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1.—Scarborough: General View of the South Bay Round 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 unrivalled [...]

Keywords: beaches, water, boats, towns, townscapes, cityscapes, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Scarborough; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2006-11-28

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View From City Walls Red 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

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View from City Walls (background version) Red Book Of York (1901)

A version ofView from the City Wallscropped for use as a screen background. Choose the size nearest to your computer’s monitor resolution. There is also awidescreen version.

Keywords: wallpaper, backgrounds, cathedrals, cityscapes, views, greyscale

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2008-09-23

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View From City Walls (Widescreen Version) Red Book Of York (1901)

A version ofView from the City Wallscropped for use as a screen background. Choose the size nearest to your computer’s monitor resolution. There is also a1600x1200 (4:3) version.

Keywords: wallpaper, backgrounds, cathedrals, cityscapes, buildings, people, views, street scenes, greyscale

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2008-09-23

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Howsham Hall. Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland (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:HO [...]

Keywords: manors, buildings, snow, people, trees, dogs, winter, colour, christmas

Places shown: Malton; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2007-02-15

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Holy Trinity, York Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

See353-Alms-Box,-Skipwithfor more details

Keywords: churches, towers, greyscale

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2006-04-23

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Alms Box, Skipwith Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

Leaves from a Sketch-Book. YORK. The Engravings on this page are drawn from various sketches made some time ago in York and its neighbourhood. As their name implies, they are not intended to represen [...]

Keywords: boxes, churches, religion, greyscale

Places shown: Skipwith; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2006-04-19

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Micklegate Bar Illustrated 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

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Door, Skipworth Church Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

SeeAlms Box, Skipwithfor the caption.I [Liam] would guess that the arch over the door is Norman, and hence from about A.D. 1070 – 1150, judging by the smooth curve with no point and by the zig-zags. [...]

Keywords: doors, entrances, greyscale

Places shown: Skipwith; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2006-04-19

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Doorway, York Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

SeeAlms Box, Skipwithfor 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. The l [...]

Keywords: heraldry, entrances, doors, greyscale

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2006-04-19

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Screen in Selby Church Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)

“The Abbey of Selbey was founded by William the Conqueror, who richly endowed it, according to some because it was the place where Matilda of Flanders gave birth to Henry Beauclerc, while others state [...]

Keywords: arches, churches, interiors, greyscale

Places shown: Selby; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2006-07-30

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369.—The West End Of The Hall. English Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (1922)

Kildwick Hall is a Grade II* listed Jacobean country house, and the Hall is still (Nov. 2005) very much as pictured here.“Kildwick Hall lies in the same moorland district of Yorkshire that the Brontë [...]

Keywords: backgrounds, wallpaper, interiors, ceilings, fireplaces, greyscale

Places shown: Kildwick; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2005-11-09

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The Manor House, Austerfield Ancestral Homes of Noted Americans (1915)

Where Governor William Bradford was born.The picture is markedBy permission of E. L. Scrivenswhom I take to be the occupant portrayed.William Bradford (born 1588) was the second governor of Plymouth P [...]

Keywords: buildings, people, houses, pilgrim fathers, greyscale

Places shown: Austerfield; South Riding; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2004-03-30

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423.—Clifford’s Tower, and Entrance to York Castle. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Clifford’s Tower is the site of a 12th century massacre of 100 or so Jews probably as a result of the anti-semitic teaching of the Roman Catholic Church. It is the circular structure on the left of th [...]

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

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2005-07-14

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Austerfield Church Ancestral Homes of Noted Americans (1915)

“Austerfield is a typical north country village. Less picturesque than such midland and southern hamlets as Brington, Ecton and Penshurst, these northern villages, with their steep-roofed, narrow-gabl [...]

Keywords: churches, graveyards, gravestones, churchyards, greyscale

Places shown: Austerfield; South Riding; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2006-02-19

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The Cathedral of York Turrets Towers and Temples (1899)

Better known today as York Minster. The cathedral church of St. Peter was founded in the 7th century; the present building was begun in 1172, but took 300 years to complete.

Keywords: cathedrals, churches, interiors, greyscale

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2004-03-21

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The Minster, North Side Red Book Of York (1901)

York Minster is a pre-Norman church but was extensively rebuilt starting in 1154; the main work was started in 1220.One thing every visitor to the city of York will surely notice is that the Minster s [...]

Keywords: churches, trees, colour

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2004-04-25

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Wentworth Woodhouse. Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland (1870)

WENTWORTH HOUSENear Rotherham, Yorkshire. Earl FitzWilliam.Thisgrand seat of one of our greatest English families, is most beautifully situated in the West-Riding of Yorkshire, four miles from “Fair R [...]

Keywords: manors, houses, buildings, trees, colour, deer, windows, wallpaper, backgrounds, widescreen

Places shown: Rotherham; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2013-12-31

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700.—Byland Abbey, Yorkshire. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

These days it’s open to the public from March to October.“Byland Abbey (Fig. 701 [and 700]) needs but few words. It was founded in 1117 by Roger de Mowbray, the nobleman whose estates were sequestrate [...]

Keywords: abbeys, ruins, arches, colour

Places shown: Coxwald; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2000-04-02

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1023.—Howden Church Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The perfect Romantic Ruin, an abbey that was once a place of worship and a seat of power, and has now fallen so low that cattle graze where there was once a High Altar.A poem written by William Wordsw [...]

Keywords: ruins, abbeys, arches, cattle, animals, churches, greyscale

Places shown: Howden; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2006-02-12

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