Items in or near Somerset (results page 2)

31.—British Weapons of Bronze, in their earliest and improved state.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Various weapons (if such they be) dug up from burial mounds in the vicinity of Stonehenge, probably of bronze. See also Fig. 16.

Keywords: weapons, druids, greyscale

Places shown: Salisbury Plain; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2005-03-29

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32.—Silbury Hill, in WiltshireOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

An engraving of Silbury Hill, near Avebury; a man leads a team of horses pulling a hay wain, on top of which sits a boy. A man and woman walk alongside. In the background lies the great hill, and in [...]

Keywords: people, carts, trees, hills, views, druids, backgrounds, wallpaper, stone circles, greyscale

Places shown: Silbury; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2005-09-02

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Plate III. Gloucester Cathedral. West Front and South Side.The Cathedral Churches of England (1925)

Gloucester Cathedral was built 900 years ago (it was completed in 1100); it was originally the Abbey of St. Peter, part of a Benedictine monastery. Here we see the towers and spires, the gothic windo [...]

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

Places shown: Gloucester; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2010-05-22

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Gloucester Cathedral Old Print - Wallpaper VersionThe Cathedral Churches of England (1925)

A version of Plate III without the border, scaled very slightly to make a computer desktop or wallpaper image.

Keywords: cathedrals, religion, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour

Places shown: Gloucester; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2010-05-22

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Wilton HousePicturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland Vol 1 (1870)

It was hard to do justice to the delicate colours of this 8-colour printed plate of Wilton House in Wiltshire. WILTON HOUSE, WILTON, WILTSHIRE.—EARL OF PEMBROKE AND MONTGOMERY. Wilton House is an impo [...]

Keywords: manors, houses, buildings, trees, water, colour

Places shown: Wilton; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2007-02-10

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126.—Amphitheatre at Dorchester.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

From a Sketch taken from the south-west.

The amphitheatre is at Mambury Rings, a stone age site not far from Dorchester. The Modern Antiquarian has some photographs of the area.

Keywords: amphitheatres, people, horses, animals, cattle, sheep, roman remains, ruins, wallpaper, backgrounds, views, greyscale

Places shown: Mambury Rings; Dorchester; Dorset; England

Added: 2004-03-04

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150.—Daneway House, Gloucestershire.English Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (1922)

Plate 150 - The Entry

probably early 15th century in origin.

Keywords: interiors, manors, arches, doors, chairs, corridors, steps, colour

Places shown: Bisley; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2004-03-05

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Bibury, Arlington RowCotswold Country (1939)

A black and white photograph (printed on yellow paper to give an antique picturesque feeling) of a building, a row of cottages with dormer windows and smoking chimneys, nestling unevenly next to a riv [...]

Keywords: old photographs, views, cottages, rivers, water, twee, medieval architecture, buildings, roofs, colour

Places shown: Bibury; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2026-02-15

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Plate 3. Chipping Campden Church and AlmshousesCotswold Country (1939)

Chipping Campden, Church and Almshouses

Chipping Campden was the home of William Morris, the founder of the Arts and craft movement in 19th century England.

Keywords: old photographs, villages, churches, buildings, streets, colour

Places shown: Chipping Campden; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2008-08-28

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Cranbourne House, DorsetThe Mansions of England in the Olden Time (1906)

Cranborne Manor dates back to the start of the Thirteenth Century, but was rebuilt in the 1600s. It belongs to the Marquess of Salisbury, and is traditionaly occupied by the heir, who is given the tit [...]

Keywords: halls, manors, stately homes, mansions, entrances, steps, gothic architecture, greyscale

Places shown: Cranborne; Dorset; England

Added: 2021-02-08

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311.—Avebury Manor, WiltshireEnglish Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (1922)

Avebury Manor, Wiltshire.

Church, Stable and House

The church predates 1275 but the main part of the house probably dates from the 1560s. The south porch bears the date 1601, however.

Keywords: manors, churches, trees, sundials, creeper, windows, stately homes, topiary, colour

Places shown: Avebury Manor; Avebury; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2003-08-16

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312.—Avebury Manor, WiltshireEnglish Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (1922)

The Ancient Cut Box Tree on the South Lawn

Keywords: manors, trees, entrances, creeper, windows, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour

Places shown: Avebury; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2003-08-16

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Chipping Campden, The High StreetCotswold Country (1939)

Chipping Campden, The High Street

The house in the centre at the back is I think the Market Hall.

Keywords: old photographs, villages, colour

Places shown: Chipping Campden; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2008-08-30

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49.—Stone Henge, in Wiltshire.The Antiquities of England and Wales (1786)

Stonehenge in a woodcut from 1786. I would not assume that the drawing is very accurate. In the foreground is a group of people on the ground, to give a sense of scale. Stone Henge, in Wiltshire. Pu [...]

Keywords: ruins, temples, megaliths, druids, stone circles, greyscale

Places shown: Stonehenge; Salisbury Plain; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2008-08-27

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Stone Henge in Wiltshire, wallpaper versionThe Antiquities of England and Wales (1786)

A version of Stone Henge in Wiltshire [1780] with the publisher’s name removed from the bottom, making it the right shape for many computer screens. There is also a widescreen stonehenge wallpaper ver [...]

Keywords: wallpaper, backgrounds, ruins, temples, megaliths, druids, stone circles, spooky, greyscale

Places shown: Stonehenge; Salisbury Plain; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2008-08-27

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Stone Henge in Wiltshire, wide-screen versionThe Antiquities of England and Wales (1786)

A version of Stone Henge in Wiltshire [1780] cropped and resized for use on an HDTV or a wide-screen computer monitor. There is also a 4:3 version, e.g. 1600x1200 or 1024x768.

Keywords: wallpaper, backgrounds, monuments, ruins, people, spooky, greyscale

Places shown: Stonehenge; Salisbury Plain; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2008-08-27

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Farley CastleYouth’s Instruction (1830)

“The venerable remains of Farley Castle, the renowned baronial residence of the Hungerfords, is situated about six miles south-east from bath, in the county of Somerset. It is supposed to derive its n [...]

Keywords: castles, towers, entrances, walls, animals, trees, ruins, spooky, greyscale

Places shown: Farley; Somerset; England

Added: 2006-07-16

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SnowshillCotswold Country (1939)

The caption mentions that there was not enough money to finish the church tower, and so it was capped with grey slate. Today Snowshill is known for the manor-house, which is now run by the National Tr [...]

Keywords: old photographs, churches, views, colour

Places shown: Snowshill; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2008-12-16

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67. Brympton D’Evercy, Somerset.The Growth of the English House (1909)

Bay Windows (late 15th century). I couldn’t find anything much about the stately home and priest house that I suspect is pictured here. If you want to visit, there is a local place to stay.

Keywords: manors, windows, creeper, entrances, colour

Places shown: Brympton D’Evercy; Somerset; England

Added: 2004-04-01

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Berkeley CastleIn Unfamiliar England (1910)

“There are few English castles where the spirit of medievalism lingers as at Berkeley and few that have darker deeds recorded in their long annals of crime. [...] The castle, grim, many-towered, ivy-c [...]

Keywords: castles, overgrown, towers, entrances, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Berkeley; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2007-09-18

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