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1210x900, 2420x1800, 269x200, 4840x3600, 750x558 | 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 + S K L R N |
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1024x768, 1600x1200, 267x200, 800x600 | The Bridge at DurhamThe Story of Some English Shires (1897) Etched by J.C. Varrall from a drawing by Thomas Hearne in the British Museum. Walter & Boutall ph. sc. The picture shows Elvet Bridge, which was originally built in the 12th century, repaired in 1500 [...] Keywords: bridges, gothic, people, water, backgrounds, wallpaper, colour Places shown: DurhamDurham; England Added: 2005-09-20 + S K L R N |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1024x768, 1600x1200, 267x200, 800x600 | 1.—Scarborough: General View of the South BayRound The Coast (1895) A fairly crowded beach even by modern standards, with Victorian bathing machines. From a Photo. by Poulton & Son. “This has been called the “Queen of English Watering-Places,” and is at least unrivall [...] Keywords: beaches, water, boats, towns, townscapes, cityscapes, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale Places shown: Scarborough; Yorkshire; England Added: 2006-11-28 + S K L R N |
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| 1000x1000, 200x200, 2000x2000, 750x750 | Initial letter I with Transitional CapitalEnglish Cathedrals (1910) This letter “I” is set about a sketch of an English “transitional” capital from the Galilee Chapel of Durham cathedral. The decorated top-part of a pillar is called a capital, and transitional architc [...] Keywords: capitals, sketches, architecture, historiated initials, letteri, initials, pillars, architecture, transitional architecture, cathedrals, greyscale Places shown: Durham; County Durham; England Added: 2025-03-31 + S K L R N |
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1320x876, 1760x1169, 2200x1461, 301x200, 739x491, 990x657 | View From City WallsRed Book Of York (1901) A view of the mighty cathedral, York Minster, seen from the ancient city walls of York in this old photograh. Notice the blurred person crossing the street: the film wasn’t very sensitive, and a smal [...] Keywords: cityscapes, cathedrals, walls, people, greyscale Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England Added: 2008-09-23 + S K L R N |
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1280x800, 1440x900, 1680x1050, 319x200 | View From City Walls (Widescreen Version)Red Book Of York (1901) A version of View from the City Walls cropped for use as a screen background. Choose the size nearest to your computer’s monitor resolution. There is also a 1600x1200 (4:3) version. Keywords: wallpaper, backgrounds, cathedrals, cityscapes, buildings, people, views, street scenes, greyscale Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England Added: 2008-09-23 + S K L R N |
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1195x788, 1592x1050, 2105x1389, 303x200, 896x591 | Howsham Hall.Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland Vol 1 (1870) A man on a horse, with a gun and hunting-dogs, approaching a country manor-house over snow. It looks like a storm is coming. There are ancient trees here. The text accompanying this is as follows: H [...] Keywords: manors, buildings, snow, people, trees, dogs, winter, colour, christmas Places shown: Malton; Yorkshire; England Added: 2007-02-15 + S K L R N |
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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 126x200, 1625x2571, 474x750, 813x1286 | 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 + S K L R N |
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1045x713, 1394x951, 1858x1268, 293x200 | The late Philip Bailey in his study at the Rope Walk, NottinghamThe Leisure Hour (1904) An elderly gentleman with white hair and a white beard sits at a writing desk, pen in hand, gazing out of the window, lost in thought. “Seldom has a poet come as near to absolute greatness, as Bailey [...] Keywords: people, scholars, interiors, writing, greyscale Places shown: Nottingham; Nottinghamshire; England Added: 2006-05-13 + S K L R N |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1024x768, 1600x1200, 267x200, 640x480, 800x600 | Penrith Castle, CumberlandThe Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783) Published 3rd April 1784 by S. Hooper; Signed T. Pye. Keywords: castles, clouds, animals, deer, people, trees, colour Places shown: Penrith; Cumberland; Wales Added: 2003-06-26 + S K L R N |
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1149x794, 2298x1588, 289x200, 750x518 | 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 + S K L R N |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1141x754, 2282x1507, 303x200, 750x495 | 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 + S K L R N |
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1052x1425, 148x200, 591x800, 789x1069 | Micklegate BarIllustrated London News Vol 56 (1870) “The gates, of which several remain in perfect preservation, and one of which, called the Micklegate Bar, forms the subject of our Engraving, are singularly imposing. The view is taken from the inside [...] Keywords: battlements, castles, stairs, walls, towers, greyscale Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England Added: 2006-07-01 + S K L R N |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 136x200, 535x790, 714x1054, 952x1406 | Doorway, YorkIllustrated London News Vol 56 (1870) See Alms Box, Skipwith for the caption. The engraving shows an ancient arched doorway, with a wooden paneled door standing closed. The doorway is carved, and above it is an heraldic coat of arms. Th [...] Keywords: heraldry, entrances, doors, greyscale Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England Added: 2006-04-19 + S K L R N |
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