Items in or near Shropshire (results page 3)

Ludlow Castle: Gate-way of Chapel Castles (1926)

Late Norman also is the very curious round chapel of St. Mary Magdalen, which stands in the middle of the ward, and displays a particularly fine entrance door with zig-zag moulding, and another arch o [...]

Keywords: castles, entrances, doors, arches, colour

Places shown: Ludlow; Shropshire; England

Added: 2004-03-04

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[p.137] Stokesay Castle—The Courtyard. Castles (1926)

The Courtyard.

See alsoGotch, Growth of the English House.

Keywords: manors, towers, windows, arches, entrances, colour

Places shown: Stokesay; Shropshire; England

Added: 2005-12-21

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Bryn-y-Pys The River Dee: Its Aspect and History (1875)

This hall was built in the late 1730s, was remodelled in the 1850s, and, having fallen into disrepair, was demolished in 1956. The engraving here was printed in 1875 and probably shows the hall after [...]

Keywords: stately homes, mansions, houses, buildings, trees, parks, views, windows, parks, deer, animals, greyscale

Places shown: Bryn-Y-Pys; Overton-on-Dee; Denbigh; Wales

Added: 2019-01-13

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Prestbury Old Hall The Story of Some English Shires (1897)

The best picture I could find online of this building (or what seems to be the same building) has a caption saying “it used to be the Priest’s House and is thought to date from the year 1498.” If thi [...]

Keywords: buildings, tudor architecture, architecture, windows, christmas, half-timbered, greyscale

Places shown: Prestbury; Cheshire; England

Added: 2006-08-31

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Overhang—Stokesay Castle England Beautiful (1936)

See the Location Search for other pictures of Stokesay Castle.

Keywords: windows, manors, greyscale

Places shown: Stokesay; Shropshire; England

Added: 2005-03-15

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Much Wenlock Abbey. The Story of Some English Shires (1897)

A man stands smoking his pipe in the ruined arch of this ancient abbey. Sheep gaze on are much away at the grass growing in the ruins of the cloisters. The man is presumably a shepherd, although it’ [...]

Keywords: abbeys, ruins, people, animals, sheep, cloisters, backgrounds, wallpaper, greyscale

Places shown: Much Wenlock; Shropshire; England

Added: 2007-01-17

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173.—The South Front. English Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (1922)

Benthall Hall, North Shropshire.There were de Benthalls in 1120, and when, two centuries later, a Burnell of Acton Burnell marred their heiress he took her name as well as her property. Their descenda [...]

Keywords: manors, windows, tudor architecture, backgrounds, wallpaper, greyscale

Places shown: Benthall; Shropshire; England

Added: 2008-02-29

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Plate XXVII. Hereford Cathedral. The Cathedral Churches of England (1925)

South West View with Cloisters.“At Hereford, where the present tower was built in the fourteenth century, there was also, as in some large monastic churches, a tall tower above the western bay of the [...]

Keywords: churches, people, towers, windows, backgrounds, cathedrals, wallpaper, colour

Places shown: Hereford; Herefordshire; England

Added: 2004-06-01

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1951.—Battle at Worcester Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

At top – View of Worcester. (From an old [as of 1845] Print.) The battle was fought on the foreground meadows. In the centre, the flight of [King] Charles before the Parliamentary Soldiers; designed [...]

Keywords: battles, horses, weapons, churches, towers, houses, towns, horses, greyscale

Places shown: Worcester; Worcestershire; England

Added: 2004-04-14

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Edgar’s Gateway, Worcester The Story of Some English Shires (1897)

The engraving (signedWhymper) is of Edgar Tower, also known as St Mary’s Gate, an arched and defended stone tower guarding a gateway in the city wall. It was thought to have been build in the 10th Ce [...]

Keywords: gates, towers, entrances, people, windows, christmas, greyscale

Places shown: Worcester; Worcestershire; England

Added: 2006-06-14

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2085.—[Samuel] Butler’s House, Pershore Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The picture shows the house where Samuel Butler (1613 – 1680), the English poet, was born. It is a farmhouse like many others from the period in England, with a thatched roof and brick chimneys. it ha [...]

Keywords: houses, farmhouses, samuel butler, hudibras, exteriors, buildings, cottages, poets, people, greyscale

Places shown: Strensham; Worcestershire; England

Added: 2018-01-25

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Boscobel House Youth’s Instruction (1830)

This is the house that sheltered King Charles II after the battle of Worcester.Drawn by G. Price. Engraved by Mc. Gahey.Published by J. Mason, 14 City Road.This picture accompanies the entry for Sepp [...]

Keywords: manors, trees, people, houses, greyscale

Places shown: Berwood; Bishops Wood; Shropshire; England

Added: 2005-10-28

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Whittington Castle, Shropshire (wallpaper version) In Unfamiliar England (1910)

This is a version ofWhittington Castleresized and cropped so it fits on most computer desktops.

Keywords: castles, moats, water, towers, overgrown, backgrounds, wallpaper, greyscale

Places shown: Oswestry; Shropshire; England

Added: 2005-10-23

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Whittington Castle, Shropshire. In Unfamiliar England (1910)

There was a castle here over a thousand years ago, but the current buildings probably date from the 1200s and later.Whitting Castle Preservation Trusthopes to conserve the castle.All the book says is [...]

Keywords: castles, moats, water, towers, overgrown, greyscale

Places shown: Oswestry; Shropshire; England

Added: 2005-10-23

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42.—Denbigh Castle, Denbighshire History of Wales (1853)

The book does not discuss Denbigh Castle at all as far as I can tell. The castle was started in the 1280s by Edward I; like so many castles in Britain it was demolished as part of the English Civil Wa [...]

Keywords: ruins, castles, people, towers, arches, trees, animals, cattle, greyscale

Places shown: Denbigh; Denbighshire; Wales

Added: 2006-09-20

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Plate 63.—Flint Castle History of Wales (1853)

Drawn by H. Gastineau; engraved by S. Lacey.
Sadly, there’s quite a bit less of the castle left today. It was started in 1277 by King Edward I. Flint is spelled “Y Fflint” in Welsh.

Keywords: castles, ruins, towers, water, people, boats, colour

Places shown: Flint; Flintshire; Wales

Added: 2003-10-26

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Overview map of Cheshire, England Harmsworth’s Encyclopædia (1904)

Taken from the map of England and Wales on page 2237.

Keywords: colour, maps

Places shown: Cheshire; England

Added: 2003-02-24

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Overview map of Radnor, Wales Harmsworth’s Encyclopædia (1904)

Taken from the map of England and Wales on page 2237.

Keywords: colour, maps

Places shown: Radnor; Wales

Added: 2003-02-24

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Overview map of Shropshire, England Harmsworth’s Encyclopædia (1904)

Taken from the map of England and Wales on page 2237.

Keywords: colour, maps

Places shown: Shropshire; England

Added: 2003-02-24

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Stokesay Castle—Exterior of the Northern Tower Castles (1926)

Exterior of the Northern Tower.

Keywords: towers, manors, castles, windows, colour

Places shown: Stokesay; Shropshire; England

Added: 2004-03-04

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