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Waltham Abbey Whipping-Posts and Stocks.

Waltham Abbey Whipping-Posts and Stocks.

Bygone Punishments (1931)

The Anglo-Saxons whipped prisoners with a whip of three cords, knotted at the end. It was not an uncommon practice for mistresses to whip, or have their servants whipped, to death. William of Malmesbu [...]

Keywords: stocks, punishments

Places shown: Waltham; Essex; England

Added: 2006-01-08

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Antique Map of Essex

Antique Map of Essex

The Antiquities of England and Wales (1786)

Antique Map of Essex

Keywords: maps, colour

Places shown: Essex; England

Added: 2008-10-09

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High Street, Chelmsford

High Street, Chelmsford

The British Isles (1905)

The high street [US: main street] in Chelmsford, Essex, around 1900. There are people riding bicycles, carts and carriages drawn by horses, and a sign visible reading “Barnard Cabinet Maker Upholster [...]

Keywords: street scenes, old photographs, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: Chelmsford; Essex; England

Added: 2008-07-14

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93. Horham Hall

93. Horham Hall

The Growth of the English House (1909)

Fig. 93. Horham Hall, Essex (early 16th cent.) “Horham Hall, in Essex, is a good example, moderate in size, of this period. It was built in the early years of the sixteenth century by Sir John Cutt, [...]

Keywords: manors, windows, chimneys, entrances, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: Horham; Essex; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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2. Castle Hedingham, Essex

2. Castle Hedingham, Essex

The Growth of the English House (1909)

The Keep (cir. 1130). The head of the entrance door is visible on the left: the opening on the right is modern [written almost 100 years ago] Castle Hedingham today is open to the public three days a [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, towers

Places shown: Castle Hedingham; Essex; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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3. Castle Hedingham, Essex

3. Castle Hedingham, Essex

The Growth of the English House (1909)

Plans of the Keep.

1. Ground Floor, or Basement.

2. First, or Entrance Floor.

3. The Great Hall.

4. Upper part of Hall, with Gallery.

5. Room over Hall.

Keywords: castles, plans, maps, architecture

Places shown: Castle Hedingham; Essex; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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5. Castle Hedingham, Essex

5. Castle Hedingham, Essex

The Growth of the English House (1909)

Section of the Keep.

Keywords: diagrams, castles, architecture

Places shown: Castle Hedingham; Essex; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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6. Castle Hedingham, Essex.

6. Castle Hedingham, Essex.

The Growth of the English House (1909)

A Fireplace.

Showing the short flue leading to a vertical vent in the face of the wall.

Keywords: diagrams, fireplaces, castles, architecture

Places shown: Castle Hedingham; Essex; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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4. Castle Hedingham, Essex.

4. Castle Hedingham, Essex.

The Growth of the English House (1909)

A window of the gallery in the hall.

Keywords: diagrams, plans, windows, castles, architecture

Places shown: Castle Hedingham; Essex; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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92. Horham Hall

92. Horham Hall

The Growth of the English House (1909)

92. Plan of Horham Hall, Essex

See also Fig. 93

Keywords: plans, maps, manors

Places shown: Horham; Essex; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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Overview map of Essex, England

Overview map of Essex, England

Harmsworth’s Encyclopædia (1904)

Taken from the map of England and Wales on page 2237.

Keywords: colour, maps

Places shown: Essex; England

Added: 2006-01-20

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21.—Four Tumuli at Barlow Hills, Essex

21.—Four Tumuli at Barlow Hills, Essex

Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

(17) Four tumuli at Barlow Hills, Essex; (18) Gallery of the largest. Presumably the plate was made for another publication, since this is marked as figure 21 and not 17 or 18. This is said to be the [...]

Keywords: druids, megaliths, diagrams, burial mounds, tombs

Places shown: Bartlow; Essex; England

Added: 2005-12-20

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