United Kingdom
Pleasure of Ruins
Derbyshire
Title: English Ruins.
Order No.: A1-2890.
Country: England
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Title: The Art of the Ruin.
Order No.: A1-6161.
Location: England.
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Title: Interior of old Manor House, 16th C.
Order No.: A1-5974.
Location: Derbyshire, England
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Title: Altar in Old Manor House, 16th C.
Order No.: A1-5904.
Location: Derbyshire, England.
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Yorkshire
York Minister (14th and 15th cents.) (See stained glass in Stained Glass page)
Title: View of York Minister from the city walls.
Order No.: A1-5243.
Location: York.
Title: Front Facade of York Minister.
Order No.: A1-5218.
Location: York.
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Title: Tower of York Minister.
Order No.: A1-5217.
Location: York.
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Title: Stone Symbols seen on front facade.
Order No.: A1-5179.
Location: York Cathedral.
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Title: Street View of York Minister.
Order No.: A1-5193.
Location: York, 2022.
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Title: The King's Screen or Pulpitum, c. 1450.
Order No.: A1-5178.
Location: York Cathedral.
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Title: WW 1 Flags of Yorkshire Regiments.
Order No.: A1-5130.
Location: York Cathedral.
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David on the walls of York.
Fountain Abbey ruined Cistercian monastery, c. 1131
Title: View of Fountains Abbey ruined Cistercian monastery. c.1131 (UNESCO Site).
Order No.: A1-5351.
Location: Yorkshire near Ripon
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Title: View of Fountains Abbey.
Order No.: A1-5328.
Location: Yorkshire.
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Title: Arches of Fountain Abbey.
Order No. A1-5344.
Location: Yorkshire.
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Title: Tower Walls of Fountain Abbey.
Order No.: A1-5347.
Location: Yorkshire.
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Title: Arches at Fountain Abbey.
Order No.: A1-5332.
Location: Yorkshire.
Title: Stone Arches of Ruined Fountains Abbey.
Order No.: A1-5337.
Location: Yorkshire.
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Title: Walls of Fountain Abbey.
Order No. A1-5331.
Location: Yorkshire.
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Title: Ruins of Abbey Church Wall.
Order No.: A1-5342.
Location: Yorkshire.
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Title: Cellarium of Fountains Abbey, c. 1131.
Order No.: A1-5339.
Location: Yorkshire.
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Title: Huby's Tower, Fountains Abbey.
Order No.: A1-5340.
Location: Yorkshire.
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Title: View of Huby's Tower, Fountains Abbey, c.1131.
Order No.: A1-5336.
Location: Yorkshire.
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Title: Entrance to Fountains Hall, c.1611.
Order No.: A1-5326.
Location: Fountains Abbey.
Castle Howard
David Clendenning at Castle Howard, c.1701-1811, on July 5, 2022.
Title: View of Garden at Castle Howard.
Order No.: A1-5484.
Location: North Yorkshire.
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Title: Altas Shrugged Fountain (built 1853), Castle Howard. Palladian-English Baroque, 1701-1811.
Order No.: A1-5494.
Location: North Yorkshire, England, 2022
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Castle Howard Interior
Title: Great Hall of Castle Howard.
Order No.: A1-5442.
Location: North Yorkshire.
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Title: Columns and capitals in the Great Hall.
Order No.: A1-5444.
Location: Castle Howard, North Yorkshire
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Title: Statute of Bacchus in Main Hall, 18th C.
Order No.: A1-5445.
Location: Castle Howard, North Yorkshire.
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Ttle: Statuary along Hallway.
Order No.: A1-5434.
Location: Corridor of Castle Howard.
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Title: Wrought Iron Baluster and Capitals, Great Hall.
Order No.: A1-5453.
Location: Castle Howard.
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Title: Statue of a Lion attacking an animal.
Order No.: A1-5439.
Location: Hallway at Castle Howard.
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Title: Stained Glass panel and female statuary figure. 18th C.
Order No.: A1-543ยง.
Castle Howard, North Yorkshire,
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Title: Salvation of the Angel Gabriel, painting by William Morris,
Order No.: A1-5473.
Location: , Chapel Wall, Castle Howard.
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London
Title: Cathedral Facade.
Order No.: A1-3885.
Country: England
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Title: Queen Charlotte's Monument.
Order No.: A1-7652.
Location: St. Paul's Cathedral, London.
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Title: Decorative Cast-iron roof.
Order No.: A1-7542.
Location:Food Market, London
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Title: Statuary Room.
Order No.: A1-2882.
Location: V&A Museum, London
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Title: Stone Acauaio (Wall Fountain), c.1500, Palazzo Girolami, Rome.
Order No.: A1-1564.
Location: Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
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Title: Entrance Door, Canada House, Greek Revival building, c. 1925.
Order No.: A1-1618.
Location: London, Trafalgar Square.
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Old Whitechapel Bell Foundry, founded in 1570
Title: Whitechapel Bell Foundry, Est. 1570.
Order No.: A1-2459.
Location: London
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Title: Early Chinese Bell at Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
Order No.: A1-2432.
Location: London
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Title: Bells of Whitechapel Foundry, c.1988.
Order No.: A1-2436.
Location: Whitechapel Bell Foundry, London.
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Title: Lage Garden Plant Container, c.1670.
Order No.: A1-2430.
Location: Bell Foundry, London.
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Title: Door Portal.
Order No.: A1-2513.
Location: London
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Title: Alexandra Gates, circa 1851.
Order No.: A1-2005.
Location: Hyde Park, London.
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Title: Canada Gates.
Order No.: A1-5799.
Location: London, England
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Title: Canada Gates from Queen Victoria Monument.
Order No.: A1-5813.
Location: London, England
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Along the Thames River - Oxford
Title: The Radcliffe Camera.
Order No.: A1-4635.
Location: Oxford (2022).
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Title: Decorative Stone Facade of Sheldonian Theatre.
Order No.: A1-4677.
Location: Oxford, England.
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Title: Wrougnt Iron Gates, Hertford College. Order No.: A1-4636.
Location:Oxford.
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Title: Stone facade at Merton College Chapel.
Order No.: A1-4723.
Location:Oxford.
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360 degrees Panoramic views of Oxford from the University Church of St. Mary the Virgin (post card)
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Windsor
Title: St Georges's Chapel.
Order No.: A1-1825.
Location: Windsor Castle, 2011.
Berkshire
Title: Cliveden House, c. 17th C.
Order No.: A1-4509.
Location: Berkshire (9 miles from Windsor).
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Title: View of Cliveden from the Garden.
Order No.: A1-4514.
Location: Berkshire.
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Cast-iron Conservatory at Horniman Museum. The Conservatory was ordered from the catalogue of Walter McFarlane's Saracen Foundry in Glasgow, in 1894.
Title: Blue Iron Railing. 19th century.
Order No.: A1-1926.
Location: near Winsor, England
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Title: Cast-iron Conservatory, c. 1894, from catalogue of Walter MacFarlane's Saracen Foundry in Glasgow in 1894
Order No.: A1-8852.
Location: Horniman Museum, London,, 2016.
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London, England
Title: Albert Memorial with decorative fence.
Order No.: A1-2687.
Location: London.
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Title: Albert Memorial, London.
Order No.: A1-2624.
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Title: Buckingham Palace, London.
Order No.: A1-0197.
Location: England
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Title: Royal Coat-of-Arms on Gate.
Order No.: A1-5829.
Location: London, England.
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Title: Big Ben Clock Tower, Parliament.
Order No.: A1-9053.
Location: London.
Title: Decorative Marble Pew.
Order No.: A1-
Location: St. Margaret Church, London.
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Title: Adam House Balcony.
Order No.: A1-1591.
Location: London, 2015.
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Title: Cast-iron railings.
Order No.: A1-2005.
Location: Law Courts, London.
Cast Iron Store Font Facades in the UK
Title: Cast-iron store front. Berry & Rudd Ltd. Wine.
Order No.: A1-8288.
London.
Title: William Evans Cast iron store facade.
Order No.: A1-0146.
Location: London
Title: Iconic Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms.
Order No.: A1-5317.
Location: Harrogate, Yorkshire
Cambridge
Title: Emmanuel College Spire,
Order No.: A1-6101,
Country: Cambridge, England
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Title: Gates of Claire College.
Order No.: A1-6058.
Location: Cambridge
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Title: Stone Figurehead,
Order No.: A1-3038,
Country: England
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Title: Clock.
Order No.: A1
Location: Queen's College, Cambridge University
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King's College Chapel, Cambridge University
An English invention, King College Chapel has the largest and most noblest fan vaults in the world.
An English invention, King College Chapel has the largest and most noblest fan vaults in the world.
Title: Gateway of St. John's College, c.1510.
Order No.: A1-6136.
Location: Cambridge University.
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Title: King's College Chapel Fan Vaults,
Order No.: A1-5909,
Country: Cambridge University, England
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Title: Exterior View of King's Chapel.
Order No.: A1-6352.
Location: Cambridge, England.
Buckinghamshire
Stowe Country House
Title: View of Stowe House.
Order No.: A1-4787.
Location: Buckinghamshire.
Front Facade of Stowe House.
Order No.: A1-4798.
Location: Buckinghamshire.
Title: Palladian style bridge at Stowe.
Order No.: A1-4820.
Location: Stowe House.
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Title: Entrance to the Palladian Bridge.
Order No.: A1-4821.
Location: Stowe House.
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Northamptonshire
All Saints' Church, Earls Barton - a noted Anglo-Saxon parish Church built in the 10th Century
Title: Saxon Tower of Earls Barton.
Order No.: A1-4828.
Location: Earls Barton.
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Title: Old Saxon Entrance to tower.
Order No.: A1-4830.
Location: Earl Barton, Northamptonshire
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Norfolk
Wrought Iron Railing, Ely Cathedral.
Order No.: A1-6669.
Location: Norfolk, England, 2016.
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Title: Organ at Ely Cathedral.
Order No.: A1-6710.
Location: Norfolk, England.
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Lincolnshire
Burghley House, Northants (1577-87), Lincolnshire
Title: Entrance to Burghley House.
Order No.: A1-4837.
Location: Lincolnshire.
Title: View of Burghley House, c1577-87.
Order No.: A1-4849.
Location: Northamptonshire.
Lincoln
Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral has a strong claim to being England's finest medieval building, being one of the most ambitious and beautifully designed and adorned cathedrals in Europe, a real masterpiece of Gothic architecture.
Sited dramatically on a hilltop overlooking the city below, it's three tapering towers are a landmark visible from miles away over the otherwise flat Lincolnshire countryside. Originally however the effect was even more magnificent, as the towers were formerly crowned by lead-covered wooden spires, the tallest of which gave the cathedral the title of the World's tallest building for some two and a half centuries until the spire was blown down by a gale in 1549. The smaller spires on the west towers survived until they too were dismantled in c1810.
The earliest part is the core of the west front and the lower part of the west towers, part of the original Romanesque cathedral begun in 1088 by Bishop Remigius and ornamented with a fine carved frieze, of which significant sections remain (some recently replaced by copies, others still currently boxed in for protection from the elements). The remainder of this building suffered damage in an earthquake in 1185 and was replaced by the present cathedral in the following century.
The first phase of reconstruction between 1192 & 1210 was directed by Bishop Hugh of Avalon, later known as St Hugh of Lincoln, whose shrine was later venerated in the completed building. The bulk of the building is 13th century Early English Gothic, with lancet windows, coloured marbles and stunning rose windows in the main transepts (like several of England's larger cathedral's Lincoln was given a secondary pair of transepts flanking the choir).
Lincoln Cathedral has a strong claim to being England's finest medieval building, being one of the most ambitious and beautifully designed and adorned cathedrals in Europe, a real masterpiece of Gothic architecture.
Sited dramatically on a hilltop overlooking the city below, it's three tapering towers are a landmark visible from miles away over the otherwise flat Lincolnshire countryside. Originally however the effect was even more magnificent, as the towers were formerly crowned by lead-covered wooden spires, the tallest of which gave the cathedral the title of the World's tallest building for some two and a half centuries until the spire was blown down by a gale in 1549. The smaller spires on the west towers survived until they too were dismantled in c1810.
The earliest part is the core of the west front and the lower part of the west towers, part of the original Romanesque cathedral begun in 1088 by Bishop Remigius and ornamented with a fine carved frieze, of which significant sections remain (some recently replaced by copies, others still currently boxed in for protection from the elements). The remainder of this building suffered damage in an earthquake in 1185 and was replaced by the present cathedral in the following century.
The first phase of reconstruction between 1192 & 1210 was directed by Bishop Hugh of Avalon, later known as St Hugh of Lincoln, whose shrine was later venerated in the completed building. The bulk of the building is 13th century Early English Gothic, with lancet windows, coloured marbles and stunning rose windows in the main transepts (like several of England's larger cathedral's Lincoln was given a secondary pair of transepts flanking the choir).
Title: Exterior View of Lincoln Cathedral.
Order No.: A1-5086.
Location: Lincolnshire, England
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Title: Front Exterior, Lincoln Cathedral
Order No.: A1-5069.
Location: Lincoln.
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Title: Front Facade of Lincoln Cathedral.
Order No.: A1-5054.
Location: Lincolnshire.
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Title: Right front facade, Lincoln Cathedral.
Order No.: A1-5055.
Location: Lincoln.
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Title: Intricate and decorative front facade of Lincoln Cathedral.
Order No.: A1-5056.
Location: Lincolnshire
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Title: Central Tower of Lincoln Cathedral.
Order No.: A1-5063.
Location: Lincolnshire.
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Title: Exterior Window and statues.
Order No.: A1-4960.
Location: Lincoln Cathedral.
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Title: Choir Screen - Section of the Decorative Stone Quire Screen, separating the Nave from the Quire, 13th C., English Gothic.
Order No.: A1-4901.
Location: Lincoln Cathedral.
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Title: Interior of Lincoln Cathedral.
Order No.: A1-4915.
Location: Lincoln
Lincoln Cathedral (in full The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, or sometimes St. Mary's Cathedral) is a cathedral located in Lincoln in England and seat of the Bishop of Lincoln in the Church of England. Building commenced in 1088 and continued in several phases throughout the medieval period. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for 238 years (1311–1549). The central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt. It is highly regarded by architectural scholars; the eminent Victorian writer John Ruskin declared: "I have always held... that the cathedral of Lincoln is out and out the most precious piece of architecture in the British Isles and roughly speaking worth any two other cathedrals we have."
Gainsborough Old Meeting House
Title: Stone Lion Figure on wall, c.1460-80.
Order No.: A1-5096.
Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
Belton House, Lincolnshire, c.1685-08.
Title: Belton House, 1685-08.
Order No.: A1-4992.
Location: Lincolnshire.
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Title: Iron Framed Conservatory, c.1859.
Order No.: A1-5030.
Location; Lincolnshire.
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Title: Garden of Belton House from the Conservatory.
Order No. A1-5034.
Location: Lincolnshire.
Salisbury and Wiltshire
Title: Georgian House. Salisbury Close.
Order No.: A1-8038.
Location: Salisbury, England
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Title: Georgian House, 18th C..
Order No.: L3-8032.
Location: England (Wiltshire). Used as a film location in "Downton Abbey"
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Title: Facade of Salisbury Cathedral.
Order No.: A1-7964.
Location: Wiltshire, England.
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Title: Decorative Stone Slab, Medieval Period.
Order No.: A1-8009.
Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire
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Title: Door Grille.
Order No.; A1-8065.
Location: England (Wiltshire)
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Title: Bronze Female Figure.
Order No.: A1-7750.
Location: England (Wiltshire)
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Somerset
Bath Abbey - The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, c.1501-39
Title: Bath Abbey (1501-39), west facade.
Order No.: A14523.
Location: Bath.
Memorials on the Abbey walls mostly commemorate people from the 1700s and 1800s. Through the memorials, we learn about their lives, loves, and belief in the Christian hope of resurrection (life after death).
Title: Bath Abbey's ladders of angels, west front.
Order No.: A1-4588.
Location: Bath.
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Title: The Crescent Residences.
Order No.: A1-4568.
Location: Bath, Somerset.
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Title: Stone Wall Memorial, c.1794.
Order No.: A1-4605.
Location: Bath Abbey, founded 1090.
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Title: Stone Memorial, c. 1800s.
Order No.: A1-4600.
Location: Bath Abbey.
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Herefordshire
Title: South Church Door, Norman/Celtic design.
Order No.: A1-8314.
Location: Herefordshire, England.
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View of Kilpeck Church.
Order No.: A1-8321.
Location: Herefordshire, England
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Cornwall
Title: Levant's Iconic Cornish Engine House with its Whim's Man Bean Engine, c. 1857.
Order No.: A1-0674.
Location: Cornwall.
Title: Levant's Copper and Tin Mine Roofed Engine Houses.
Order No.: A1-0660.
Location: Cornwall.
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Title: Tinner's Arms.
Order No.: A1-0674.
Location: Zennor, Cornwall.
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Isle of Wright
Title: Decorative Stone Urn
Order No.: A1-7341.
Location: Osborne House, Isle of Wright
Scotland
Title: Garden of Drumlanrig Castle.
Order No.: L3-8833.
Location: Scotland.
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Title: Wrought Iron Balcony overlooking Garden.
Order No.: A1-8785.
Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Scotland.
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Title: Facade, Drumlanrig Castle.
Order No.: A1-8878.
Location: Scotland
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Title: Jeburgh Abbey.
Order No.: A1-8007.
Location: Scotland.
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Title: Traquair Country House, 12th century..
Order No.: A1-8538.
Location: Innerleithen, Scotland.
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Title: Gates at Traquair House.
Order No.: A1-8526.
Location: Scotland
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Nestled in the secluded, idyllic Scottish borders is Traquair House - Scotland's Oldest Inhabited House
Visited by 27 Scottish Kings and Queens Traquair dates back to 1007 and has been lived in by the Stuart family since 1491. During the Medieval period the Traquair estate served as a Royal hunting lodge and defensive tower. King Alexander 1 (1078-1124) was the first Sottish monarch to reside and hunt at Traquair. It is approximately 7 miles southeast of Peebles.
Visited by 27 Scottish Kings and Queens Traquair dates back to 1007 and has been lived in by the Stuart family since 1491. During the Medieval period the Traquair estate served as a Royal hunting lodge and defensive tower. King Alexander 1 (1078-1124) was the first Sottish monarch to reside and hunt at Traquair. It is approximately 7 miles southeast of Peebles.
A regular meet-up with old friends in London
David Clendenning with old friends Richard Ashton & Paul Phillips, London, England, 2009. Richard was at the British Embassy in Ankara when I was there at the Canadian Embassy, and Philip is a consultant based in London..