Items matching rivers

Cricklade

“To all intents and purposes it is at Cricklade that the Thames comes into existence, and to ninety-nine Thams enthusiasts out of a hundred Cricklade itself is a mere name.” (p. 118)

Keywords: rivers, trees, water

Places shown: Cricklade; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2006-07-05

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Neidpath Castle

“A mile out of [Peebles], to the west, is Neidpath Castle, the most commandingly and romantically situated, and, in spite of the yawning gaps made in its walls by Cromwell’s cannon, the best-preserve [...]

Keywords: castles, towers, rivers, water

Places shown: Neidpath; Tweeddale; Scotland

Added: 2006-01-20

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The Leam at Leamington

“For from leafy Leamington every old, historic, and romantic spot in the whole of Shakeslpeare’s classic land can be visited and inspected in a day’s ride in carriage, coach, or motor car.” (p. 32)

Keywords: rivers, water, churches, towers, trees, boats, people, colour

Places shown: Leamington; Warwickshire; England

Added: 2006-01-20

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Plate 6. Fall of the Teify.

Henry G. Gastineau painted this waterfall on the River Teify in 1832.

Samuel Fisher made an engraving based on this painting, although I am not sure if he did this version.

Keywords: rivers, trees, water, waterfalls

Places shown: Cenarth; Cardiganshire; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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Plate 73. Ragland Castle

Ragland Castle: gateway and bridge (Ragland is also also called Raglan Castle) The siege and capture of Ragland castle, by Fairfax, in August, 1646, A.D., when the library, containing a great treasure [...]

Keywords: towers, castles, bridges, water, boats, people, clouds, rivers

Places shown: Raglan; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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Blois

The spires of Blois cathedral are seen across the River Loire. “To most travellers in France the town of Blois is associated with a château rather than with a cathedral; it is oneof a group or towns k [...]

Keywords: cityscapes, views, rivers, water, cathedrals, spires

Places shown: Blois; Loir-et-Cher; France

Added: 2006-09-16

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Angers

“The French yearning to make everything new” has done its work in Angers, but through Fulk, Geoffrey, René, and the rest would be at a loss to recognise their old capital in the trim modern town, enou [...]

Keywords: cityscapes, views, rivers, water, cathedrals, spires

Places shown: Angers; Maine-et-Loire; France

Added: 2008-07-09

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Fort Dufferin and the moat, Mandalay

Mandalay was the capital of Burma until the British captured the country in 1885. After that, the headquarters of the region were based here, in Fort Dufferin. Today Mandalay is one of the largest c [...]

Keywords: temples, rivers, reflections

Places shown: Fort Dufferin; Mandalay; Mandalay Division; Myanmar

Added: 2008-02-17

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Need makes the old Wife trot; [woodcut: barefoot old woman hitches up skirts to cross a stream]

Keywords: page images, proverbs, bare feet, people, rivers

Places shown: unspecified

Added: 2005-07-15

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Little Orphan Island

Two hundred and fifty miles above nanking, the [Yang-tse-kiang] river flows swiftly through a narrow gorge between two mountains, one called the Eastern, the other the Western Pillar. Above this stra [...]

Keywords: rivers, islands, monasteries, rocks

Places shown: Little Orphan Island; Nanking; China

Added: 2006-01-03

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