Items in or near England (results page 2)

Frontispiece: Cranbrook, Kent Old 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 is [...]

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 Selborne The 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 Wallpaper The Natural History of Selborne (1879)

A detail taken from theFrontispieceshowing 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: London London; England

Added: 2018-01-20

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Frontispiece: Denchworth Quiet 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 cottages streets, colour, christmas

Places shown: Denchworth; Berkshire; England

Added: 2006-01-27

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Frontispiece: Cranbrook, Kent Old 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 coloured Quiet Roads and Sleepy Villages (1914)

This is a version of the Frontispiece sepia-tinted photograph ofDenchworththat I coloured usingTheGimp .

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

Places shown: Denchworth; Berkshire; England

Added: 2006-01-27

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

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

Keywords: buildings, colour

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2006-11-11

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Frontispiece: Cranbrook, Kent Old 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 Manor In 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 i [...]

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 Durham The 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 a [...]

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

Places shown: Durham Durham; England

Added: 2005-09-20

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Frontispiece Curiosities 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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Frontispiece Laws 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 Loggia English Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (1922)

Located near Wimborne, Dorset, and now known for itsgardens. 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, Shrewsbury English 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 Point English 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 atStanton Court Cottages(I think this is the same place; it’s near Broadway, Worcestersh [...]

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 Point English 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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Frontispiece: Map of England A Short History of the English People (1902)

This 1902 map shows an England of over 100 years ago. It is attributed to Stanford’s Geographical Establishment.

Keywords: maps, colour

Places shown: England

Added: 2006-08-26

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