Items in or near England (results page 11)

262.—Knole, Kent. English Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (1922)

Plate 260 - Bourchier’s Gate-house.

The home of the Sackvilles since 1603; it was first built in and around 1457 by Archbishop Bourchier.

Keywords: manors, castles, entrances, clocks, windows, towers, doors, colour

Places shown: Knole; Kent; England

Added: 2004-03-04

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Bocardo, destroyed in 1771. Oxford: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes (1896)

Lang says that the Bocardo Prison predated the University.

The image is signed “S. R.”

Keywords: churches, streets, carts, carriages, people, clocks, colour

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2004-03-05

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29.—Portchester Castle, in Hampshire. The Antiquities of England and Wales (1786)

DESCRIPTIONof PORTCHESTER-CASTLE, inHampshire.ThisCastle which is about five miles from Portsmouth, takes its appellation from a village so called in which it is situate, formerly a confiderable town [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, towers, battlements, bridges, people, greyscale

Places shown: Portchester; Hampshire; England

Added: 2015-08-26

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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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Bocardo, North Side Oxford: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes (1896)

The Bocardo, the mediaeval prison in Oxford, shown from the North side; the engraving is signed “S. R.”The tower here is St. Michael’s church.“Of Bocardo no trace remains, but St. Michael’s is likely [...]

Keywords: churches, towers, arches, streets, people, greyscale

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2007-04-17

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Cranbourne House, Dorset The Mansions of England in the Olden Time (1906)

Cranborne Manor dates back to the start of the Thirteenth Century, but was rebuilt in the 1600s. It belongs to the Marquess of Salisbury, and is traditionaly occupied by the heir, who is given the tit [...]

Keywords: halls, manors, stately homes, mansions, entrances, steps, gothic archtecture, greyscale

Places shown: Cranborne; Dorset; England

Added: 2021-02-08

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311.—Avebury Manor, Wiltshire English Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (1922)

Church, Stable and House

The church predates 1275 but the main part of the house probably dates from the 1560s. The south porch bears the date 1601, however.

Keywords: manors, churches, trees, sundials, creeper, windows, colour

Places shown: Avebury; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2003-08-16

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312.—Avebury Manor, Wiltshire English Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (1922)

The Ancient Cut Box Tree on the South Lawn

Keywords: manors, trees, entrances, creeper, windows, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour

Places shown: Avebury; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2003-08-16

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p.33 Domesday Book. Historic Byways and Highways of Old England (1900)

A line-drawing of some old leather-bound books, closedThe Domesday Book was compiled at the order of William the Conqueror (1066 and all that) almost a thousand years ago. It was an inventory of all [...]

Keywords: books, line art, pictures of books, colour

Places shown: England

Added: 2003-05-11

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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

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335.—The Great Chamber, Looking North. English Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (1922)

“It will be noticed that the ceiling is a reproduction of that in the ballroom at Knole (Fig. 294). The panelling is similar to that in the dining-room below, and all came out of the Quenby attics. It [...]

Keywords: interiors, ceilings, manors, furniture, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Hungarton; Leicestershire; England

Added: 2006-01-12

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View of St. Paul’s Cathedral from the Thames Alt-England (1888)

This is an unusual view of Sir Christopher Wren’s masterpiece, which replaced an earlier cathedral founded in A.D. 64 after it burned down in the Great Fire of London.We see a man leaning out of a sto [...]

Keywords: cathedrals, circles, windows, sailing boats, ships, boats, churches, domes, london, rivers, river thames, greyscale

Places shown: London London; England

Added: 2022-06-03

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Crawley, Sussex Old English Country Cottages (1906)

This old farmhouse or cottage has tile siding on the walls.

Keywords: cottages, birds, buildings, windows, chimneys, greyscale

Places shown: Crawley; Sussex; England

Added: 2010-04-15

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Isis and Oxford Canal Oxford: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes (1896)

In the foreground a man wearing a hat and carrying a bag or box stands at a canal lock; another walks along the towpath. On the river we see someone punting a bot, and a couple of people fishing from [...]

Keywords: canals, sketches, views, people, boats, greyscale

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2006-02-03

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Eaton Hall.—Duke of Westminster Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland (1870)

The picture shows a man and a woman, the woman with a long crinoline domed skirt (shaped like a dalek), the man with a cane pointing at a small dog; they are walking on a smooth lawn with an insanely [...]

Keywords: manors, houses, gothic architecture, colour, people, spires, windows, grass, sky

Places shown: Eaton; Chester; Cheshire; England

Added: 2021-02-15

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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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