documented Outdoor Fountains of Human History

Villages and communities relied on working water fountains to channel water for preparing food, washing, and cleaning up from nearby sources like lakes, streams, or springs. A source of water higher in elevation than the fountain was necessary to pressurize the movement and send water spraying from the fountain's nozzle, a system without equal unti

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