Items matching ruins taken from History of Wales (1853)

ruins: things in a state of disrepair.

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Pictures from The History of Wales by B. B. Woodward, B.A., London, (Quarto, 1853 [First edition] vi + (ii) + 608pp, illustrated with 76 steel-engraved plates)

If you use these pictures for anything, or would like me to scan more, let me know. You can refer to the list of illustrations. All of these images are out of copyright (in the public domain). Henry Gastineau (the principal artist) died in 1876.

There is a low-quality scan of this entire book at Google Books but they forgot to scan the plates, I think.

Coity Castle, Glamorganshire

History of Wales (1853)

A wood-engraving of the ruins of Coity Castle, complete with a young woman carrying a basket and a spade, perhaps growing vegetables in the former courtyard! The castle does not appear to be mentioned [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, towers, people, trees, backgrounds, wallpaper

Places shown: Bridgend; Glamorganshire; Wales

Added: 2008-09-28

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42.—Denbigh Castle, Denbighshire

History of Wales (1853)

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 74. Ragland Castle

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The Keep of Ragland Castle, Monmouthshire. Drawn by H. Gastineau. Engraved by H. Aldard. “The siege and capture of Ragland Castle, by Fairfax, in August, 1646, A. D., when the library, containing a [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, bridges, arches, towers, people

Places shown: Raglan; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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Plate 15. Ragland Castle

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Ragland Castle, Monmouthshire.Drawn by H. Gastineau. Engraved by H. Adlard.There are more pictures of Ragland Castle (also called Raglan Castle) in this gallery, and another in Oman’s Castles book. [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, water, people, trees, birds, ducks, towers, overgrown

Places shown: Raglan; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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Plate 63. Flint Castle

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Drawn by H. Gastineau; engraved by S. Lacey.

Sadly, there’s quite a bit less of the castle left today. It was started in 1277 by King Edward I. Flint is spelled “Y Fflint” in Welsh.

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

Places shown: Flint; Flintshire; Wales

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Plate 41. Cardiff Castle

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The castle dates from 1090 or so; Robert son of William I was imprisoned there for 26 years. Cardiff is now capital of Wales; in 1904 it had a population of 164,333.

Keywords: castles, ruins, trees, towers

Places shown: Cardiff; Glamorgan; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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Plate 40. Caerphilli Castle, Glamorganshire

History of Wales (1853)

[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 18. Llanthony Abbey

History of Wales (1853)

West Front, Monmouthshire

Drawn by H Gastineau, Engraved by H. W. Bond.

The Abbey now seems to be a hotel.

Llanthony Priory Abbey Hotel

Keywords: abbeys, churches, trees, ruins

Places shown: Abergavenny; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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Plate 20. St. Dogmael’s Priory

History of Wales (1853)

St. Dogmael’s Prioty was founded by the Tironensians, a French order of monks similar to the Benedictines. St. Dogmael was a “Welsh monk of the house of Cunedda, the son of Ithel ab Ceredig ab Cunedda [...]

Keywords: ruins, abbeys, trees, sheep, gravestones

Places shown: St Dogmaels; Pembrokeshire; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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Plate 18. Llanthony Abbey (Wallpaper Edition)

History of Wales (1853)

A cropped and resized version of Plate 18 for use as a dekstop background image.

Keywords: backgrounds, wallpaper, abbeys, churches, trees, ruins

Places shown: Abergavenny; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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Plate 53. Remains of the Cloisters of Margam Abbey, Glamorganshire.

History of Wales (1853)

Drawn by H Gastineau, engraved by H. W. Bond. Earl Marshal (Richard or William?) stayed here in 1233. The Castles of Wales site has notes on the history of this period. The Margam Stones Museum has so [...]

Keywords: ruins, abbeys, gothic

Places shown: Port Talbot; Glamorgan; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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Plate 15. Ragland Castle (Wallpaper Edition)

History of Wales (1853)

Ragland Castle, Monmouthshire

Drawn by H. Gastineau. Engraved by H. Adlard.

This version is cropped to make a screen background (desktop wallpaper); there’s also the original uncropped version.

Keywords: castles, ruins, water, trees, birds, ducks, towers, overgrown, backgrounds, wallpaper

Places shown: Raglan; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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