Items matching cattle

British Breeds of Cattle I (1/3)

1. [left] Breeds wild bull, ‘Chartley.’ (Photo by Gambler Bolton.) 1. Longhorn Cow ‘Fradley Beauty.’ The three parts of this full-page illustration had leaves to intertwine them, which I have removed [...]

Keywords: cows, cattle, animals

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-06-19

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British Breeds of Cattle I (3/3)

The three parts of this full-page illustration had leaves to intertwine them, which I have removed except at the very top and bottom.

Keywords: cows, cattle, animals

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-06-19

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British Breeds of Cattle I (2/3)

3. [top left] Shorthorn, ‘Calico Belle.’ 4. [top right] Hereford ‘Vishnu.’ 5. [bottm left] Devon Cow, ‘Sally.’ 6. [bottom right] Sussex ‘Alfred.’ The three parts of this full-page illustration had lea [...]

Keywords: cows, cattle, animals

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-06-19

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42.—Denbigh Castle, Denbighshire

The book does not discuss Denbigh Castle at all as far as I can tell. The castle was started in the 1280s by Edward I; like so many castles in Britain it was demolished as part of the English Civil Wa [...]

Keywords: ruins, castles, people, towers, arches, trees, animals, cattle

Places shown: Denbigh; Denbighshire; Wales

Added: 2006-09-20

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Plate 17. Cyfartha Castle

Merthyr Tydvil, Glamorganshire

Drawn by H. Gastineau, Engraved by S. Lacey

The castle was built in 1824 with 160 acres of park around it. The gardens and parks are still there.

Keywords: castles, trees, people, animals, cattle, dogs

Places shown: Merthyr Tydvil; Glamorgan; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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Plate 40. Caerphilli Castle, Glamorganshire

[unknown artist]

There is an official Caerphilly Castle web site (note modern spelling), complete with an image gallery.

Keywords: ruins, castles, clouds, cattle

Places shown: Caerphilly; Glamorgan; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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Plate 48. Remains of the Priory at Havorfordwest, Pembrokeshire.

Drawn by H. Gastineau. Engraved by J. Hinchiffe.Haverfordwest (modern spelling) is now in the care of Cadw (Welsh Historic Monuments), according to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority.The [...]

Keywords: castles, towers, ruins, cattle, water, boats

Places shown: Havorfordwest; Pembrokeshire; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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43.—Basingwork Abbey

Basingwork Abbey, Flintshire; drawn by H Gastineau; engraved by H. Jorden.

The Abbey was founded in 1132; there is a modern picture at the Holywell tourism Web site.

Keywords: abbeys, ruins, trees, animals, people, cattle, arches

Places shown: Holywell; Flintshire; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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1023.—Howden Church

The perfect Romantic Ruin, an abbey that was once a place of worship and a seat of power, and has now fallen so low that cattle graze where there was once a High Altar. A poem written by William Words [...]

Keywords: ruins, abbeys, arches, cattle, animals, churches

Places shown: Howden; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2006-02-13

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1023.—Howden Church (detail for use as computer desktop background image)

A detail taken from the engraving of Howden Church, sized so that it makes a good screen background, or desktop wallpaper; cows graze in the ruins of a mediæval monastery.

Keywords: wallpaper, backgrounds, churches, ruins, abbeys, cattle, arches

Places shown: Howden; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2006-02-13

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126.—Amphitheatre at Dorchester.

From a Sketch taken from the south-west.

The amphitheatre is at Mambury Rings, a stone age site not far from Dorchester. The Modern Antiquarian has some photographs of the area.

Keywords: amphitheatres, people, horses, animals, cattle, sheep, roman remains, ruins, wallpaper, backgrounds, views

Places shown: Mambury Rings; Dorchester; Dorset; England

Added: 2005-12-20

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43.—Harold’s Stones, Trelech, Monmouthshire

“It is stated by Rowland, the author of ‘Mona Antiqua,’ that wherever there are heaps of stones of great apparent antiquity, stone pillars are also found near them. This is probably too strong an asse [...]

Keywords: animals, cattle, megaliths, ruins, tombs, druids, backgrounds, wallpaper

Places shown: Telech; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2006-04-26

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