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Peter Thompson Collection (#3)

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Buxton, Derbyshire, 2010

Buxton, Derbyshire, 2010. Although the properties of its waters were known as far back as Roman times, the Peak District town of Buxton was first developed as a spa resort by the Dukes of Devonshire

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Three Buoys and University of Ulster, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2010

Three Buoys and University of Ulster, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2010. The University of Ulster was established in 1968. The Three Buoys were a gift to the city from the Commissioners of Irish

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: The Crown Liquor Saloon, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2010

The Crown Liquor Saloon, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2010. The Crown Liquor Saloon is a fine example of a Victorian gin palace and is one of Belfasts best known pubs

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Titanic Memorial, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2010

Titanic Memorial, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2010. The memorial, designed by Sir Thomas Brock, stands in the grounds of Belfast City Hall

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Interior of St Marys Catholic Church, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2010

Interior of St Marys Catholic Church, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2010. St Marys was the first Catholic church in Belfast, opening in 1784

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Lourdes grotto, St Marys Chapel, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2010

Lourdes grotto, St Marys Chapel, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2010. Lourdes grottoes are replicas of the original grotto at Lourdes in southern France

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Interior of the Grand Opera House, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2010

Interior of the Grand Opera House, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2010. Designed in Oriental style by the famous theatre architect Frank Matcham, Belfasts Grand Opera House opened in 1895

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Kellys Cellars pub, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2010

Kellys Cellars pub, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2010. Built in 1720, Kellys Cellars is one of the oldest pubs in Belfast. In the 1790s it was a meeting place for members of the Society of United

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Grand Opera House, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2010

Grand Opera House, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2010. Designed in Oriental style by the famous theatre architect Frank Matcham, Belfasts Grand Opera House opened in 1895

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: West front of St Annes Cathedral, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2010

West front of St Annes Cathedral, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2010. Belfasts Protestant (Church of Ireland) cathedral was built between 1899 and 1904. The architect was Sir Thomas Drew

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Interior of St Annes Cathedral, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2010

Interior of St Annes Cathedral, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2010. Belfasts Protestant (Church of Ireland) cathedral was built between 1899 and 1904. The architect was Sir Thomas Drew

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: St Ebbas Church, Beadnell, Northumberland, 2010

St Ebbas Church, Beadnell, Northumberland, 2010. The church was built in 1746 and was restored in the 19th century

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Bust of Frederic Chopin, Valldemossa, Mallorca, Spain, 2008

Bust of Frederic Chopin, Valldemossa, Mallorca, Spain, 2008. Chopin and his lover, the French author George Sand, spent a winter in Majorca in 1838-1839 in a former monastery at Valldemossa

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Sanctuary of Monti-sion, Mallorca, Spain, 2008

Sanctuary of Monti-sion, Mallorca, Spain, 2008. The buildings of this monastery date from the 15th century

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Monastery of Nostra Senyora de la Esperanca, Capdepera, Mallorca, Spain, 2008

Monastery of Nostra Senyora de la Esperanca, Capdepera, Mallorca, Spain, 2008

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: The City from the Thames, London, 2009

The City from the Thames, London, 2009. View showing the skyscapers of the City of London, including Tower 42 (formerly the Natwest Tower) designed by Richard Seifert and completed in 1979

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Stanage Edge, Derbyshire, 2009

Stanage Edge, Derbyshire, 2009. Stanage Edge is a gritstone outcrop in the Peak District. The area is popular with walkers and rock climbers

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Curbar Edge, Derbyshire, 2009

Curbar Edge, Derbyshire, 2009. Curbar Edge is a gritstone outcrop in the Peak District. The area is popular with walkers and rock climbers

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Sheep grazing, Curbar Edge, Derbyshire, 2009

Sheep grazing, Curbar Edge, Derbyshire, 2009. Curbar Edge is a gritstone outcrop in the Peak District. The area is popular with walkers and rock climbers

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Laurel and Hardy statue, Coronation Hall, Ulverston, Cumbria, 2009

Laurel and Hardy statue, Coronation Hall, Ulverston, Cumbria, 2009. Known locally as The Coro, Ulverstons Coronation Hall was built in the 1910s in commemoration of the coronation of King George V

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Truro Cathedral, Cornwall, 2009

Truro Cathedral, Cornwall, 2009. Built in the Gothic Revival architectural style, Truro was the first new cathedral to be built in England since Salisbury Cathedral, which was begun in 1220

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Millennium Sundial, Perranporth, Cornwall, 2009

Millennium Sundial, Perranporth, Cornwall, 2009

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Altarnun, Cornwall, 2009

Altarnun, Cornwall, 2009. View showing the tower of St Nonnas Church. Dating from the 15th century, the church is the largest on Bodmin Moor, earning it the nickname The Cathedral of the Moor

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: The O2 Arena from Greenwich Park, London, 2009

The O2 Arena from Greenwich Park, London, 2009. Designed by Richard Rogers, the Millennium Dome was built to house an exhibition commemorating the arrival of the third millennium

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Canary Wharf from Greenwich Park, London, 2009

Canary Wharf from Greenwich Park, London, 2009. The redevelopment of the Canary Wharf area of Londons docklands began in the 1980s

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Canary Wharf, London, 2009

Canary Wharf, London, 2009. The redevelopment of the Canary Wharf area of Londons docklands began in the 1980s. It saw the construction of a complex of several large office blocks

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: St Andrews University, Fife, Scotland, 2009

St Andrews University, Fife, Scotland, 2009. Founded in 1410, St Andrews is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English speaking world

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: St Andrews Cathedral and St Rules Tower, Fife, Scotland, 2009

St Andrews Cathedral and St Rules Tower, Fife, Scotland, 2009. Completed in 1318, St Andrews Cathedral was once the largest building in Scotland

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: St Andrews Castle, Fife, Scotland, 2009

St Andrews Castle, Fife, Scotland, 2009. A castle has stood on this site since the late 12th century. The ruins seen today are of the castle built by Bishop Walter Trail around the turn of the 15th

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Pobull Fhinn (Finns People) stone circle, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009

Pobull Fhinn (Finns People) stone circle, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009. The stones were probably named after Fionn mac Cumhaill, the legendary Gaelic hero

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: St Johns Kirk, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, 2009

St Johns Kirk, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, 2009. First mentioned in 1126, St Johns Kirk is the oldest building in Perth. It was the site of a famous sermon against idolatry delivered by John Knox in

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Stornoway Water Wheel, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009

Stornoway Water Wheel, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009. This water wheel is part of a restored watermill originally built in 1816 but destroyed by fire in 1890

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Lews Castle, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009

Lews Castle, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009. Lews Castle was built in neo-Gothic style between 1847 and 1857 for Sir James Matheson

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Standing stones, Great Bernera, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009

Standing stones, Great Bernera, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009
Standing stones, Great Bernera, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009. Known as Callanish VIII, this is a megalithic group of four standing stones arranged in a semicircle facing the strait that divides

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Norse mill and kiln, Shawbost, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009

Norse mill and kiln, Shawbost, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009. A pair of renovated thatched buildings that were used to grind barley into meal

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Memorial Cairn to the Grias and Coll Raiders, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009

Memorial Cairn to the Grias and Coll Raiders, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Dun Carloway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009

Dun Carloway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009. Dun Carloway is an example of a broch, an ancient round, dry stone, hollow-walled building found in Scotland

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Callanish Stones, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009

Callanish Stones, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009. The Neolithic stone circle at Callanish (Calanais) dates from approximately 2000 BC

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Lighthouse, Butt of Lewis, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009

Lighthouse, Butt of Lewis, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009. The Butt of Lewis is the northernmost point on the Isle of Lewis

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Iron Age house, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009

Iron Age house, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009. An Iron Age or Pictish settlement was discovered at Bostadh in 1992

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Interior of a Blackhouse, Arnol, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009

Interior of a Blackhouse, Arnol, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009
Interior of a black house, Arnol, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009. Black houses were traditional houses which used to be common in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Aignish Farm Raiders Monument, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009

Aignish Farm Raiders Monument, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009. Designed by Will McLean and built by Jim Crawford in 1995, a local stonemason

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: St Clements Church, Rodel, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009

St Clements Church, Rodel, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009. Interior view showing the wall tomb of Alexander MacLeod

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Amhuinnsuidhe Castle, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009

Amhuinnsuidhe Castle, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009. Designed in Scottish baronial style by David Bryce, the castle was built in 1865 for the 7th Earl of Dunmore

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Falkirk Wheel, Stirlingshire, Scotland, 2009

Falkirk Wheel, Stirlingshire, Scotland, 2009. The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift that connects the Forth and Clyde Canal and the Union Canal

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Regents Canal, London

Regents Canal, London. The Regents Canal, connecting the Paddington Canal and the Thames at Limehouse, was opened in 1820

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: St George and the Dragon statue, inside the Storkyrkan Church, Stockholm, Sweden

St George and the Dragon statue, inside the Storkyrkan Church, Stockholm, Sweden. The Storkyrkan (Great Church) is the oldest church in Gamla Stan, the old town of Stockholm

Background imagePeter Thompson Collection: Riddarhuset (House of Nobility), Stockholm, Sweden

Riddarhuset (House of Nobility), Stockholm, Sweden. The building, which was designed by a French architect, Simon de la Vallee, and completed by his son, Jean, dates from the 17th century



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