Items matching towns (results page 1)

1.—Scarborough: General View of the South Bay Round The Coast (1895)

A fairly crowded beach even by modern standards, with Victorian bathing machines. From a Photo. by Poulton & Son. “This has been called the “Queen of English Watering-Places,” and is at least unrivall [...]

Keywords: beaches, water, boats, towns, townscapes, cityscapes, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Scarborough; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2006-11-28

+ S K L R N

345.—Castle of Lillebonne Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

General view of Ruins, Church, etc. “The character of William of Normandy [William the Conqueror] was so remarkable, and indeed was such an element of success in his daring attempt upon the English cr [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, people, trees, towers, churches, towns, arches, views, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Lillebonne; Seine-Maritime; France

Added: 2003-08-31

+ S K L R N

Oxford Oxford (Haslehust and How) (1910)

Line illustration from first page of the book.

Keywords: towns, chapterheads, colour

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2003-02-22

+ S K L R N

West Gate, Warwick Warwick and Leamington (Haslehust and Morley) (1920)

A shepherd herds his sheep up Warwick’s main street, past mediaeval house.

Keywords: towns, colour, churches, mediaeval, people, animals

Places shown: Warwick; Warwickshire; England

Added: 2003-11-09

+ S K L R N

High Street Oxford: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes (1896)

“Most old towns are like palimpsests, parchments which have been scrawled over again and again, by their successive owners. Oxford, though not one of the most ancient of English cities, shows, more le [...]

Keywords: cities, buildings, streets, towns, colleges, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2006-04-26

+ S K L R N

Fowey: Entrance to the harbour. Round The Coast (1895)

“FOWEY.—This has been described as a miniature Dartmouth, and is a small seaport with a picturesque harbour at the mouth of the Fowey. This little place is 280 miles from London. In the old days it sh [...]

Keywords: water, boats, ships, views, towns, townscapes, greyscale

Places shown: Fowey; Cornwall; England

Added: 2007-03-27

+ S K L R N

Castle Street Oxford: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes (1896)

From an Engraving by A. Brunet-Debaines.

Keywords: streets, towns, buildings, people, carts, houses, greyscale

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2005-12-14

+ S K L R N

Assen Oud Nederland (1927)

Assen is the capital of Drenthe, in North-East Netherlands (Holland). It’s possible that the large building at rear left is now the headquarters of RTF-Drenthe, the public regional broadcasting channe [...]

Keywords: buildings, cities, towns, cityscapes, churches, trees, people, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour

Places shown: Assen; Drenthe; Netherlands

Added: 2010-05-23

+ S K L R N

Dutch Delft ceramic tile 5 The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture shows a town with two tall circular towers and several other tall buildings, set into an abstract dotted border. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.

Keywords: views, towns, towers, faience, ceramic art, tiles, borders, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-08-19

+ S K L

Wimel of Windmolen Poort, Nymegen Oud Nederland (1927)

Wimel of Windmolen Poort in Nijmegen, Netherlands, as i appeared in 1732. This was a gate in the old city walls, and was built in 1436 when the city was expanded. There is a more recent photograph of [...]

Keywords: buildings, streets, towns, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour

Places shown: Nijmegen; Gelderland; Netherlands

Added: 2010-05-24

+ S K L R N

Wimel Poort from the other Side. Oud Nederland (1927)

Wimel Poort van de andere Zyde.

This is the same gate as plate 107 but from the other side, again drawn in 1732.

Keywords: buildings, streets, towns, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Nijmegen; Gelderland; Netherlands

Added: 2012-02-10

+ S K L R N

Plate 12. Newport, Monmouthshire. History of Wales (1853)

Drawn by H. Gastineau, Engraved by S. Lacey.

Newport City Council Homepage

Keywords: bridges, water, people, boats, chimneys, towns, castles, colour

Places shown: Newport; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2004-03-06

+ S K L R N