Items in or near England (results page 12)

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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VII.—Merton College: The Library Interior The Charm of Oxford (1920)

Merton is the oldest college in Oxford, founded in the 1270s, almost 750 years ago. This sketch gives us a glimpse inside the ancient library with its rows of books so inviting.Merton, as has been sa [...]

Keywords: interiors, libraries, arches, ceilings, colleges, pictures of books, books, greyscale

Places shown: Merton College; Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2013-06-30

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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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Haslemere, Surrey Old English Country Cottages (1906)

A young woman stands at the gate to an English cottage garden. She holds a child in her arms, and she wears a long dress and a somewhat soiled apron. The gate is set in a thick hedge, but we can see s [...]

Keywords: cottages, people, flowers, colour

Places shown: Haslemere; Surrey; England

Added: 2008-08-09

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Restormel Castle, Cornwall The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

Restormel castle (also spelt Restormil or Raistormel) was started in about AD 1100.

There are several other pictures of Restormel Castle.

Keywords: castles, ruins, trees, clouds, people, windows, colour

Places shown: Lostwithiel; Cornwall; England

Added: 1999-11-06

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Chiddingfold, Surry (hand-coloured version) Contributed Images (2004)

A hand-coloured version ofChiddingford; the original picture was by Sidney Jones in 1906; Liam Quin did the colouring, rather hastily.

Keywords: cottages, colour

Places shown: Chiddingfold; Surrey; England

Added: 2008-08-24

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Chantry Chapel, Warwick Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

This beautiful engraving, printed in colour using multiple plates, shows the stone ceiling, a tiled floor, an arched entrance-way, a stained-glass window, a church-warden’s chest, a seat and a reading [...]

Keywords: colour, chapels, interiors, churches, castles, windows, furniture

Places shown: Warwick; Warwickshire; England

Added: 2010-10-30

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379.—Carlisle Castle. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The knights arrive on horseback over the bridge and into the castle walls. Carlisle castle was built in 1090 on the site of an older Roman fortress.The Castle ofCarlislewas founded by William Rufus. [...]

Keywords: castles, knights, towers, battlements, bridges, greyscale

Places shown: Carlisle; Cumberland; England

Added: 2012-04-19

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Chiddingfold, Surrey Old English Country Cottages (1906)

A cottage in Chiddingfold, Surrey (in the South of England), showing the use of tile to cover the upper storey’s walls and the chimney. It is signed by Sidney Jones and dated 1906.Hand-coloured versi [...]

Keywords: cottages, greyscale

Places shown: Chiddingfold; Surrey; England

Added: 2008-08-24

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Guildford Castle, Surrey Old English Country Cottages (1906)

the entrance to Guildford castle, SurreyOne of the features of the Surrey cottage, indeed of all those counties where tile was the principal roofing material, is the skill with which the tiling is ada [...]

Keywords: castles, street scenes, buildings, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Guildford; Surrey; England

Added: 2008-08-19

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The New or Water Tower, Chester The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

Published Nov^r. 7, 1783, by S. Hooper.Sparrow sculp.. The battlements were added in the 1640s during the Civil War, when Chester was besieged. There’s more about this atbwpics.co.uk.

Keywords: castles, walls, clouds, colour

Places shown: Chester; Cheshire; England

Added: 2003-03-17

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Bas-Relief From the Entablature, Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster Abbey Pentateuch of Printing with a Chapter on Judges (1891)

A printing office, with an engraver (I think) at left, a proof-reader, a typesetter (at the back) next to the person operating the press itself, and, at right, a boy wearing tights and I think barefoo [...]

Keywords: typography, printing, children, pictures of books, books, people, furniture, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Westminster; London; England

Added: 2006-01-21

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Donnington Castle Castles (1926)

The Gate HouseThe gatehouse dates from 1386, when King Richard II granted Richard Abberbury the Elder the right to fortify ("crenellate") his manor.There is also a plan of Donnington; use the Location [...]

Keywords: towers, castles, ruins, trees, greyscale

Places shown: Donnington; Berkshire; England

Added: 2004-06-30

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381.—St. Mary’s Chapel, Hastings Cliff Castle. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Hastings Castle was built by William the Conqueror in 1070 or so, together with the chapel of St. Mary. Coastal erosion, and, later, French attacks, meant there wasn’t much left by 1400. After the Di [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, arches, churches, people, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Hastings; Kent; England

Added: 2011-06-17

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382.—Alnwick Castle. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A dramatic view of Alnwick Castle in a storm, with its towers, castle walls and battlements standing high on the hillside. The wood engraving is signed J. W. Whimper; this is the same person as J. W. [...]

Keywords: castles, towers, bridges, water, battlements, hills, views, storms, greyscale

Places shown: Alnwick; Northumberland; England

Added: 2011-06-09

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383.—Rock of Bamborough with Castle. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

There has been a settlement here for at Bamborough for hundreds of years; a castle was mentioned here in the year 547, but was probably over 100 years old even then. That castle was destroyed by Viki [...]

Keywords: castles, towers, battlements, walls, cliffs, animals, cattle, people, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Bamburgh; Northumberland; England

Added: 2014-07-03

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389.—Ruins of reading Abbey in 1721. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Reading Abbey was founded in 1121 by King Henry I; it became very wealthy, no doubt in part because of the corruption that was endemic to the Roman Catholic Church. At the Dissolution of the Monasteri [...]

Keywords: abbeys, ruins, arches, people, animals, wallpaper, backgrounds, anglosaxon remains, greyscale

Places shown: Reading; Berkshire; England

Added: 2005-05-22

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Plate 3.—Rochester Castle.—Interior. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Two men stand on a ruined wall and peer into the Keep; the men are brightly dressed. The castle here today was built inA.D. 1080and the keep is also called Gundolph’s Tower after its builder.English H [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, colour, people

Places shown: Rochester; Kent; England

Added: 2012-05-22

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Steep, Hampshire Old English Country Cottages (1906)

From a water-colour drawing by Walter Tyndale.An English house wth a steep tiled roof, probably originally thatched, and with stone mullioned windows. Topiary and careful landscaping give a well-kept [...]

Keywords: houses, cottages, roofs, gardens, chimneys, dormer windows, windows, topiary, colour

Places shown: Steep; Hampshire; England

Added: 2012-10-22

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395.—Rougemont Castle Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Rougemont Castle is on a natural volcanic hill in Exeter. See alsoNorthernhay Gardens, Exeter

Keywords: castles, towers, ruins, people, greyscale

Places shown: Exeter; Devonshire; England

Added: 2003-03-20

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