Items matching castles taken from England Beautiful (1936)

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castles: A fortified defensive building or structure. Strictly speaking, a castle was also a home, whereas a fort was purely defensive, but I have used castle for any fortified place. A castle may also have had a dungeon or donjon, a sort of prison for offenders and captured soldiers.

Synonyms: fort, keep, garrison

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Pictures from England Beautiful by Wallace Nutting (1861 – 1941), illustrated by the author.

This book was published in the USA in 1936, and copyright was not renewed in 1963, 1964 or 1965, which means it is in the public domain and out of copyright.

The Portal

England Beautiful (1936)

An unidentified castle entrance, overrun by ivy or creepers. I don’t recognise this entrance; any help would be welcome.

Keywords: castles, entrances, creeper

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-07-22

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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Lincoln Gate

England Beautiful (1936)

This is probably the remains of a gate in the City Walls of Lincoln, but I’m not sure: the book doesn’t say, and in any case isn’t very reliable. If so, the lower walls may well be Roman, posibly dati [...]

Keywords: castles, arches, entrances, christmas

Places shown: Lincoln; Lincolnshire; England

Added: 2005-04-25

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Old Moat of Raglan

England Beautiful (1936)

A romantic engraving of a ruined castle with towers and a moat.

See all pictures of Raglan Castle; it is also called Ragland Castle in some of the older books.

Keywords: castles, ruins, towers, moats, trees, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: Raglan; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2006-05-22

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Framlingham Gate

England Beautiful (1936)

The entrance to Framlingham Castle in Suffolk; you can see the remains of a coat of arms over the arch.

Keywords: castles, entrances

Places shown: Framlingham; Suffolk; England

Added: 2006-09-04

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Old Framlingham

England Beautiful (1936)

The photograph shows two of the towers around the curtain wall of Framlingham Castle in Suffolk. The castle was built in the twelth century.

Keywords: castles, trees, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: Framlingham; Suffolk; England

Added: 2006-08-01

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Haddon Hall

England Beautiful (1936)

A photograph taken from an unusual angle; Haddon Hall is just visible at upper left. The Hall dates back to the 12th century, although the present occupants, the Manners family, have only lived there [...]

Keywords: manors, castles, bridges, water, trees, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: Bakewell; Derbyshire; England

Added: 2006-08-01

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