Items matching battlements (results page 1)

18.—Carnarvon: the Castle. Round The Coast (1895)

Carnarvon Castle, with sailing boats (US: sailboats) and, in the foreground, two boys in a rowing boat (US: rowboat). The castle towers in the background are also part of the castle.

Keywords: castles, towers, battlements, water, boats, people, children, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Caernarvon; Gwynedd; Wales

Added: 2006-11-28

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Micklegate Bar Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

“The gates, of which several remain in perfect preservation, and one of which, called the Micklegate Bar, forms the subject of our Engraving, are singularly imposing. The view is taken from the inside [...]

Keywords: battlements, castles, stairs, walls, towers, greyscale

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2006-07-01

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379.—Carlisle Castle. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The knights arrive on horseback over the bridge and into the castle walls. Carlisle castle was built in 1090 on the site of an older Roman fortress. The Castle of Carlisle was founded by William Rufu [...]

Keywords: castles, knights, towers, battlements, bridges, greyscale

Places shown: Carlisle; Cumberland; England

Added: 2012-04-19

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382.—Alnwick Castle. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A dramatic view of Alnwick Castle in a storm, with its towers, castle walls and battlements standing high on the hillside. The wood engraving is signed J. W. Whimper; this is the same person as J. W. [...]

Keywords: castles, towers, bridges, water, battlements, hills, views, storms, greyscale

Places shown: Alnwick; Northumberland; England

Added: 2011-06-09

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51.—Serving at a Banquet La Vita Nuova (The New Life) (1910)

Two men, servants, wearing mediæval outfits with hose (tights) and hats, proceed presumably to a banquet, one with a flask and one with a pie. Overhead, cherubs play musical instruments. In the backgr [...]

Keywords: people, mediaeval, castles, battlements, food, servants people, christmas, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2012-12-25

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Agra Palace and part of wall and gateway to the fort. Travels In The Far East (1909)

While the centre of attraction in Agra is the Taj Mahal, the fort, palace, and Moti Musjid (Pearl Mosque) are of equal interest. here we see the impress of three rulers, Akbar (the grandson of the not [...]

Keywords: castles, forts, battlements, greyscale

Places shown: Agra; India

Added: 2007-10-17

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926.—Arundel Castle Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

In this wood engraving, the castle is in the middle distance, with someone squatting or perhaps sitting and fishing, in the foregroud to give a sense of scale. Arundel Castle (Fig. 926) has for many c [...]

Keywords: castles, battlements, views, greyscale

Places shown: Arundel; Sussex; England

Added: 2008-08-02

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Ludlow Castle: Inner Ward and Round Chapel Castles (1926)

Ludlow Castle dates from the 12th century or earlier.

Ludlow Castle official Web site

Keywords: castles, ruins, towers, battlements, windows, greyscale

Places shown: Ludlow; Shropshire; England

Added: 2006-08-10

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Pottergate, Lincoln England Beautiful (1936)

The remains of a fortified entrance (gate) in the City Walls of Lincoln, called Pottergate. Today it’s a grade I listed building, and is also located on the Viking Way, a footpath in England almost 15 [...]

Keywords: battlements, castles, walls, arrow slits, arches, entrances, cathedrals, chuches, towers, christmas, greyscale

Places shown: Pottergate; Lincoln; Lincolnshire; England

Added: 2005-04-25

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The Tower of London The National and Domestic History of England Vol 2 (1878)

A woodcut showing a diagram of the Tower of London and its surringings. There are boats and conttages, battlements and towers, with the keep in the middle of it all. The letters annotating various pa [...]

Keywords: castles, diagrams, battlements, towers, boats, ships, moats, greyscale

Places shown: London London; England

Added: 2009-02-11

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The Tower Of London Castle Diagram (wallpaper version) The National and Domestic History of England Vol 2 (1878)

A version of The Tower of London woodcut with the borders and letters removed (and stretched vertically by about 5%) to make a cool wallpaper.

Keywords: wallpaper, backgrounds, castles, towers, battlements, boats, water, moats, greyscale

Places shown: London London; England

Added: 2009-02-11

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Upton Castle: The Gate-House Castles (1926)

Situated on a narrow creek running up from Milford Haven—quite a separate one from that on which Carew lies, but only two and a half miles from that great castle, is a smaller stronghold, very typical [...]

Keywords: castles, towers, battlements, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Upton; Pembrokeshire; Wales

Added: 2009-04-04

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