Items matching windows taken from The Story of Some English Shires (1897)

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windows: holes in walls used to look out of and to provide light; usually these days the hole is filled with a sheet of glass.

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Pictures from The Story of Some English Shires by Mandell Creighton, D.D., Lord Bishop of London (1843 – 1901). My copy says there were one hundred and fifty copies made.

There is also an entry in the Nuttall Encyclopædia for Mandell Creighton.

Courtyard, Naworth Castle

The Story of Some English Shires (1897)

The story of the ill-planned rising of the Earls of Northumberland and Westmoreland has already been told. One of their associates was Leonard Dacre, who held the castle of Naworth, and gathered roun [...]

Keywords: castles, steps, staircases, entrances, windows

Places shown: Brampton; Cumberland; England

Added: 2006-09-07

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

Prestbury Old Hall

The Story of Some English Shires (1897)

The best picture I could find online of this building (or what seems to be the same building) has a caption saying “it used to be the Priest’s House and is thought to date from the year 1498.” If thi [...]

Keywords: buildings, architecture, windows, christmas

Places shown: Prestbury; Cheshire; England

Added: 2006-08-31

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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

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Wordsworth’s House, Rydal Mount

The Story of Some English Shires (1897)

“It is needless to speak of the glory shed over the Lake Country by the pen of Wordsworth, who gave an abiding expression to the influence which the varying moods of nature could exercise over the min [...]

Keywords: manors, houses, windows

Places shown: Ambleside; Westmoreland; England

Added: 2006-05-24

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