| Image title: | Remains of Valle Crucis Abbey |
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| Source: | Howson, J. S., D.D.: “The River Dee: Its Aspect and History” (1875) |
| Place shown: | Llangollen, Denbigh, Wales |
| Keywords: | churches, ruins, abbeys, greyscale, wallpaper, backgrounds |
| Status: | out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free stock image for all purposes usage credit requested |
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“It was exactly in the year 1200 that Madoc, Lord of Bromfield, at the time when Prince Llewellyn was contending with King John, founded this monastic house in a deep hollow, already called the Valley of the Cross, from a monumental cross which stood there previously, and stands theire still [1875], under the name of Eliseg’s Pillar.” (p. 40) “The conventual buildings [...] on the South side of the church, have been turned into farm-buildings: and it is difficult to discriminate their exact arrangement” (p. 41) |
| Dimensions: | 112 x 87mm (4.4 x 3.4 inches) |
| Filename: | 041-Remains-of-Valle-Crucis-Abbey-q37-500x375.jpg |
| Blog image: | http://fromoldbooks.org/r/2c/041-Remains-of-Valle-Crucis-Abbey-q37-500x375.jpg |
| Blog link: | http://fromoldbooks.org/r/2c/pages/041-Remains-of-Valle-Crucis-Abbey/ |
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| Artist: | Alfred Rimmer (1829-1893) |
| Scanner dpi: | 800 |
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