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18.—Various Barrows.
Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)
The text reads: “a. Long barrow.b, c.Druid Barrows.d. Bell-shaped Barrow.e. Conical Barrow.f. Twin Barrow.”
A stone circle (probably meant to be Stonehenge) is visible in the distance.
Keywords:
stonehenge, megaliths, druids, views, burial mounds, stone circles, greyscale
Places shown:
Salisubury Plain; Wiltshire; England
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Aldermaston, Berkshire
The Mansions of England in the Olden Time (1906)
Aldermaston Court, the manor house in Aldermaston Park, was largely destroyed by fire just a few years after Joseph Nash painted this picture. Today (2020) the Victorian replacement manor is for sale. [...]
Keywords:
interiors, mansions, stately homes, staircases, ceilings, people, statuart, dogs, chidren, women, boys, sculpture, gothic architecture, medieval architecture, carving, costumes, greyscale
Places shown:
Aldermaston; Berkshire; England
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20.—Varieties of Druid Barrow
Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)
The caption (retained in the image) reads as follows:
4, 10, 11. Varieties of Druid Barrow. 5. Another variety. 7. Twin-barrow. 12. Tumulus called Mil-barrow, Wilts. 14. Tumulus, New Grange, Drogheda.
Keywords:
druids, stonehenge, megaliths, ruins, burial mounds, diagrams, views, stone circles, greyscale
Places shown:
Salisbury Plain; Wiltshire; England
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23.—Remains of Old Sarum
Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)
“Across the plain [Salisbury plain], at a distance [from Stonehenge] not exceeding twenty miles, was the great temple and Druidical settlement of Avebury. The town and hill-fort of Sarum was close at [...]
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ruins, castles, hills, trees, views, backgrounds, wallpaper, greyscale
Places shown:
Old Sarum; Wiltshire; England
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24.—Contents of Ancient British Barrows
Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)
The plate also has the following text:“1, 2. Flint Arrow-Heads.3,4. Celts[Note: Webster (1913) givesCelt, n. LL. celts a chisel. (Archaeol.)A weapon or implement of stone or metal, found in the tumuli [...]
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weapons, druids, burial mounds, backgrounds, wallpaper, greyscale
Places shown:
Salisbury Plain; Wiltshire; England
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26.—Abury Plan and Section
Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)
An 1840s plan of Avebury stone circle.“The plan exhibits this bank,e, with the ditchf: immediately within the ditch was a circle of stones, dotted on the plan. This circle is stated to have been compo [...]
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megaliths, druids, temples, ruins, plans, stone circles, greyscale
Places shown:
Avebury; Wiltshire; England
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27.—Abury. Extended Plan.
Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)
A map covering a larger area than that of Fig. 26.“The general view (Fig. 25) is a restoration formed upon the plan (Fig. 26). Upon that plan there are two openings through the bank and ditch,aandb. T [...]
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maps, plans, druids, megaliths, temples, ruins, stone circles, greyscale
Places shown:
Avebury; Wiltshire; England
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28.—Abury. Bird’s eye view, from the South.
Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)
“The bird’s-eye view (Fig. 28), exhibits the restoration of Abury and its neighbourhood somewhat more clearly. 1 is the circumvallated bank, 2 and 3 the inner temples, 4 the river Kennet, 5 and 6 the [...]
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views, megaliths, temples, druids, ruins, stone circles, greyscale
Places shown:
Avebury; Wiltshire; England
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32.—Silbury Hill, in Wiltshire
Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)
An engraving of Silbury Hill, near Avebury; a man leads a team of horses pulling a hay wain, on top of which sits a boy. A man and woman walk alongside. In the background lies the great hill, and in [...]
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people, carts, trees, hills, views, druids, backgrounds, wallpaper, stone circles, greyscale
Places shown:
Silbury; Wiltshire; England
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Plate III. Gloucester Cathedral. West Front and South Side.
The Cathedral Churches of England (1925)
Gloucester Cathedral was built 900 years ago (it was completed in 1100); it was originally the Abbey of St. Peter, part of a Benedictine monastery. Here we see the towers and spires, the gothic windo [...]
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cathedrals, churches, towers, windows, gothic, gothic architecture, people, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour
Places shown:
Gloucester; Gloucestershire; England
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Gloucester Cathedral Old Print - Wallpaper Version
The Cathedral Churches of England (1925)
A version ofPlate IIIwithout the border, scaled very slightly to make a computer desktop or wallpaper image.
Keywords:
cathedrals, religion, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour
Places shown:
Gloucester; Gloucestershire; England
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42.—Wayland Smith’s Cave
Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)
In the neighbourhood of Lambourn, in Berkshire, are many barrows, and amongst them is found the cromlech called Wayland Smith. The tradition which Scott has so admirably used in his ‘Kenilworth’ that [...]
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people, caves, druids, megaliths, tombs, greyscale
Places shown:
Wayland’s Smithy Long Barrow; Lambourn; Berkshire; England
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Plan of Donnington Castle.
The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)
After the [English] civil war was over, Mr. Packer pulled down the ruinous parts of the building, and with the materials erected the house standing under it, now in the occupation of Mark Basket, esq. [...]
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plans, ruins, castles, greyscale
Places shown:
Donnington; Berkshire; England
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St. George’s Chapel, Windsor
The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)
The round tower is one of the famous London landmarks, another part of Windsor Castle. The image caption also said, Publish’d the 9th of June 1784 by S. Hooper. T Bonnor scup dirext. [i.e. engraved]; [...]
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castles, chapels, streets, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale
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Windsor; Berkshire; England
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View of Oxford
Oxford: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes (1896)
We see the ancient city in the distance between trees in the foreground.
From an Etching by H. Toussaint.
Engraved byDavison.
Keywords:
views, cities, trees, towers, cityscapes, greyscale
Places shown:
Oxford; Oxfordshire; England
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II.—Brasenose College Quadrangle and St. Mary’s Spire
The Charm of Oxford (1920)
“Nowhere, except at Cambridge, can the series of architectural works be paralleles, and at both universities, the charm of their ancient buildings is enhanced by their beautiful setting in college gar [...]
Keywords:
sketches, colleges, greyscale
Places shown:
Brasenose College; Oxford; Oxfordshire; England
Added: 2007-01-14
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