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Rock Bason Coit at KarnbreThe Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

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This is one item from a full-page plate, Druidical Antiquities

Keywords: megaliths, druids, ruins, greyscale

Places shown: Carn Brea; Cornwall; England

Added: 2006-03-01

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Frontispiece: Cranbrook, KentOld English Country Cottages (1906)

From a water-colour drawing by Herbert Alexander, A.R.W.S.

Keywords: cottages, flowers, gardens, houses, colour

Places shown: Cranbrook; Kent; England

Added: 2004-07-29

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Frontispiece: St. Paul’s Catheral from Cheapside.English Cathedrals (1910)

St. Paul’s Cathedral in London replaced a much older building that was destroyed by the Great Fire of 1666. It was designed by Sir Christopher Wren. In the foreground a boy with a dustpan and trowel i [...]

Keywords: churches, cathedrals, domes, buildings, roads, street scenes, children, horses, carriages, carts, trees, greyscale

Places shown: London; Longon; England

Added: 2020-10-15

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Frontispiece: View Near SelborneThe Natural History of Selborne (1879)

View looking, I imagine, towards the distant Church in the village of Selborne. There are deer in the foreground, under the shade of a large tree.

Keywords: views, animals, deer, trees, greyscale

Places shown: Selborne; Hampshire; England

Added: 2005-11-08

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View of Selborne, Detail for use as Desktop WallpaperThe Natural History of Selborne (1879)

A detail taken from the Frontispiece showing the deer under the tree, with ducks swimming on a pond in the background.

Keywords: views, animals, deer, ducks, wallpaper, backgrounds, trees, greyscale

Places shown: Selborne; Hampshire; England

Added: 2005-11-08

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Frontispiece: The Snow Sweepers (1865)The Circling Year (1870)

A man in boots and tall hat, scarf, jacket and rolled-up trousers, stands on the steps of a grand front porch with stone columns while two faces peer out of a window in this city scene. A boy on the s [...]

Keywords: winter, street scenes, snow, people, cities, pillars, children, boys, men, snow shovels, victorian costume, top hats, colour

Places shown: LondonLondon; England

Added: 2018-01-20

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Frontispiece: DenchworthQuiet Roads and Sleepy Villages (1914)

“Denchworth [...] is one of the prettiest villages hereabouts. What little there is of it consists of one short street lined mostly with timber framed and straw-thatched cottages. As one advances from [...]

Keywords: streets, villages, houses, thatched cottagesstreets, colour, christmas

Places shown: Denchworth; Berkshire; England

Added: 2006-01-27

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Frontispiece: Cranbrook, KentOld English Country Cottages (1906)

From a water-colour drawing by Herbert Alexander, A.R.W.S.

Cropped version suitable for screen background, lightened

Keywords: cottages, flowers, gardens, houses, colour, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: Cranbrook; Kent; England

Added: 2004-07-31

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Frontispiece, Denchworth, hand colouredQuiet Roads and Sleepy Villages (1914)

This is a version of the Frontispiece sepia-tinted photograph of Denchworth that I coloured using The Gimp.

Keywords: streets, villages, houses, thatched cottagesstreets, colour

Places shown: Denchworth; Berkshire; England

Added: 2006-01-27

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Sheldonian Theatre from Title PageThe Itinerary of John Leland the Antiquary (1745)

The engraving of the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford where the book was printed. The engraving appears on the title page of each volume.

Keywords: buildings, colour

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2006-11-11

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Frontispiece: Cranbrook, KentOld English Country Cottages (1906)

From a water-colour drawing by Herbert Alexander, A.R.W.S.

Cropped version suitable for screen background

Keywords: cottages, flowers, gardens, houses, colour, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: Cranbrook; Kent; England

Added: 2004-07-29

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Front cover of “Warwick and Leamington”Warwick and Leamington (1920)

All of the colour plates from this book are online here, including a higher-resolution version of the cover picture, Leycester Hospital.

Keywords: colour, book covers

Places shown: Warwick; Warwickshire; England

Added: 2006-06-20

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Frontispiece: Sulgrave ManorIn Unfamiliar England (1910)

Sulgrave Manor, The Cradle of the Washingtons. Painted especially for the author by Daniel Sherrin. The printing quality was rather poor, unfortunately, so this image is included more because it might [...]

Keywords: colour, manors, farms, people, sunsets, trees, george washington

Places shown: Sulgrave; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2005-10-23

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The Bridge at DurhamThe Story of Some English Shires (1897)

Etched by J.C. Varrall from a drawing by Thomas Hearne in the British Museum. Walter & Boutall ph. sc. The picture shows Elvet Bridge, which was originally built in the 12th century, repaired in 1500 [...]

Keywords: bridges, gothic, people, water, backgrounds, wallpaper, colour

Places shown: DurhamDurham; England

Added: 2005-09-20

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

Chained Bible in Cumnor Church

Keywords: books, old books, pictures of books, greyscale

Places shown: Cumnor; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2005-01-17

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FrontispieceLaws and History of the New Forest (1811)

At the edge of a clearing in the forest stands a tall tree; a knight’s sword, shield and stirrup hang from the tree, and two hunting dogs are tied to it. A richly dressed man stands talking to a wood- [...]

Keywords: forests, trees, people, weapons, water, animals, christmas, greyscale

Places shown: New Forest; Hampshire; England

Added: 2005-07-13

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Cranborne Manor House: The LoggiaEnglish Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (1922)

Located near Wimborne, Dorset, and now known for its gardens. It was originally built at the start of the 13th Century, but the entrance shown here is much later, postdating the English Civil War.

Keywords: manors, entrances, arches, colour

Places shown: Cranborne; Wimborne; Dorset; England

Added: 2004-03-04

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Jacobean Houses in Frankwell, ShrewsburyEnglish 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

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Stanton Court: The Centre of West PointEnglish Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (1922)

The porch and oriel projections are small, and gable-ended wings stretch forth. [p. xvi]. Nowadays you can stay at Stanton Court Cottages (I think this is the same place; it’s near Broadway, Worceste [...]

Keywords: manors, windows, creeper, windows, entrances, colour

Places shown: Stanton; Broadway; Worcestershire; England

Added: 2004-03-04

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Stanton Court: The Centre of West PointEnglish Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (1922)

This is a version that I coloured slightly. The photographs in the book are monochrome, so this is just a guess on my part.

Keywords: manors, windows, creeper, windows, entrances, colour

Places shown: Stanton; Broadway; Worcestershire; England

Added: 2004-03-05

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