Items in or near Cheshire (results page 1)

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

Bishopric of St. Asaph The 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

+ S K L R N

Jacobean Houses in Frankwell, Shrewsbury English Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (1922)

These houses were built some time after 1620, so they are after the Tudor period.

Keywords: tudor, houses, streets, windows, entrances, colour

Places shown: Shrewsbury; Shropshire; England

Added: 2004-03-04

+ S K L R N

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

+ S K L R N

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

+ S K L R N

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

+ S K L R N

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

+ S K L R N

Gable End, Shrewsbury. Art in England During the Elizabethan and Stuart Periods (1908)

The gable-end post is at one end of the roof; this one has a figure, probably female, on the top, standing on a face, with a coiled rope carved beneath that, and a smiling bearded man’s face at the bo [...]

Keywords: gothic architecture, architecture, carving, statuary, faces, beards, greyscale

Places shown: Shrewsbury; Shropshire; England

Added: 2012-06-27

+ S K L R N

The Feathers Inn, Ludlow, Shropshire Art in England During the Elizabethan and Stuart Periods (1908)

Thus, in former times (as may be seen, for instance, in the older houses at Bury St. Edmunds or Lavenham, in Suffolk) brackets would be made to spring from Gothic caps, which again formed the crown of [...]

Keywords: tudor buildings, houses, architecture, greyscale

Places shown: Ludlow; Shropshire; England

Added: 2012-06-26

+ S K L R N

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

+ S K L R N

Stokesay Castle The Story of Some English Shires (1897)

“Shropshire is one of the most picturesque, as it is one of the most interesting, of English counties, possessing an interest of its own, as being the border-land between England and Wales, and associ [...]

Keywords: castles, manors, towers, water, trees, christmas, greyscale

Places shown: Stokesay; Shropshire; England

Added: 2006-08-18

+ S K L R N

169.—Condover Hall, Shropshire English Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (1922)

A Corner of the North Elevation showing the position of the lead heads.“A Royal manor in Saxon times Condover, throughout the sixteenth century, was in and out of the hands of the Crown until, in 1586 [...]

Keywords: manors, entrances, windows, colour

Places shown: Condover; Shropshire; England

Added: 2003-03-30

+ S K L R N

19. Stokesay Castle, Shropshire (cir. 1240-90). The Growth of the English House (1909)

Ground Plan.

There are lots of other pictures of Stokesay Castle here; try a search for Shropshire.

Keywords: plans, maps, castles, colour

Places shown: Stokesay; Shropshire; England

Added: 2004-08-19

+ S K L R N

194.—The Parapet English Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (1922)

Taken at Condover Hall, Shropshire.

Keywords: backgrounds, wallpaper, manors, greyscale

Places shown: Condover; Shropshire; England

Added: 2005-03-03

+ S K L R N

195.—Condover Hall English Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (1922)

The West Side.

Keywords: manors, trees, windows, chimneys, colour

Places shown: Condover; Shropshire; England

Added: 2003-12-20

+ S K L R N

21. Stokesay Castle (General View) The Growth of the English House (1909)

The hall and adjoining rooms are to the right; the south tower is in the centre; the Elizabethan gatehouse to the left.There are also pictures inGrose’s Antiquitiesand inOman’sCastles. For some excel [...]

Keywords: manors, castles, towers, gravestones, gothic, greyscale

Places shown: Stokesay; Shropshire; England

Added: 2004-04-01

+ S K L R N

22. Stokesay Castle. Window and Doorway of the Hall. The Growth of the English House (1909)

“It must be borne in mind that hitherto windows had not been glazed. They were usually of small size for purposes of security, and no doubt their smallness was an advantage so far as the inlet of col [...]

Keywords: diagrams, manors, windows, doors, architecture, greyscale

Places shown: Stokesay; Shropshire; England

Added: 2005-02-18

+ S K L R N

Brereton, Cheshire The 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

23. Stokesay Castle. The Growth of the English House (1909)

Window in South Tower—Showing shutter and stone seats.“... in striking contrast to the gloom of the tower, where the small windows provide a patch of light which only renders the general darkness more [...]

Keywords: windows, castles, manors, architecture, greyscale

Places shown: Stokesay; Shropshire; England

Added: 2005-02-18

+ S K L R N

Cholmondeley Castle Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland (1870)

The first thing to say about this castle is that it’s pronouncedChumley. Really.The picture, in colour, shows the “castle” that was mostly built in the early part of the 19th Century, replacing an old [...]

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