Items in or near Durham (results page 3)

1023.—Howden Church (detail for use as computer desktop background image) Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A detail taken from the engraving ofHowden Church, sized so that it makes a good screen background, or desktop wallpaper; cows graze in the ruins of a mediæval monastery.

Keywords: wallpaper, backgrounds, churches, ruins, abbeys, cattle, arches, greyscale

Places shown: Howden; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2006-02-12

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Fountains Abbey Alt-England (1888)

This is a spectacular view of the ruins of Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire. I found a photograph from approximately the same angle in a page on theHistoric UKWeb site.The abbey was founded in 1139, some [...]

Keywords: ruins, abbeys, churches, arches, windows, stonework, greyscale

Places shown: Aldfield; Ripon; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2022-06-03

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1052.—St. Nicholas Church, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“Among the more important churches erected in the period of which we treat, that ofNewcastle-Upon-Tyneholds an honourable place (Fig. 1052). It crowns a bold eminence, and forms from every point of vi [...]

Keywords: spires, churches, towers, people, shops, streets, clocks, houses, christmas, colour

Places shown: Newcatle-upon-tyne; Northumberland; England

Added: 2004-03-04

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Courtyard, Naworth Castle The Story of Some English Shires (1897)

The story of the ill-planned rising of the Earls of Northumberland and Westmoreland has already been told. One of their associates was Leonard Dacre, who held the castle of Naworth, and gathered roun [...]

Keywords: castles, steps, staircases, entrances, windows, greyscale

Places shown: Brampton; Cumberland; England

Added: 2006-09-07

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The Minster and Bootham Bar Red Book Of York (1901)

The word ‘bar’ here means gate, not somewhere you buy a drink. Bootham Bar in the city of York stands on the site of one of four gateways into the Roman legionary fortress, but the gate there today d [...]

Keywords: churches, gateways, entrances, colour

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2004-04-25

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Methley Hall Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“Methley Hall, or Methley Park, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, seven miles south-east from Leeds, is the seat of the Saviles, Earls Mexborough, which family have held the manor for several centuries [...]

Keywords: interiors, windows, ceilings, arches, stairs, colour, furniture, manors, halls

Places shown: Mickletown; West Riding; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2005-08-24

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Methley Hall, Wallpaper Version Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A version of theMethley Hallcoloured engraving; this version has been cropped slightly so that it’s the right size for a computer desktop background, or wallpaper.No, I don’t know why some people put [...]

Keywords: backgrounds, manors, colour, interiors, windows, ceilings, arches, stairs, furniture, wallpaper

Places shown: Mickletown; West Riding; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2005-08-24

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Monk Bar Red Book Of York (1901)

Monk Bar here is a gate (abarrier, if you will) that dates from the 14th century. The portcullis still works. I don’t know if Monk Bar Pharmacy is still there, with a post office and selling horse & [...]

Keywords: gateways, entrances, towers, colour

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2004-04-25

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Stonegate Red Book Of York (1901)

Stonegate Shambles in York is today a pedestrian-only area. In the distance in this photograph is the ever-present York Minster.

Keywords: houses, streets, colour

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2004-04-25

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The Shambles Red Book Of York (1901)

The Shambles is the name of a famous narrow cobbled street in the city of York.

Keywords: cities, street scenes, cobbles, people, greyscale

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2009-01-18

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General Sullivan’s House Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, Vol. LXXIII. (1886)

I thought this picture would make a good Christmas Card! It shows the New England house of a wealthy lawyer from the 18th century, snow-covered in a wintry December.John Sullivan was a lawyer in Du [...]

Keywords: winter, christmas, snow, american uprising, houses, buildings, greyscale

Places shown: Durham; New Hampshire; USA

Added: 2011-12-23

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Methley Hall, Yorkshire Ancestral Homes of Noted Americans (1915)

This building was demolished in 1963, and there is nothing left of it.I find no mention of this Hall in the book, unfortunately.Methley Hall was the country house of the Savile family, Earls of Mexbor [...]

Keywords: manors, animals, sheep, trees, greyscale

Places shown: Mickletown; West Riding; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2005-04-02

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Overview map of Cumberland, England Harmsworth’s Encyclopædia (1904)

Taken from the map of England and Wales on page 2237.

Keywords: colour, maps

Places shown: Cumberland; England

Added: 2003-02-24

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Overview map of Durham, England Harmsworth’s Encyclopædia (1904)

Taken from the map of England and Wales on page 2237.

Keywords: colour, maps

Places shown: Durham; England

Added: 2003-02-24

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6.—Tinmouth Castle The Antiquities of England and Wales (1786)

Tinmouth Castle from the North, with a View of the Haven &c. Northumberland.There was a monastery at Tynemouth as early as the 6th century, and the fortifications were builtby the monks for protection [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, people, cliffs, water, ships, greyscale

Places shown: Tynemouth; Northumberland; England

Added: 2009-11-28

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Overview map of Northumberland, England Harmsworth’s Encyclopædia (1904)

Taken from the map of England and Wales on page 2237.

Keywords: colour, maps

Places shown: Northumberland; England

Added: 2003-02-24

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Antique Map of Cumberland The Antiquities of England and Wales (1786)

Antique Map of Cumberland

Keywords: maps, colour

Places shown: Cumberland; England

Added: 2008-10-05

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Antique Map of Durham The Antiquities of England and Wales (1786)

Antique Map of Durham

Keywords: maps, colour

Places shown: Durham; England

Added: 2008-10-05

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Antique Map of Northumberland The Antiquities of England and Wales (1786)

Antique Map of Northumberland

Keywords: maps, colour

Places shown: Northumberland; England

Added: 2008-10-05

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Antique Map of Westmoreland [Westmorland] The Antiquities of England and Wales (1786)

Antique Map of Westmoreland (more recently written as “Westmorland” instead).

Keywords: maps, colour

Places shown: Westmorland; England

Added: 2008-10-05

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