Items in or near Flint (results page 1)

Chester, from the Alford Road.The River Dee: Its Aspect and History (1875)

Probably this view was drawn from the road between Chester and Aldford, as it’s written today, at the bank of the River Dee.

Keywords: views, cityscapes, cows, animals, water, rivers, boats, towers, trees, fences, cities, cityscapes, towers, churches, buildings, cathedrals, greyscale

Places shown: Chester; Cheshire; England

Added: 2018-08-07

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Bishopric of St. AsaphThe Grammar of Heraldry (1718)

A woodcut of two vintage keys (skeleton keys), crossed one over the other, their handles towards the bottom, taken from an heraldic shield. St. Asaph is a city in Denbigh in Wales, and is one of the s [...]

Keywords: heraldry, keys, symbols, bishops, greyscale

Places shown: St. Asaph; Flint; Wales

Added: 2019-01-19

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Jacobean Houses in Frankwell, ShrewsburyEnglish Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (1922)

These houses were built some time after 1620, so they are after the Tudor period.

Keywords: tudor, houses, streets, windows, entrances, colour

Places shown: Shrewsbury; Shropshire; England

Added: 2004-03-04

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Gable End, Shrewsbury.Art in England During the Elizabethan and Stuart Periods (1908)

The gable-end post is at one end of the roof; this one has a figure, probably female, on the top, standing on a face, with a coiled rope carved beneath that, and a smiling bearded man’s face at the bo [...]

Keywords: gothic architecture, architecture, carving, statuary, faces, beards, greyscale

Places shown: Shrewsbury; Shropshire; England

Added: 2012-06-27

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The Feathers Inn, Ludlow, ShropshireArt in England During the Elizabethan and Stuart Periods (1908)

Thus, in former times (as may be seen, for instance, in the older houses at Bury St. Edmunds or Lavenham, in Suffolk) brackets would be made to spring from Gothic caps, which again formed the crown o [...]

Keywords: tudor buildings, houses, architecture, greyscale

Places shown: Ludlow; Shropshire; England

Added: 2012-06-26

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Stokesay CastleThe Story of Some English Shires (1897)

“Shropshire is one of the most picturesque, as it is one of the most interesting, of English counties, possessing an interest of its own, as being the border-land between England and Wales, and associ [...]

Keywords: castles, manors, towers, water, trees, christmas, greyscale

Places shown: Stokesay; Shropshire; England

Added: 2006-08-18

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169.—Condover Hall, ShropshireEnglish Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (1922)

A Corner of the North Elevation showing the position of the lead heads. “A Royal manor in Saxon times Condover, throughout the sixteenth century, was in and out of the hands of the Crown until, in 158 [...]

Keywords: manors, entrances, windows, colour

Places shown: Condover; Shropshire; England

Added: 2003-03-30

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19. Stokesay Castle, Shropshire (cir. 1240-90).The Growth of the English House (1909)

Ground Plan.

There are lots of other pictures of Stokesay Castle here; try a search for Shropshire.

Keywords: plans, maps, castles, colour

Places shown: Stokesay; Shropshire; England

Added: 2004-08-19

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194.—The ParapetEnglish Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (1922)

Taken at Condover Hall, Shropshire.

Keywords: backgrounds, wallpaper, manors, greyscale

Places shown: Condover; Shropshire; England

Added: 2005-03-03

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195.—Condover HallEnglish Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (1922)

The West Side.

Keywords: manors, trees, windows, chimneys, colour

Places shown: Condover; Shropshire; England

Added: 2003-12-20

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21. Stokesay Castle (General View)The Growth of the English House (1909)

The hall and adjoining rooms are to the right; the south tower is in the centre; the Elizabethan gatehouse to the left. There are also pictures in Grose’s Antiquities and in Oman’s Castles. For some [...]

Keywords: manors, castles, towers, gravestones, gothic, greyscale

Places shown: Stokesay; Shropshire; England

Added: 2004-04-01

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22. Stokesay Castle. Window and Doorway of the Hall.The Growth of the English House (1909)

“It must be borne in mind that hitherto windows had not been glazed. They were usually of small size for purposes of security, and no doubt their smallness was an advantage so far as the inlet of col [...]

Keywords: diagrams, manors, windows, doors, architecture, greyscale

Places shown: Stokesay; Shropshire; England

Added: 2005-02-18

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Brereton, CheshireThe Mansions of England in the Olden Time (1906)

Brereton Hall was built in 1586 and is a Grade I listed building. It is a private home today. The foundation stone was said to have been laid by Queen Elizabeth I, although there was a manor house at [...]

Keywords: halls, manors, stately homes, mansions, parks, entrances, towers, windows, tudor architecture, greyscale

Places shown: Brereton Hall; Brereton Green; Brereton; Cheshire; England

Added: 2020-11-03

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23. Stokesay Castle.The Growth of the English House (1909)

Window in South Tower—Showing shutter and stone seats. “... in striking contrast to the gloom of the tower, where the small windows provide a patch of light which only renders the general darkness mor [...]

Keywords: windows, castles, manors, architecture, greyscale

Places shown: Stokesay; Shropshire; England

Added: 2005-02-18

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Cholmondeley CastlePicturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland Vol 2 (1870)

The first thing to say about this castle is that it’s pronounced Chumley. Really. The picture, in colour, shows the “castle” that was mostly built in the early part of the 19th Century, replacing an o [...]

Keywords: stately homes, castles, windows, towers, battlements, creeper, ivy, lawns, trees, turrets, colour

Places shown: Cholmondeley; Malpas; Cheshire; England

Added: 2023-02-24

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Eaton Hall.—Duke of WestminsterPicturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland Vol 1 (1870)

The picture shows a man and a woman, the woman with a long crinoline domed skirt (shaped like a dalek), the man with a cane pointing at a small dog; they are walking on a smooth lawn with an insanely [...]

Keywords: manors, houses, gothic architecture, colour, people, spires, windows, grass, sky

Places shown: Eaton; Chester; Cheshire; England

Added: 2021-02-15

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The New or Water Tower, ChesterThe Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

Published Nov^r. 7, 1783, by S. Hooper. Sparrow sculp.. The battlements were added in the 1640s during the Civil War, when Chester was besieged. There’s more about this at bwpics.co.uk.

Keywords: castles, walls, clouds, colour

Places shown: Chester; Cheshire; England

Added: 2003-03-17

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Remains of Valle Crucis AbbeyThe River Dee: Its Aspect and History (1875)

“It was exactly in the year 1200 that Madoc, Lord of Bromfield, at the time when Prince Llewellyn was contending with King John, founded this monastic house in a deep hollow, already called the Valley [...]

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

Places shown: Llangollen; Denbigh; Wales

Added: 2005-07-12

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421.—Ludlow CastleOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Ludlow was the capital of Wales in the 16th Century, and this 12th Century (or earlier) castle was the centre for administration. Today it is in ruins, having declined since the engraving was made, b [...]

Keywords: castles, towers, hills, trees, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Ludlow; Shropshire; England

Added: 2004-03-04

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Nether Alderly, CheshireOld English Country Cottages (1906)

“To the great majority of the public, the study of architecture is generally of little interest, but these cottages of black-and-white, more especially those of Cheshire, have always found a place in [...]

Keywords: cottages, houses, greyscale

Places shown: Nether Alderley; Cheshire; England

Added: 2006-03-23

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