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Plate III. Gloucester Cathedral. West Front and South Side. The Cathedral Churches of England (1925)

Gloucester Cathedral was built 900 years ago (it was completed in 1100); it was originally the Abbey of St. Peter, part of a Benedictine monastery. Here we see the towers and spires, the gothic windo [...]

Keywords: cathedrals, churches, towers, windows, gothic, gothic architecture, people, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour

Places shown: Gloucester; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2010-05-22

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Gloucester Cathedral Old Print - Wallpaper Version The Cathedral Churches of England (1925)

A version ofPlate IIIwithout the border, scaled very slightly to make a computer desktop or wallpaper image.

Keywords: cathedrals, religion, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour

Places shown: Gloucester; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2010-05-22

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43.—Harold’s Stones, Trelech, Monmouthshire Old 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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150.—Daneway House, Gloucestershire. English Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (1922)

Plate 150 - The Entry

probably early 15th century in origin.

Keywords: interiors, manors, arches, doors, chairs, corridors, steps, colour

Places shown: Bisley; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2004-03-05

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Plate 3. Chipping Campden Church and Almshouses Cotswold Country (1939)

Chipping Campden, Church and Almshouses

Chipping Campden was the home of William Morris, the founder of the Arts and craft movement in 19th century England.

Keywords: old photographs, villages, churches, buildings, streets, colour

Places shown: Chipping Campden; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2008-08-28

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390.—Cardiff Castle Old 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 decided [...]

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

Places shown: Cardiff; Glamorgan; Wales

Added: 2004-03-18

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Chipping Campden, The High Street Cotswold Country (1939)

Chipping Campden, The High Street

The house in the centre at the back is I think the Market Hall.

Keywords: old photographs, villages, colour

Places shown: Chipping Campden; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2008-08-30

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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 Chepst [...]

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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Steps at Powis Castle, Near Welshpool Art 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 dra [...]

Keywords: castles, steps, stairs, staircases, greyscale

Places shown: Powys; Welshpool; Glamorgan; Wales

Added: 2006-10-09

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Snowshill Cotswold Country (1939)

The caption mentions that there was not enough money to finish the church tower, and so it was capped with grey slate.Today Snowshill is known for the manor-house, which is now run by the National Tru [...]

Keywords: old photographs, churches, views, colour

Places shown: Snowshill; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2008-12-16

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Berkeley Castle In Unfamiliar England (1910)

“There are few English castles where the spirit of medievalism lingers as at Berkeley and few that have darker deeds recorded in their long annals of crime. [...] The castle, grim, many-towered, ivy-c [...]

Keywords: castles, overgrown, towers, entrances, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Berkeley; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2007-09-18

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108. Bay Window at Thornbury Castle, Gloucester. The Growth of the English House (1909)

“Besides the simple and dignified forms which were chiefly used, there were a few cases in which the plan was more complicated, and in which it took one shape on the ground floor and another on the fl [...]

Keywords: windows, colour

Places shown: Thornbury; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2003-03-30

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Caerphilly Castle, South Wales In Unfamiliar England (1910)

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

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

Places shown: Caerphilly; Glamorgan; Wales

Added: 2006-08-28

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Plate 12.—Newport, Monmouthshire. History of Wales (1853)

Drawn by H. Gastineau, Engraved by S. Lacey.

Newport City Council Homepage

Keywords: bridges, water, people, boats, chimneys, towns, castles, colour

Places shown: Newport; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2004-03-06

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Old Moat of Raglan England Beautiful (1936)

A romantic engraving of a ruined castle with towers and a moat.

See allpictures of Raglan Castle; it is also called Ragland Castle in some of the older books.

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

Places shown: Raglan; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2006-05-22

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Bookcase Curiosities of the Church: Studies of Curious Customs, Services and Records (1891)

In the Library, Hereford Cathedral“So far as we have been able to discover there are only three collections of books in England now attached to the shelves by chains, namely ‘The Chapter Library in He [...]

Keywords: books, old books, pictures of books, libraries, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Hereford; Herefordshire; England

Added: 2005-06-01

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1314.—Northleach church, Gloucestershire Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Like many English churches, that at Northleach has been modified over the years. Although part of the aisle dates from the 12th century, most of the church is from the 14th and 15th centuries.[the ch [...]

Keywords: churches, windows, towers, gravestones, christmas, greyscale

Places shown: Northleach; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2005-07-30

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Plate 15.—Ragland Castle History of Wales (1853)

Ragland Castle, Monmouthshire.Drawn by H. Gastineau. Engraved by H. Adlard.There are more pictures of Ragland Castle (also called Raglan Castle) in this gallery, and another inOman’s Castles book. T [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, water, people, trees, birds, ducks, towers, overgrown, colour

Places shown: Raglan; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2004-02-25

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Plate 15.—Ragland Castle (Wallpaper Edition) History of Wales (1853)

Ragland Castle, Monmouthshire

Drawn by H. Gastineau. Engraved by H. Adlard.

This version is cropped to make a screen background (desktop wallpaper); there’s also the originaluncroppedversion.

Keywords: castles, ruins, water, trees, birds, ducks, towers, overgrown, backgrounds, wallpaper, colour

Places shown: Raglan; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2004-02-25

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Skenfrith Castle Castles (1926)

The three castles differ from each other in situation and character. Skenfrith, the smallest of the three, and the one which was least pulled about by its later owners, lies low, at a point where a la [...]

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

Places shown: Skenfrith; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2007-12-09

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