Items in Gloucestershire

Eighteenth-Century Map of Gloucestershire

The map of Gloucestershire from Boswell’s 1786 Antiquities; it is labeled “Glocestershire”—presumably an antique spelling, but possibly also a mistake. Glocester Drawn from the best Authorities and Re [...]

Keywords: maps

Places shown: Gloucestershire

Added: 2008-09-03

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Snowshill

The caption mentions that there was not enough money to finish the church tower, and so it was capped with grey slate. Today Snowshill is known for the manor-house, which is now run by the National Tr [...]

Keywords: old photographs, churches, views

Places shown: Snowshill; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2008-12-17

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Plate 3. Chipping Campden Church and Almshouses

Chipping Campden, Church and Almshouses

Chipping Campden was the home of William Morris, the founder of the Arts and craft movement in 19th century England.

Keywords: old photographs, villages, churches, buildings, streets

Places shown: Chipping Campden; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2008-08-30

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Chipping Campden, The High Street

Chipping Campden, The High Street

The house in the centre at the back is I think the Market Hall.

Keywords: old photographs, villages

Places shown: Chipping Campden; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2008-08-30

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150.—Daneway House, Gloucestershire.

Plate 150 - The Entry

probably early 15th century in origin.

Keywords: interiors, manors, arches, doors, chairs, corridors, steps

Places shown: Bisley; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2006-01-12

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108. Bay Window at Thornbury Castle, Gloucester.

“Besides the simple and dignified forms which were chiefly used, there were a few cases in which the plan was more complicated, and in which it took one shape on the ground floor and another on the fl [...]

Keywords: windows

Places shown: Thornbury; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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Overview map of Gloucestershire, England

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

Keywords: colour, maps

Places shown: Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2006-01-20

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1314.—Northleach church, Gloucestershire

Like many English churches, that at Northleach has been modified over the years. Although part of the aisle dates from the 12th century, most of the church is from the 14th and 15th centuries. [the c [...]

Keywords: churches, windows, towers, gravestones, christmas

Places shown: Northleach; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2005-12-20

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Berkeley Castle

“There are few English castles where the spirit of medievalism lingers as at Berkeley and few that have darker deeds recorded in their long annals of crime. [...] The castle, grim, many-towered, ivy-c [...]

Keywords: castles, overgrown, towers, entrances, wallpapers, backgrounds

Places shown: Berkeley; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2007-09-18

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Church of St. Mary, Redcliffe, Bristol

Admiral Sir William Pen (1621 – 70), son of Giles Penn of Redcliffe, was buried at St Mary Redcliffe Church. He was a squadron commander in Cromwell’s Navy. He received Pennsylvania as a land grant in [...]

Keywords: churches, spires, towers, trees, arches, windows, cityscapes, christmas

Places shown: Redcliffe; Bristol; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2004-06-30

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Church of St.Mary, Redcliffe(bg)

Version cropped for use as a wallpaper (screen background for computer desktop)

Keywords: churches, spires, towers, trees, arches, windows, cityscapes, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: Redcliffe; Bristol; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2004-06-30

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