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Cromleh near Plaisnewdd in AngleseaThe Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

The modern spelling of Plaisnewdd is Plas Newydd; this megalithic burial chamber is near the National Trust site at Bryn Celli Ddu in Anglesey (Ynys Mon). modern picture by hamish This is one item fro [...]

Keywords: druids, tombs, megaliths, ruins, greyscale

Places shown: Plas Newydd; Anglesey; Wales

Added: 2005-08-05

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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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40.—Cromlech at Plas Newydd, AngleseyOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

See also Grose’s Antiquities for an older engraving of this neolithic burial tomb. “The Isle of Anglesey, anciently called Mona, was the great stronghold of Druidism, whilst the Romans had still a dis [...]

Keywords: druids, tombs, ruins, megaliths, backgrounds, wallpaper, greyscale

Places shown: Plas Newydd; Anglesey; Wales

Added: 2005-11-11

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43.—Harold’s Stones, Trelech, MonmouthshireOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“It is stated by Rowland, the author of ‘Mona Antiqua,’ that wherever there are heaps of stones of great apparent antiquity, stone pillars are also found near them. This is probably too strong an asse [...]

Keywords: animals, cattle, megaliths, ruins, tombs, druids, backgrounds, wallpaper, greyscale

Places shown: Telech; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2006-04-26

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48.—Hugh Lloyd’s PulpitOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“The group of stones at Festiniog in Merionethshire, called Hugh Lloyd’s pulpit (Fig. 48), is also a natural production.” (p. 18)

Note: the spellings ffestiniog and Festiniog are both used.

Keywords: megaliths, ruins, rocks, people, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Festiniog; Merionethshire; Wales

Added: 2006-08-07

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55.—Welsh Pigsty.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“Of the domestic buildings of the early Britons there are no remains, if we except some circular stone foundations, which may have been those of houses. It is concluded, perhaps somewhat too hastily, [...]

Keywords: forests, trees, greyscale

Places shown: Llandaff; Wales

Added: 2005-09-19

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74.—Welsh Agricultural CartOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“There are no remains of those terrible war-chariots of the Britons which Cæsar describes as striking terror into his legions. King, who labours very hard to prove that the people who stood up not onl [...]

Keywords: carts, trees, horses, animals, agriculture, greyscale

Places shown: Wales

Added: 2007-04-16

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18.—Carnarvon: the Castle.Round The Coast (1895)

Carnarvon Castle, with sailing boats (US: sailboats) and, in the foreground, two boys in a rowing boat (US: rowboat). The castle towers in the background are also part of the castle.

Keywords: castles, towers, battlements, water, boats, people, children, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Caernarvon; Gwynedd; Wales

Added: 2006-11-28

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Map: River Wye, Chepstow, etc.South Wales and the Wye District of Monmouthshire (1892)

This old map covers the Wye valley from Trellech and Llandog in the North, through Brockweir and Tintern Parva wit Tintern abbey, down past Windcliff and Llancant into Chepstow and the Mouth of the Wy [...]

Keywords: maps, colour

Places shown: Wales

Added: 2006-08-11

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Picton Castle. – Pembrokeshire.Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland (1870)

A splendid and ancient Welsh castle dating back a thousand years, and still inhabited today. PICTON CASTLE, NEAR HAVERFORDWEST, PEMBROKESHIRE.—PHILLIPS. Frequently, as will be seen, as this ancient m [...]

Keywords: castles, manors, buildings, towers, grass, windows, colour

Places shown: Picton; Haverfordwest; Pembrokeshire; Wales

Added: 2013-02-26

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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

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390.—Cardiff CastleOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

as it appeared in 1775. First built around 1090, Cardiff castle was extensively rebuilt in the 19th Century. Cardiff Castle Web site “Fortunate was it for the country when a prince arose of such decid [...]

Keywords: castles, towers, birds, trees, water, boats, people, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Cardiff; Glamorgan; Wales

Added: 2004-03-18

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Plate 4.—Chepstow Castle, Monmouthshire.History of Wales (1853)

Drawn by H. Gastineau. Engraved by H. W. Bond. Chepstow Castle is near the entrance to the Wye Valley. The region has been designated as an Area of Outstanding Beauty. There is another picture of Chep [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, towers, water, bridges, boats, trees, arches, people, animals, colour

Places shown: Chepstow; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2004-03-06

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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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Steps at Powis Castle, Near WelshpoolArt in England During the Elizabethan and Stuart Periods (1908)

A sketch (with difficult perspective) of stone staircases and balustrades leading up to a doorway on the side of Powis Castle (Powys Castle, as it is today). From a drawing by William Twopeny. This dr [...]

Keywords: castles, steps, stairs, staircases, greyscale

Places shown: Powys; Welshpool; Glamorgan; Wales

Added: 2006-10-09

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Plate 6.—Fall of the Teify.History of Wales (1853)

Henry G. Gastineau painted this waterfall on the River Teify in 1832.

Samuel Fisher made an engraving based on this painting, although I am not sure if he did this version.

Keywords: rivers, trees, water, waterfalls, colour

Places shown: Cenarth; Cardiganshire; Wales

Added: 2003-10-26

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827.—Carnarvon Castle.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

There is another similar but larger engraving of Caernarvon Castle in Woodward’s History of Wales. “[Edward I] proceeded to institute a series of wise regulations to render them [the Welsh] submissive [...]

Keywords: castles, water, boats, towers, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Caernarvon; Gwynnedd; Wales

Added: 2005-12-12

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830.—Beaumaris CastleOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Compare with the engraving in Woodward’s History of Wales.

Keywords: castles, towers, entrances, doors, ruins, views, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Beaumaris; Gwynedd; Wales

Added: 2004-03-04

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832.—Harlech CastleOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

An impressive castle built by Edward I in the 13th Century. There are more pictures of Harlech in Oman.

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

Places shown: Harlech; Gwynedd; Wales

Added: 2004-03-04

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Caerphilly Castle, South WalesIn Unfamiliar England (1910)

“For ten miles from Newport we wend our way over a dusty, ill-kept byroad with sharp turns and steep grades, and before we come to the village we see from some distance the broken towers and battleme [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, wallpaper, backgrounds, towers, greyscale

Places shown: Caerphilly; Glamorgan; Wales

Added: 2006-08-28

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