Items matching churches

churches: a place of worship.

Synonyms: chapel, temple, cathedral, abbey

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York Minster from the Walls

The British Isles (1905)

“It is almost impossible for a Yorkshireman to write of York in anything but the language of enthusiasm. To him York is what Rome is to the Roman, Paris to the Parisian, Jerusalem to the Jew. London a [...]

Keywords: cities, views, walls, roman remains, churches, cathedrals, abbeys, towers, cityscapes

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2006-01-03

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Chapel of Henry VII., Westminster Abbey

The British Isles (1905)

“Beyond the Confessor’s Chapel, and beyond the imposing Chantry of Henry V., is Henry VII.’s splendid chapel, in the Perlendicular style, with a richly decorated ceiling of fan tracery, and lined with [...]

Keywords: cathedrals, churches, interiors

Places shown: Westminster; London; England

Added: 2006-06-02

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York Minster, From the South West

The British Isles (1905)

Photo: Wilson, Aberdeen

Keywords: churches, cathedrals, towers

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2006-02-01

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Snowshill

Cotswold Country (1939)

The caption mentions that there was not enough money to finish the church tower, and so it was capped with grey slate. Today Snowshill is known for the manor-house, which is now run by the National Tr [...]

Keywords: old photographs, churches, views

Places shown: Snowshill; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2008-12-17

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Plate 3. Chipping Campden Church and Almshouses

Cotswold Country (1939)

Chipping Campden, Church and Almshouses

Chipping Campden was the home of William Morris, the founder of the Arts and craft movement in 19th century England.

Keywords: old photographs, villages, churches, buildings, streets

Places shown: Chipping Campden; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2008-08-30

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311.—Avebury Manor, Wiltshire

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

Church, Stable and House

The church predates 1275 but the main part of the house probably dates from the 1560s. The south porch bears the date 1601, however.

Keywords: manors, churches, trees, sundials, creeper, windows

Places shown: Avebury; Wiltshire; 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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Religious Orders

The Antiquities of England and Wales (1783)

A note on page 90 reads: The names of the orders delineated in the annexed plate, follow in the same succession in which the figures stand; beginning with the nun on the left, and reckoning towards th [...]

Keywords: monks, cathedrals, churches, interiors

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-01-11

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The grand Door of Barfreston Church in Kent.

The Antiquities of England and Wales (1783)

On some of these arches is commonly over the key-stone represented God the Father, or our Saviour surrounded with angels; and below a melange of foliage, animals, often ludicrous, and sometimes even i [...]

Keywords: entrances, norman architecture, churches

Places shown: Barfreston; Kent; England

Added: 2008-04-23

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Oxford and its Colleges

Harmsworth’s Encyclopædia (1904)

The figure is captioned as follows: 1. Oriel. 2. St. John’s. 3. Christ Church Cathedral and Chapter House. 4. Christ Church and Tom Tower. 5. St. Mary’s and ‘the High. 6. Magdalen College and Bridge f [...]

Keywords: colleges, cathedrals, towers, churches, cities

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2006-01-20

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Ruins of the Abbey Church at Einsham

The Life Of Anthony à Wood (1772)

The Ruins of the Abbey Church of Einsham. 1657. Taken from the S.E. The parish is now called Eynsham. Other text on the image reads, These two Towers were at the W. End of the Church. The Large W. Wi [...]

Keywords: abbeys, towers, churches, ruins

Places shown: Eynsham; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2006-03-11

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Brasenose College and Radcliffe Library Rotunda

Oxford (Haslehust and How) (1910)

... the great dome of the Radcliffe Camera rose up in the space between All Souls and brasenose colleges, and was thenceforth the first object to take the eye of one who looks on Oxford lying glorious [...]

Keywords: churches, lawns, tudor, flowerboxes, colour, colleges

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2006-01-20

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