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King’s College Chapel, Cambridge.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The Sixteenth-Century chapel at King’s College in Cambridge University is famous not only for its music but also for its fabulous architecture. This 1845 engraving shows not only the amazing vaulted s [...]

Keywords: colour, interiors, chapels, architecture, windows, columns, religion, valuting, ceilings

Places shown: Cambridge; Cambridgeshire; England

Added: 2014-01-31

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2280.—The Pepysian Library, Magdalene College, CambridgeOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The Pepys library holds over 3,000 volumes; the building probably dates from 1700 or so. Samuel Pepys himself wrote his name in a number of ways, including Pepis, Pepys, Peeps and Pepes. Pepys Library [...]

Keywords: colleges, people, arches, trees, gothic, greyscale

Places shown: Magdalene College; Cambridge; Cambridgeshire; England

Added: 2005-07-21

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Hall of Christ Church College OxfordOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“Christchurch, you have no doubt heard, is the richest, most magnificent, and most celebrated of all the collegiate establishments of Oxford. It is the especial resort of the sons of the richest gentr [...]

Keywords: colour, colleges, interiors, people, ceilings

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2005-11-06

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Floriated initial capital letter “T”Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

This decorated drop cap “T” has vine leaves and flowers around the letter.

Keywords: lettert, initials, floriated initials, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2014-02-01

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2333.—Guy’s CliffOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

I visited this in 1984 or so, when it appeeared to be a ruin with broken windows but still surrounded by water and rather hard to reach. There was a statue of Guy of Warwick here, although the house i [...]

Keywords: manors, ruins, backgrounds, wallpaper, trees, greyscale

Places shown: Guy’s Cliffe; Warwickshire; England

Added: 2005-04-28

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2403.—Game of Shinty.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

In shinty (Fig. 2403), which is so favourite a sport in the Highlands of Scotland, the ball is struck by a stick, and the object with each party is to drive it beyond certain opposed boundaries. This [...]

Keywords: sports, games, people, bare feet, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Scotland

Added: 2011-01-26

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2404.—Belsize House.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Belsize House was demolished about the time of this book, or perhaps a few year afterwards. There is still a mulberry tree growing from the gardens (2011). The most noted places of entertainment duri [...]

Keywords: manors, houses, buildings, greyscale

Places shown: London; England

Added: 2011-03-12

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2440.—The Cockpit.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“We may be grateful that the Cockpit (Fig. 2440) does deal with an amusement that no longer exists—there is hardly even a type left of the class to which it belonged, its gambling adjunct of course ex [...]

Keywords: games, birds, people, interiors, greyscale

Places shown: London; England

Added: 2006-01-04

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828.—Great Seal of Edward I.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Keywords: royalty, seals, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2005-12-09

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