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gates: A barrier, often made of iron, such as one might find in a gateway or in a fence.

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Edgar’s Gateway, Worcester

Edgar’s Gateway, Worcester

The Story of Some English Shires (1897)

The engraving (signed Whymper) is of Edgar Tower, also known as St Mary’s Gate, an arched and defended stone tower guarding a gateway in the city wall. It was thought to have been build in the 10th C [...]

Keywords: gates, towers, entrances, people, windows, christmas

Places shown: Worcester; Worcestershire; England

Added: 2006-06-14

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

Sheldons, Wiltshire [Frontispiece].

Sheldons, Wiltshire [Frontispiece].

The Growth of the English House (1909)

“Sheldons Manor in Wiltshire is a charming example of alteration. The original house, of which the porch is a part, was built by the Gascelyns in the fourteenth century. The sixteenth-century addition [...]

Keywords: manors, entrances, trees, gates

Places shown: Sheldons; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2006-01-11

Image status: stock image royalty-free for non-commercial uses only, usage credit required

The Lion Gates, Hampton Court

The Lion Gates, Hampton Court

The Thames Illustrated: A Picturesque Journey from Richmond to Oxford (1897)

Hampton Court Palace was built by Cardinal Wolsey, starting in 1514, although some time in the 1520s it became the property of King Henry VIII. The Lion Gates are at the Bushey Park entrance to the Pa [...]

Keywords: gates, entrances, statues, trees, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: East Molesey; Surrey; England

Added: 2006-01-19

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

Gate at Karnak

Gate at Karnak

Travels Around the World (1873)

[Karnak] is the most imposing ruin in the world, devastated sadly, but not in a heap of débris. The ruins cover an area of nearly two miles in circumference. Was there one symmetrial structure, dedica [...]

Keywords: temples, entrances, gates

Places shown: Karnak; Egypt

Added: 2007-03-27

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

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