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91.—Roman Church in Dover Castle Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Close by the pharos are the ruins of an ancient church (Fig. 89). This church, which was in the form of a cross, was unquestionably constructed of Roman materials, if it was not of Roman work. The til [...]

Keywords: ruins, churches, roman remains, greyscale

Places shown: Dover; Kent; England

Added: 2010-09-09

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92.—Kirby Hall English Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (1922)

92. – The Porch and Hall Windows.
As seen through the central arch of the loggia.

Keywords: manors, windows, entrances, arches, ruins, clouds, colour

Places shown: Corby; Northamptonshire; England

Added: 2003-11-27

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98.—Plan of Richborough. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A (rather minimal) plan of Richborough castle, an ancient Roman fort on the south-east coast of England, dating to maybe A.D. 43. There is also an amphitheatre at the site. Richborough was the first [...]

Keywords: plans, castles, ruins, roman remains, greyscale

Places shown: Richborough; Kent; England

Added: 2010-11-17

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99.—Richborough. General View, from the East. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Giant and ancient ruined stone walls on a sharp rise dwarf a small cottage.It is not a lofty castle of the middle ages, such as we sometimes look upon, with tower and bastion crumbling into picturesqu [...]

Keywords: roman remains, walls, ruins, forts, houses, greyscale

Places shown: Richborough; Kent; England

Added: 2012-05-22

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1.—“Royal Scot” train, near Shap summit, Engine No. 6134 “Samson” British Locomotives Illustrated (1933)

Among the outstanding features of British Railway operation of to-day is the development of the long distance non-stop run. This has been made possible by water-troughs, enabling an engine to replenis [...]

Keywords: railways, transport, engines, steam engines, trains, shap, colour

Places shown: Shap; Cumbria; England

Added: 2010-02-09

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The Map of Bedfordshire The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

A public-domain map of Bedfordshire from 1783.Places marked on the map include: Ampthill, Aspely Guise [Aspley Guise], Astwood, Battledon, Bedford, Berkford, Bigleswade [Biggleswade], Biscot, Bletnesh [...]

Keywords: colour, maps

Places shown: Bedfordshire; England

Added: 2005-08-21

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View From City Walls Red Book Of York (1901)

A view of the mighty cathedral, York Minster, seen from the ancient city walls of York in this old photograh. Notice the blurred person crossing the street: the film wasn’t very sensitive, and a smal [...]

Keywords: cityscapes, cathedrals, walls, people, greyscale

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2008-09-23

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View from City Walls (background version) Red Book Of York (1901)

A version ofView from the City Wallscropped for use as a screen background. Choose the size nearest to your computer’s monitor resolution. There is also awidescreen version.

Keywords: wallpaper, backgrounds, cathedrals, cityscapes, views, greyscale

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2008-09-23

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View From City Walls (Widescreen Version) Red Book Of York (1901)

A version ofView from the City Wallscropped for use as a screen background. Choose the size nearest to your computer’s monitor resolution. There is also a1600x1200 (4:3) version.

Keywords: wallpaper, backgrounds, cathedrals, cityscapes, buildings, people, views, street scenes, greyscale

Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2008-09-23

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Gable End, Shrewsbury. Art in England During the Elizabethan and Stuart Periods (1908)

The gable-end post is at one end of the roof; this one has a figure, probably female, on the top, standing on a face, with a coiled rope carved beneath that, and a smiling bearded man’s face at the bo [...]

Keywords: gothic architecture, architecture, carving, statuary, faces, beards, greyscale

Places shown: Shrewsbury; Shropshire; England

Added: 2012-06-27

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Chatsworth, Derbyshire The People’s Gallery of Engravings (1844)

The engraving, based on a picture by Thomas Allom, shows in the foreground deer and people on horseback under large tree, but the view is dominated by the massiveness of the house itself.It is still [...]

Keywords: houses, palaces, stately homes, architecture, exteriors, deer, trees, hunting, peope, parks, greyscale

Places shown: Chatsworth; Derbyshire; England

Added: 2018-03-20

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100.—North Wall of Richborough. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A man hunts with rifle and dog beside the overgrown Roman walls of Richborough in Southern England. See Fig. 99 for the extract from the book.

Keywords: roman remains, walls, ruins, forts, people, dogs, hunting, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Richborough; Kent; England

Added: 2012-06-12

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101.—Plan of the Platform and Cross, Richborough Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

This appears to be a side view, or elevation, rather than a plan, of the platform and cross-shaped mound at the Roman fort of Richborough. See Fig. 98 for more details.

Keywords: diagrams, plans, roman remains, greyscale

Places shown: Richborough; Kent; England

Added: 2012-03-21

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103.—Ruins of the Ancient Church of Reculver. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The Roman remains still existing at Reculver are less interesting than those at Richborough, chiefly because they are of less magnitude and are more dilapidated. Very close to the ruins of the ancient [...]

Keywords: ruins, churches, anglosaxon remains, buildings, towers, spires, water, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Reculver; Kent; England

Added: 2011-03-28

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104.—Plan of Porchester Castle, Hants. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

[...] the fact is certain that in several of the undoubted Roman castles, or camps, is a small building of cruciform shape, placed not far from the centre of the enclosure. At Porchester (Fig. 104) an [...]

Keywords: plans, castles, roman remains, ruins, churches, greyscale

Places shown: Porchester; Hampshire; England

Added: 2011-06-05

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105.—General View of the Ruin of Pevensey Castle. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Anderida, the sea-fort of Sussex, is held by some to be Hastings, by others to be East Bourn. It is not our purpose to enter upon any controversial discussion of such matters; but it appears to us tha [...]

Keywords: ruins, castles, roman remains, norman architecture, trees, people, greyscale

Places shown: Pevensey; Sussex; England

Added: 2012-06-22

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106.—Plan of Pevensey Castle. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

On the north side was a few years since a fragment of a supposed Saxon keep, held to be an addition to the original Roman Castrum (Fig. 109). But the most important and interesting adaptation to anoth [...]

Keywords: maps, plans, castles, roman remains, greyscale

Places shown: Pevensey; Sussex; England

Added: 2012-06-24

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107.—Walls and Gate, Pevensey. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Here, as at Richborough, have the Roman galleys anchored; sheltered by the bold promontory of Beachy Head from the south-west gales, and secured from the attacks of pirates by the garrison who guarded [...]

Keywords: ruins, roman remains, castles, towers, walls, people, sheep, greyscale

Places shown: Pevensey; Sussex; England

Added: 2012-07-24

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108.—Walls, Pevensey. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The walls at Pevensey Castle show some Roman features as well as later additions.The external towers, which are indicated on the plan, are quite solid; some of these have been undermined and have fall [...]

Keywords: ruins, roman remains, castles, towers ruins, people, architecture, greyscale

Places shown: Pevensey; Sussex; England

Added: 2012-08-09

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109.—Supposed Saxon Keep, Pevensey. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Sheep graze in the foreground; in the background a stone archway frames a tunnel through heavy masonry, a ruined tower.The ruin on this side is highly picturesque, large masses of the original wall ha [...]

Keywords: ruins, castles, towers, arches, sheep, animals, greyscale

Places shown: Pevensey; Sussex; England

Added: 2012-07-25

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