Items matching ruins

86.—Pevensey Castle

“The Rape of Pevensey is of a curious shape. [Sussex is divided into six regions called Rapes] It narrows somewhat towards the middle and bulges out towards the top, or north end. This appears to be t [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, roman remains, trees, water, towers, colour

Places shown: Pevensey; Sussex; England

Added: 2006-01-20

+ S K L R N

Stone Henge in Wiltshire, wide-screen version

A version of Stone Henge in Wiltshire [1780] cropped and resized for use on an HDTV or a wide-screen computer monitor. There is also a 4:3 version, e.g. 1600x1200 or 1024x768.

Keywords: wallpaper, backgrounds, monuments, ruins, people, spooky

Places shown: Stonehenge; Salisbury Plain; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2008-08-27

+ S K L R N

Stone Henge in Wiltshire, wallpaper version

A version of Stone Henge in Wiltshire [1780] with the publisher’s name removed from the bottom, making it the right shape for many computer screens. There is also a widescreen stonehenge wallpaper ver [...]

Keywords: wallpaper, backgrounds, ruins, temples, megaliths, druids, stone circles, spooky

Places shown: Stonehenge; Salisbury Plain; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2008-08-27

+ S K L R N

49.—Stone Henge, in Wiltshire.

Stonehenge in a woodcut from 1786. I would not assume that the drawing is very accurate. In the foreground is a group of people on the ground, to give a sense of scale. Stone Henge, in Wiltshire. Pu [...]

Keywords: ruins, temples, megaliths, druids, stone circles

Places shown: Stonehenge; Salisbury Plain; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2008-08-27

+ S K L R N

Ypres Tower, Rye

[in the Middle Ages] There were three strong gates, and on the south side, looking out across the sea, was a large stone watch-tower, known as the Ypres Tower (pronounced locally ‘Wipers’). It was bu [...]

Keywords: towers, castles, ruins

Places shown: Rye; Sussex; England

Added: 2008-03-21

+ S K L R N

Much Wenlock Abbey.

A man stands smoking his pipe in the ruined arch of this ancient abbey. Sheep gaze on are much away at the grass growing in the ruins of the cloisters. The man is presumably a shepherd, although it’ [...]

Keywords: abbeys, ruins, people, animals, sheep, cloisters, backgrounds, wallpaper

Places shown: Much Wenlock; Shropshire; England

Added: 2007-01-17

+ S K L R N

Widow Mourning

The book describes a train journey from Cairo to Kafr et Zayat station at Tantah. This illustration appears to depict a woman clad in black and wearing a shawl, citing in amidst the ruins of some anc [...]

Keywords: cities, ruins, people, graveyards, tombs

Places shown: Egypt

Added: 2006-02-10

+ S K L R N

Colonnade of Medamot at Thebes

This temple (if such it was) seems mainly to be of interest to archaeologists because of its “Campaniform Capitals” or pillars with floral tops. To most other people it is a majestic ruin, beautiful [...]

Keywords: temples, pillars, ruins, architecture, backgrounds, wallpaper

Places shown: Thebes; Egypt

Added: 2006-08-17

+ S K L R N

92.—Kirby Hall

92. – The Porch and Hall Windows.

As seen through the central arch of the loggia.

Keywords: manors, windows, entrances, arches, ruins, clouds

Places shown: Corby; Northamptonshire; England

Added: 2006-01-12

+ S K L R N

410.—Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire.

Originally early 12th Century, or perhaps older, but greatly renovated in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Plate 410 - Doorway in the ruins of the Duke’s Building

Keywords: manors, castles, entrances, ruins, crests

Places shown: Old Bolsover; Derbyshire; England

Added: 2006-01-12

+ S K L R N

Abbey Ruins, Elstow

“[...] 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

+ S K L R N

45. Warkworth Castle, Northumberland

The keep (cir. 1435 – 40) “Another interesting mixture of the ancient and the modern is to be seen at Warkworth Castle in Northumberland. This was a very old foundation retaining much early work in it [...]

Keywords: castles, towers, ruins

Places shown: Warkworth; Northumberland; England

Added: 2006-01-11

+ S K L R N