Items in or near Sussex (results page 4)

43. St. Margarets at Cliffe, Kent, with its Normon clerestory [exterior view] Mediæval Styles of the English Parish Church (1936)

The treatment of the eaves illustrates a very characteristic, though by no means invariable Norman feature, namely, the corbel table, a series of prjecting stones at intervals, carrying a continuous c [...]

Keywords: churches, norman architecture, arches, towers, buildings, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Cliffe; Kent; England

Added: 2010-08-10

+ S K L R N

43. St. Margarets at Cliffe, Kent, with its Normon clerestory [interior view] Mediæval Styles of the English Parish Church (1936)

Clerestories.—Those Norman churches which were built with aisles seem all to have had clerestories. I do not know of a Norman nave with original aisles without some indication that there was a cleres [...]

Keywords: churches, interiors, religion, buildings, columns, pillars, arches, pews, windows, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Cliffe; Kent; England

Added: 2010-08-10

+ S K L R N

The Lion Gates, Hampton Court The Thames Illustrated: A Picturesque Journey from Richmond to Oxford (1897)

Hampton Court Palace was built by Cardinal Wolsey, starting in 1514, although some time in the 1520s it became the property of King Henry VIII.The Lion Gates are at the Bushey Park entrance to the Pal [...]

Keywords: gates, entrances, statues, trees, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: East Molesey; Surrey; England

Added: 2006-01-19

+ S K L R N

Hastings: The Castle. Round The Coast (1895)

From a Photo. by Poulton & Son.“HASTINGS.—Hastings Castle stands on the brink of the cliff, and presents the most striking view to be found in Sussex. Its principal entrance was necessarily on the lan [...]

Keywords: ruins, castles, arches, beaches, views, water, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Hastings; Sussex; England

Added: 2006-12-20

+ S K L R N

The Birthplace of Charles Dickens The Leisure Hour (1904)

1 Mile End Terrace, Portsea (now [i.e. 1904] 393 Commercial Road, Portsmouth)(By permission of Messrs. A. and C. Black)The magazine (Leisure Hour, 1904) contains several illustrations fromThe Dickens [...]

Keywords: birthplaces, houses, buildings, windows, dickens, greyscale

Places shown: Portsmouth; Hampshire; England

Added: 2006-10-08

+ S K L R N

Fort Pitt, Chatham The Leisure Hour (1904)

The playground of Dickens in his childhood, and the scene of the duel (which never took place!) inPickwick(By permission of Messrs. A. and C. Black)“The happiest days of Dickens’s childhood were spent [...]

Keywords: fields, people, fences, dickens, greyscale

Places shown: Fort Pitt; Kent; England

Added: 2006-10-08

+ S K L R N

Gad’s Hill Place, near Rochester (Kent, UK) The Leisure Hour (1904)

Gad’s Hill Place, Near Rochester [Kent]; The home of Charles Dickens from 1857 to 1870.The prinetd photograph also has the captions, (By permission of Messrs. A. and C. Black) and,Photochrom Co., Ltd. [...]

Keywords: houses, buildings, trees, creepers, dickens, greyscale

Places shown: Gads Hill Place; Higham-by-Rochester; Kent; England

Added: 2014-08-07

+ S K L R N

565.—Canterbury Cathedral, South Side. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“Look at Canterbury. How many changes of architectural taste are not there visible; how many different periods of are history may not be there traced: yet is the effect anywhere discordant?—Oh, he wer [...]

Keywords: churches, cathedrals, buildings, towers, windows, greyscale

Places shown: Canterbury; Kent; England

Added: 2006-08-24

+ S K L R N

566,—Cathedral Precinct Gateway. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Entrance to Canterbury Cathedral precinct.“VVe need not subjoin any detailed architectural descriptions. The Cathedral is pleasantly situated in an extensive court, surrounded by gardens, cemetery, th [...]

Keywords: entrances, cathedrals, greyscale

Places shown: Canterbury; Kent; England

Added: 2006-01-18

+ S K L R N

567.—Chapel in Canterbury Cathedral. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“[...] an ancient chair in the chapel of the Holy Trinity, formed also of grey marble, in pieces, which is used for the enthronization of the Archbishops of the See, and which, sayeth tradition, was t [...]

Keywords: chairs, furniture, interiors, cathedrals, churches, arches, windows, greyscale

Places shown: Canterbury; Kent; England

Added: 2006-08-26

+ S K L R N

568.—Capital and base, S.E. Transept, Canterbury Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A column, or stone pillar, in Canterbury Cathedral.

Keywords: pillars, architecture, greyscale

Places shown: Canterbury; Kent; England

Added: 2006-10-28

+ S K L R N

569.—Staircase in the Conventual Buildings, Canterbury Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“Look at Canterbury [Cathedral]. How many changes of architectural taste are not there visible; how many different periods of architectural history may not there be traced: yet is the effect anywhere [...]

Keywords: churches, abbeys, stairs, arches, greyscale

Places shown: Canterbury; Kent; England

Added: 2005-10-25

+ S K L R N

Leibourn Castle, Kent, Plate 1 The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol III (1783)

Pub 10thSept. 1784. by S. Hooper. R GodfreySc.Leibourn Castle (Plate I.)“This castle takes its name from the parish and manor of Laborne, or Leibourn, wherein it stands; and which is situated towards [...]

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

Places shown: Leybourne; Kent; England

Added: 2006-01-19

+ S K L R N

A Glade in the New Forest Memorials of Hampshire. (1906)

(From a Photograph by F. G. Short, Lyndhurst)Frederick Golden Short died in 1936, 70 years ago, in the UK; this images is therefore out of copyright and I place the scanned image in the public domain. [...]

Keywords: paths, forests, trees, spooky, colour

Places shown: New Forest; Hampshire; England

Added: 2003-04-28

+ S K L R N

71. Penshurst Place, Kent The Growth of the English House (1909)

Penshurst Place, Kent. The Great Hall.There’s another picture in Wharton’s book,English Ancestral Homes of Noted Americans.Penshurst Place dates from the first half of the 14th Century, and was origin [...]

Keywords: manors, interiors, fireplaces, windows, ceilings, colour

Places shown: Penshurst; Kent; England

Added: 2003-08-04

+ S K L R N

Ostenhanger House, Kent, Plate I The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol III (1783)

Ostenhanger was merged with next-door Westenhanger Castle in 1509; today the manor is open for weddings but the part shown in this woodcut appears to be in ruins.The plate is signed Godfrey. Sc. (i.e. [...]

Keywords: castles, towers, trees, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Westenhanger; Hythe; Kent; England

Added: 2013-05-01

+ S K L R N

86.—Pevensey Castle Sussex Painted (1906)

“The Rape of Pevensey is of a curious shape. [Sussex is divided into six regions calledRapes] It narrows somewhat towards the middle and bulges out towards the top, or north end. This appears to be th [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, roman remains, trees, water, towers, colour

Places shown: Pevensey; Sussex; England

Added: 2005-09-02

+ S K L R N

The Chapel of St. Pancras in St. Augustine’s Monastery, Canterbury The Antiquities of England and Wales Vol III (1783)

The ruins of this little oratory stand near the south-easternmost part of the Abbey-close. It is commonly supposed to be of great antiquity, but this opinion is controverted by Somner, who gives very [...]

Keywords: ruins, chapels, trees, people, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Canterbury; Kent; England

Added: 2009-04-07

+ S K L R N

914.—Strand Gate, Winchelsea Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Built in the late 13th Century. It still has a road running through the arch today.

Keywords: castles, ruins, towers, arches, colour

Places shown: Winchelsea; Sussex; England

Added: 2004-03-04

+ S K L R N

915.—Southampton Gate: North Front. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A castellated (fortified) tower with a cout of arms, various statues, and an arched entrance; a horse and cart are going through, and a man wearing a top hat pushes a barrow.

Keywords: castles, entrances, arches, carts, greyscale

Places shown: Southampton; Hampshire; England

Added: 2004-03-04

+ S K L R N