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Antique Map of Northumberland

Antique Map of Northumberland

The Antiquities of England and Wales (1786)

Antique Map of Northumberland

Keywords: maps, colour

Places shown: Northumberland; England

Added: 2008-10-09

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

Warkworth Castle, Desktop Background Version

Warkworth Castle, Desktop Background Version

The Growth of the English House (1909)

Version of Warwkworth Castle cropped, resized and hand-coloured by Liam Quin to make a computer background for your desktop (a wallpaper image). I thought this looked like a nice imposing mediaeval ca [...]

Keywords: castles, colour, backgrounds, wallpaper

Places shown: Warkworth; Northumberland; England

Added: 2006-01-11

Image status: stock image royalty-free for non-commercial uses only, usage credit required

Warkworth Castle, Northumberland: Plan of the Keep

Warkworth Castle, Northumberland: Plan of the Keep

The Growth of the English House (1909)

1. Vestibule (leading from entrance in basement) 2. Hall. 3. Chapel. 4. Great Chamber. 5. Kitchens. 6. Pantry and buttery. “[...] It has cellars and a great hall, with buttery and kitchens at one end, [...]

Keywords: castles, plans

Places shown: Warkworth; Northumberland; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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45. Warkworth Castle, Northumberland

45. Warkworth Castle, Northumberland

The Growth of the English House (1909)

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

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Ruins of Lindisfarne Priory

Ruins of Lindisfarne Priory

The Antiquities of England and Wales (1783)

The caption reads, History Preserving the Monuments of Antiquity. The side View of Lindisfarne, or Holy Island Monastery, Northumberland. Pub. 25 May 1781 by S. Hooper The image is signed, S. Spurrow [...]

Keywords: abbeys, castles, windows, arches, ruins, people, clouds, bare feet, nudity

Places shown: Lindisfarne; Northumberland; England

Added: 2006-01-11

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

Overview map of Northumberland, England

Overview map of Northumberland, England

Harmsworth’s Encyclopædia (1904)

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

Keywords: colour, maps

Places shown: Northumberland; England

Added: 2006-01-20

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

420.—Warkworth Castle

420.—Warkworth Castle

Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Interior of a Room in Warkworth Castle.

Keywords: interiors, windows

Places shown: Warkworth; Northumberland; England

Added: 2005-12-20

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841.—Prudhoe Castle, Northumberland

841.—Prudhoe Castle, Northumberland

Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The ruins date from the 12th Century; modern photographs indicate that it’s in slightly better shape than this picture suggests. Prudhoe is about 10 miles West of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Keywords: castles, towers, ruins, water, trees, entrances, bridges, arches, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: Prudhoe; Northumberland; England

Added: 2005-12-20

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1052.—St. Nicholas Church, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

1052.—St. Nicholas Church, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“Among the more important churches erected in the period of which we treat, that of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne holds an honourable place (Fig. 1052). It crowns a bold eminence, and forms from every point of [...]

Keywords: spires, churches, towers, people, shops, streets, clocks, houses, christmas

Places shown: Newcatle-upon-tyne; Northumberland; England

Added: 2005-12-20

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419.—Warkworth Castle

419.—Warkworth Castle

Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Dates from the 12th Century but extensvely modified in the 14th and 15th Centuries. Ruined.

Keywords: castles, hills, towers, backgrounds, wallpaper, views

Places shown: Warkworth; Northumberland; England

Added: 2005-12-20

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Woodcroft House in Eton Parish in Northumberland where Dr. Michael Hudson was murthered 6 June 1648

Woodcroft House in Eton Parish in Northumberland where Dr. Michael Hudson was murthered 6 June 1648

Desiderata (1779)

It seems that Dr. Hudson had tried to hide in a tower, but was caught; he tried to escape, and ended up dangling over the edge of the tower by his hands. His hands (or fingers, accounts vary) were cu [...]

Keywords: violence, murder, manors, moats, people, battles

Places shown: Eton; Northumberland; England

Added: 2006-08-18

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Woodcroft House Murder: Desktop Wallpaper Version

Woodcroft House Murder: Desktop Wallpaper Version

Desiderata (1779)

See the main Woodcroft House plate for more information about this gruesome murder.

Keywords: backgrounds, wallpaper, manors, people, battles, violence

Places shown: Eton; Northumberland; England

Added: 2006-08-18

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

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