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1141x754, 2282x1507, 303x200, 750x495 | Eaton Hall.—Duke of WestminsterPicturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland Vol 1 (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: 2021-02-16 + S K L R N |
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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1052x1425, 148x200, 591x800, 789x1069 | Micklegate BarIllustrated 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: 2006-07-02 + S K L R N |
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| 1029x1343, 1372x1791, 153x200, 578x755, 772x1007 | Door, Skipworth ChurchIllustrated London News Vol 56 (1870) See Alms Box, Skipwith for 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: 2006-04-20 + S K L R N |
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136x200, 535x790, 714x1054, 952x1406 | Doorway, YorkIllustrated London News Vol 56 (1870) See Alms Box, Skipwith for 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. Th [...] Keywords: heraldry, entrances, doors, greyscale Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England Added: 2006-04-20 + S K L R N |
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1024x768, 1600x1200, 267x200, 800x600 | 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 + S K L R N |
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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1024x768, 1600x1200, 267x200, 640x480, 800x600 | Remains of Valle Crucis AbbeyThe River Dee: Its Aspect and History (1875) “It was exactly in the year 1200 that Madoc, Lord of Bromfield, at the time when Prince Llewellyn was contending with King John, founded this monastic house in a deep hollow, already called the Valley [...] Keywords: churches, ruins, abbeys, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale Places shown: Llangollen; Denbigh; Wales Added: 2005-07-12 + S K L R N |
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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1024x768, 1600x1200, 267x200, 640x480, 800x600 | 421.—Ludlow CastleOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845) Ludlow was the capital of Wales in the 16th Century, and this 12th Century (or earlier) castle was the centre for administration. Today it is in ruins, having declined since the engraving was made, b [...] Keywords: castles, towers, hills, trees, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale Places shown: Ludlow; Shropshire; England Added: 2004-03-04 + S K L R N |
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1024x768, 1600x1200, 267x200, 800x600 | 423.—Clifford’s Tower, and Entrance to York Castle.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845) Clifford’s Tower is the site of a 12th century massacre of 100 or so Jews probably as a result of the anti-semitic teaching of the Roman Catholic Church. It is the circular structure on the left of th [...] Keywords: ruins, castles, towers, trees, people, backgrounds, wallpaper, greyscale Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England Added: 2005-07-14 + S K L R N |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1248x764, 1664x1019, 327x200, 702x430, 936x573 | Austerfield ChurchAncestral Homes of Noted Americans (1915) “Austerfield is a typical north country village. Less picturesque than such midland and southern hamlets as Brington, Ecton and Penshurst, these northern villages, with their steep-roofed, narrow-gabl [...] Keywords: churches, graveyards, gravestones, churchyards, greyscale Places shown: Austerfield; South Riding; Yorkshire; England Added: 2006-02-20 + S K L R N |
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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1069x696, 1425x928, 307x200, 798x520 | The Minster, North SideRed Book Of York (1901) York Minster is a pre-Norman church but was extensively rebuilt starting in 1154; the main work was started in 1220.One thing every visitor to the city of York will surely notice is that the Minster s [...] Keywords: churches, trees, colour Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England Added: 2004-04-25 + S K L R N |
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1299x1953, 133x200, 548x824, 730x1098, 974x1465 | Nether Alderly, CheshireOld English Country Cottages (1906) “To the great majority of the public, the study of architecture is generally of little interest, but these cottages of black-and-white, more especially those of Cheshire, have always found a place in [...] Keywords: cottages, houses, greyscale Places shown: Nether Alderley; Cheshire; England Added: 2006-03-24 + S K L R N |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1024x640, 1152x720, 1280x800, 1440x900, 1680x1050, 1920x1200, 2560x1600, 320x200 | Wentworth Woodhouse.Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland Vol 1 (1870) WENTWORTH HOUSENear Rotherham, Yorkshire. Earl FitzWilliam. This grand seat of one of our greatest English families, is most beautifully situated in the West-Riding of Yorkshire, four miles from “Fair [...] Keywords: manors, houses, buildings, trees, colour, deer, windows, wallpaper, backgrounds, widescreen Places shown: Rotherham; Yorkshire; England Added: 2014-01-01 + S K L R N |
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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1037x1285, 162x200, 586x726, 778x964 | Ruins of St. John’s, from the Grosvenor Park,The River Dee: Its Aspect and History (1875) bwpics has a history and more pictures of this ruined church which was heavily ‘restored’ in the 19th century. “[...] we find in St. John’s Church a permanent and very grand memorial of the Early Norm [...] Keywords: churches, ruins, towers, people, trees, greyscale Places shown: Chester; Cheshire; England Added: 2005-11-07 + S K L R N |
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