Items in or near Shropshire (results page 2)

421.—Ludlow Castle Old 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

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Nether Alderly, Cheshire Old 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: 2006-03-23

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Ruins of St. John’s, from the Grosvenor Park, The River Dee: Its Aspect and History (1875)

bwpicshas 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 Norman [...]

Keywords: churches, ruins, towers, people, trees, greyscale

Places shown: Chester; Cheshire; England

Added: 2005-11-06

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819.—Bridge at Evesham. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“ “About two miles and a half from Evesham is an elevated point near the village of Twyford, where the Alcester Road is crossed by another track. The [River] Avon is not more than a mile distant on e [...]

Keywords: bridges, water, people, churches, christmas, greyscale

Places shown: Evesham; Worcestershire; England

Added: 2006-02-13

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Cathedral from the N.E. and part of City Wall. The River Dee: Its Aspect and History (1875)

“[...] there is good reason to believe that during the Roman occupation of Chester, a church, dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul, stood upon this spot; and most interesting it is thus to connect this [...]

Keywords: churches, cathedrals, abbeys, towers, carts, people, animals, trees, spires, greyscale

Places shown: Chester; Cheshire; England

Added: 2007-04-23

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Cathedral Cloisters and King’s School The River Dee: Its Aspect and History (1875)

The King’s School was so named when Henry VIII founded it in 1541. The location shown in the woodcut is now (2007) a Barclays Bank.

King’s School, Chester, Web site

Keywords: cathedrals, schools, cloisters, windows, overgrown, greyscale

Places shown: Chester; Cheshire; England

Added: 2007-08-16

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Chester Cathedral Tower from St. John’s Street The River Dee: Its Aspect and History (1875)

A narrow cobbled street with black-and-white half-timbered buildings, an overhanging turret with a percariously-mounted lamp, a heavily-laden cart pulled by two horses, and in the background, with bir [...]

Keywords: cathedrals, streets, cars, buildings, cities, gothic architecture, medieval architecture, xmas, christmas, dickens, greyscale

Places shown: Chester; Cheshire; England

Added: 2010-08-12

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Whitley Court Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland (1870)

Witley Court was badly damaged by a fire in 1937, some 60 years after this picture was made. The description in the book tries hard, i think, to hide the writer’s disdain for the self-made.WHITLEY COU [...]

Keywords: manors, stately homes, victorian excess, opunlence, columns, houses, parks, colour

Places shown: Witley Court; Great Witley; Worcestershire; England

Added: 2020-11-01

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Water Tower, with Roman Hypocaust The River Dee: Its Aspect and History (1875)

“The descent of Watergate Street, at right angles to Bridge Street, led to the [River] Dee at another point of its broad, sweeping course. Of the actual form of the gate there is less to be recorded; [...]

Keywords: towers, arches, bridges, animals, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Chester; Cheshire; England

Added: 2005-11-19

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Ancient Half-Timbered Houses, Foregate Street The River Dee: Its Aspect and History (1875)

“Turning now from the outside of the walls to the inside, we must remember that the four Roman Streets, intersecting one another at right angles, have always been the features which determined the who [...]

Keywords: houses, street scenes, horses, carts, greyscale

Places shown: Chester; Cheshire; England

Added: 2006-10-11

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1045.—Stone Church Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Stone is a town in Cheshire.

Keywords: churches, windows, towers, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Stone; Cheshire; England

Added: 2003-07-31

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1046.—Stone Church, south door. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The South Door of an English Church generally has the font inside, and leads through the South Aisle into the West End of the Nave.

Keywords: doors, arches, entrances, churches, greyscale

Places shown: Stone; Cheshire; England

Added: 2003-07-31

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1047.—Stone Church, Nave and Chancel. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Stone is a town in Cheshire.

Keywords: churches, interiors, arches, greyscale

Places shown: Stone; Cheshire; England

Added: 2003-07-31

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Suckley, Worcestershire. Old English Country Cottages (1906)

From a water-colour drawing by E. A. Chadwick.

A brick cottage, with a half-timbered part. A girl kneels and another person, probably a child, seems to be talking with her. Lots of trees.

Keywords: cottages, houses, people, children, trees, colour, christmas, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: Suckley; Worcestershire; England

Added: 2006-10-07

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Pershore, Worcestershire Old English Country Cottages (1906)

From a [painting] by Wilmot Pilsbury. A bucolic pastoral scene of half-timbered english country cottages, complete with a hay-rick and a cattle barn, and a string of washing.

Pershore travel site

Keywords: colour, cottages, houses, buildings

Places shown: Pershore; Worcestershire; England

Added: 2006-11-01

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

In the Library, Hereford Cathedral“So far as we have been able to discover there are only three collections of books in England now attached to the shelves by chains, namely ‘The Chapter Library in He [...]

Keywords: books, old books, pictures of books, libraries, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Hereford; Herefordshire; England

Added: 2005-06-01

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Ludlow Castle: Inner Ward and Round Chapel Castles (1926)

Ludlow Castle dates from the 12th century or earlier.

Ludlow Castle official Web site

Keywords: castles, ruins, towers, battlements, windows, greyscale

Places shown: Ludlow; Shropshire; England

Added: 2006-08-10

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Town Cross, Stocks and Whipping-Post, Ripple In Unfamiliar England (1910)

“Near the cross, relics of days when there were rogues in Ripple—sureley there are none now—are the oaken stocks and weather-beaten whipping-post.” (p. 132)Stocks were sometimes used to hold people be [...]

Keywords: punishments, stocks, buildings, greyscale

Places shown: Ripple; Worcestershire; England

Added: 2006-06-16

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Eaton Hall The River Dee: Its Aspect and History (1875)

Eaton Hall, the Cheshire seat of the Duke of Westminster, is situated in a very large, though hardly picturesque, park, which is liberally thrown open to strangers, and, in consequence, is a greatboon [...]

Keywords: stately homes, bridges, parks, trees, cattle, towers, manor houses, greyscale

Places shown: Ecclestone; Cheshire; England

Added: 2020-07-20

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Plan of Ludlow Castle Castles (1926)

“This is by far the most important castle of the whole Welsh border, surpassingChepstowin size andRaglanin historic interest.” (p. 135)The site is mentioned in the Domesday Book, and thus predates the [...]

Keywords: plans, castles, greyscale

Places shown: Ludlow; Shropshire; England

Added: 2005-04-30

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