Items in or near Berkshire (results page 7)

St John’s CollegeOxford: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes (1896)

From a Drawing by A. Brunet-Debaines. External link to St. John’s College website. St John’s College was founded in 1555 by Sir Thomas White and named after St. John the Baptist (the patron saint of t [...]

Keywords: colleges, entrances, trees, people, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour

Places shown: St. John’s College; Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2004-02-29

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Winchester CollegeMemorials of Hampshire. (1906)

Chamber Court, Winchester College. (From a Photograph by H. W. Salmon) Winchester College Web Site I found a reference to H. W. Salmon having a photograph used by the Illustrated London News in 1889; [...]

Keywords: gothic, towers, churches, windows, colour

Places shown: Winchester; Hampshire; England

Added: 2003-04-28

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1314.—Northleach church, GloucestershireOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Like many English churches, that at Northleach has been modified over the years. Although part of the aisle dates from the 12th century, most of the church is from the 14th and 15th centuries. [the c [...]

Keywords: churches, windows, towers, gravestones, christmas, greyscale

Places shown: Northleach; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2005-07-30

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XXIV.—Wadham College, The Hall InteriorThe Charm of Oxford (1920)

Wadham is less altered than any other college in Oxford. It is the finest illustration of the fact that the Gothic style survived in Oxford when it was being rapidly superseded elsewhere. No building [...]

Keywords: sketches, colleges, interiors, mediaeval architecture, page images, colour

Places shown: Wadham College; Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2013-06-24

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XXIV.—Wadham College, The Hall Interior (greyscale version)The Charm of Oxford (1920)

A black and white picture of the drawing of the interior of Wadham College, Oxford; there is also a colour version; the original is actually printed in black but on yellowish paper with a dark purple [...]

Keywords: sketches, colleges, interiors, beams, mediaeval architecture, greyscale

Places shown: Wadham College; Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2013-06-26

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Porch of St. Mary’sOxford: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes (1896)

From a Drawing by A. Brunet-Debaines.

Keywords: entrances, colleges, churches, pillars, people, gothic, colour

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2004-03-05

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Wolsey’s Hall at Hampton CourtOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

In 1514, in the parish of Hampton, Thomas Wolsey, Archbishop of York began building a magnificent palace on the north bank of the River Thames... Tudor Histor Web page.“The passage to Wolsey’s Hall is [...]

Keywords: interiors, flags, people, windows, colour, manors, castles

Places shown: East Molesey; Surrey; England

Added: 2004-03-04

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The Tower of LondonTurrets Towers and Temples (1899)

The main keep (the White Tower) was probably build around 1070, so it’ll be having its thousandth birthday soon.

Keywords: castles, towers, colour

Places shown: London; Middlesex; England

Added: 2004-03-20

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Romsey AbbeyMemorials of Hampshire. (1906)

“It is a perfect Norman church, with only the two east windows and the three western bays added by later hands (thirteenth century). The massive piers of the nave arches remind one of Durham, the loft [...]

Keywords: abbeys, churches, colour

Places shown: Romsey; Hampshire; England

Added: 2003-04-28

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Martyrs’ Memorial and St. GilesOxford (1910)

Ridley and Latimer were burned to death here in the time of Archbishop Cranmer.

Keywords: monuments, towers, trees, colour, roads

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2004-04-01

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Hall at Ockwell’s, Berkshire.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Coloured in the original book.“The old manor-house of Ockwells is situated about one mile westward from bray, in Berkshire. It is one of those mansions built chiefly of timber framework, of which man [...]

Keywords: windows, interiors, colour, paneling, people, animals, furniture

Places shown: Bray; Berkshire; England

Added: 2004-03-04

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1732.—Clock at Hampton Court.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The clock does not appear to be mentioned in the book apart from this picture. It was installed at Hampton Court Palace in 1540, but the astronomical (or astrological) parts were lost in the early nin [...]

Keywords: clocks, astrology, machinery, greyscale

Places shown: Hampton Court Palace; Hampton Court; Middlesex; London; England

Added: 2016-04-29

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Merton CollegeOxford: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes (1896)

From an Etching by R. Kent Thomas. “It appears that [Queen’s College] was also anxious to pull down the chamber of King Henry V. This is a strange craze for destruction, that some time ago endangered [...]

Keywords: colleges, bridges, arches, people, colour

Places shown: Merton College; Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2004-03-05

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Netley AbbeyMemorials of Hampshire. (1906)

“The site of Netley Abbey indeed, like that of all the abbeys of the Cistercian Order, is choice, and was selected by the founders for various reasons. A spot remote from towns, quiet and peaceful, o [...]

Keywords: ruins, windows, arches, colour

Places shown: Netley; Hampshire; England

Added: 2003-03-22

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Iffley MillOxford (1910)

“Close by [Christ Church] meadow the college barges line the banks of the Isis, and then come other meadows on either side – meadows nameless and indignified by pageantry, but sacred to Oxford’s speci [...]

Keywords: trees, water, grass, colour, mills

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2004-04-01

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Old Chained BibleMemorials of Hampshire. (1906)

The Knight Hospitaller’s Tomb and Old Chained Bible at North Baddesley Church. The bible dates from 1620 and was donated to the church in 1702. The tomb is now in the chancel of the church. (From a [...]

Keywords: books, pictures of books, gravestones, tombs, interiors, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour

Places shown: North Baddesley; Hampshire; England

Added: 2003-09-17

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Wolvesey CastleMemorials of Hampshire. (1906)

Plan of XIIth Century Castle restored from recent explorations (From a Drawing by N. C. H. Nisbett, A.R.I.B.A.) Norman Clayton Hadlow Nisbett (1860 – 1918) was an architect who worked with Frederic R [...]

Keywords: castles, plans, colour

Places shown: Winchester; Hampshire; England

Added: 2004-03-05

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Church of St.Mary, Redcliffe(bg)Ancestral Homes of Noted Americans (1915)

Version cropped for use as a wallpaper (screen background for computer desktop)

Keywords: churches, spires, towers, trees, arches, windows, cityscapes, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour

Places shown: Redcliffe; Bristol; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2004-06-30

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Church of St. Mary, Redcliffe, BristolAncestral Homes of Noted Americans (1915)

Admiral Sir William Pen (1621 – 70), son of Giles Penn of Redcliffe, was buried at St Mary Redcliffe Church. He was a squadron commander in Cromwell’s Navy. He received Pennsylvania as a land grant in [...]

Keywords: churches, spires, towers, trees, arches, windows, cityscapes, christmas, colour

Places shown: Redcliffe; Bristol; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2004-06-30

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Wolvesey CastleMemorials of Hampshire. (1906)

There appears to be a tennis court in the middle of this ruined castle! (From a Photograph by H. W. Salmon) I found a reference to H. W. Salmon having a photograph used by the Illustrated London News [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, colour

Places shown: Winchester; Hampshire; England

Added: 2004-03-05

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