Items matching arches

arches: In architecture, a curved or flat member made up of separate wedge-shaped solids: a means of spanning an opening. This keyword describes an arch-shaped entrance or opening.

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150.—Daneway House, Gloucestershire.

English Homes Vol III no. 1, Late Tudor (1922)

Plate 150 - The Entry

probably early 15th century in origin.

Keywords: interiors, manors, arches, doors, chairs, corridors, steps

Places shown: Bisley; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2006-01-12

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Cranborne Manor House: The Loggia

English Homes Vol III no. 1, Late Tudor (1922)

Located near Wimborne, Dorset, and now known for its gardens. It was originally built at the start of the 13th Century, but the entrance shown here is much later, postdating the English Civil War.

Keywords: manors, entrances, arches

Places shown: Cranborne; Wimborne; Dorset; England

Added: 2006-01-12

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92.—Kirby Hall

English Homes Vol III no. 1, Late Tudor (1922)

92. – The Porch and Hall Windows.

As seen through the central arch of the loggia.

Keywords: manors, windows, entrances, arches, ruins, clouds

Places shown: Corby; Northamptonshire; England

Added: 2006-01-12

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Abbey Ruins, Elstow

Quiet Roads and Sleepy Villages (1914)

“[...] the Benedictine Abbey which stood on the further side of [Elstow church]. This abbey was succeeded by a secular structure of the Renaissance period, considerable remains of which are still st [...]

Keywords: wallpaper, backgrounds, churches, abbeys, ruins, trees, arches, entrances, spooky

Places shown: Elstow; Bedfordshire; England

Added: 2006-01-27

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25. Haddon Hall, Derbyshire

The Growth of the English House (1909)

“The most complete and most interesting house of this period [the fourteenth century] is the well-known Haddon Hall in Derbyshire. It consists of two courts (Fig. 24), the hall being placed in the win [...]

Keywords: castles, manors, courtyards, windows, entrances, arches, towers

Places shown: Bakewell; Derbyshire; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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Arches of Cloister of S. Aubin’s Abbey, Angers

A Short History of the English People (1902)

The Abbey of S. Aubin, founded in Merovingian times, seems to have been rebuilt by Geoffrey Greygown and Fulk the Black. “Only one huge tower remains, but fragments of it are still to be seen embedde [...]

Keywords: ruins, pillars, arches, abbeys, occult, spooky, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: Angers; Maine-et-Loire; France

Added: 2008-07-07

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Ruins of Lindisfarne Priory

The Antiquities of England and Wales (1783)

The caption reads, History Preserving the Monuments of Antiquity. The side View of Lindisfarne, or Holy Island Monastery, Northumberland. Pub. 25 May 1781 by S. Hooper The image is signed, S. Spurrow [...]

Keywords: abbeys, castles, windows, arches, ruins, people, clouds, bare feet, nudity

Places shown: Lindisfarne; Northumberland; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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Reading Abbey, Plate 1

The Antiquities of England and Wales (1783)

Publish’d the 24th of May 1784 by S. Hooper. The abbey was founded in 1121 by King Henry I of England, who was buried here. The abbey was closed at the Reformation, and used as a private home for a ti [...]

Keywords: ruins, abbeys, windows, arches, entrances, trees

Places shown: Reading; Berkshire; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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Reading Abbey (Background 1)

The Antiquities of England and Wales (1783)

Version of the Reading Abbey engraving stretched slightly to make it fit a computer desktop (background/wallpaper).

Keywords: ruins, abbeys, windows, arches, entrances, trees, backgrounds, wallpaper

Places shown: Reading; Berkshire; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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Reading Abbey (Background 2)

The Antiquities of England and Wales (1783)

Version of the Reading Abbey engraving stretched slightly to make it fit a computer desktop (background/wallpaper) and also made darker and with reduced contrast, so it’s less distracting.

Keywords: ruins, abbeys, windows, arches, entrances, trees, backgrounds, wallpaper

Places shown: Reading; Berkshire; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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Reading Abbey (Background 3)

The Antiquities of England and Wales (1783)

Version of the Reading Abbey engraving stretched slightly to make it fit a computer desktop (background/wallpaper) and also made lighter and with reduced contrast, so it’s less distracting.

Keywords: ruins, abbeys, windows, arches, entrances, trees, backgrounds, wallpaper

Places shown: Reading; Berkshire; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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Reading Abbey (Coloured version)

The Antiquities of England and Wales (1783)

Version of the Reading Abbey engraving stretched slightly to make it fit a computer desktop (background/wallpaper) and then coloured (by Liam Quin).

Keywords: ruins, abbeys, windows, arches, entrances, trees, colour, backgrounds, wallpaper

Places shown: Reading; Berkshire; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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