Beautiful Britain Collection (page 2)

Inveraray Castle and Celtic cross, Argyll, Scotland, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Inveraray Castle and Celtic cross, Argyll, Scotland, 1894. Carved stone cross on the shores of Loch Fyne, with Inveraray Castle in the distance

Hever Castle, Kent, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Hever Castle, Kent, 1894. Converted into a manor house in 1462, Hever Castle was the seat of the Boleyn family, including Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII

King Jamess Room, Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
King Jamess Room, Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 1894. The King James Drawing Room takes its name from the life-size statue of James I, presented by the King himself

The Crown Jewels, 1894. Creator: Unknown
The Crown Jewels, 1894. The British crown jewels on display behind bars. From Beautiful Britain; views of our stately homes. [The Werner Company of Chicago, 1894]

Lincoln Castle, Lincolnshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Lincoln Castle, Lincolnshire, 1894. Lincoln Castle was built in the late 11th century by William the Conqueror on the site of an earlier Roman fort

Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire, 1894. Constructed from Norman through to Tudor times, the castle was the subject to the six-month-long Siege of Kenilworth in 1266

The Dining Hall at Sandringham, Norfolk, 1894. Creator: Unknown
The Dining Hall at Sandringham, Norfolk, 1894. Sandringham House is where the royal family traditionally spend Christmas. From Beautiful Britain; views of our stately homes

Abergeldie Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Abergeldie Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1894. The castle is about two miles from the royal familys country home at Balmoral. Its earliest parts date from the sixteenth century

The Bankside at Hampton Court, Richmond, London, 1894. Creator: Unknown
The Bankside at Hampton Court, Richmond, London, 1894. The River Thames at Hampton Court Palace. From Beautiful Britain; views of our stately homes. [The Werner Company of Chicago, 1894]

Dromana Castle, County Waterford, Ireland, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Dromana Castle, County Waterford, Ireland, 1894. Dromana House, a 17th-century manor house built on the site of a medieval castle and overlooking the River Blackwater

Dover Castle, Kent, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Dover Castle, Kent, 1894. An earlier earthen castle was rebuilt in stone in the 1180s by King Henry II, and throughout its history it was constantly adapted to meet changing military needs

Leeds Castle, Maidstone, Kent, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Leeds Castle, Maidstone, Kent, 1894. Home of the Wykeham-Martin family, Leeds was originally built in 1119 by Henry I. It was transformed by Henry VIII into a palace for his first wife

Eaton Hall, Eccleston, Cheshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Eaton Hall, Eccleston, Cheshire, 1894. Eaton Hall was remodelled in the Gothic style in 1870-1882 by Alfred Waterhouse for the Duke of Westminster. From Beautiful Britain; views of our stately homes

Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 1894. Seat of the Clan MacLeod. Dunvegan Castle was constructed within a curtain wall by Malcolm MacLeod in about 1350

Drummond Castle gardens, Perthshire, Scotland, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Drummond Castle gardens, Perthshire, Scotland, 1894. The gardens date to the 1630s, and were restructured in the 19th century. From Beautiful Britain; views of our stately homes

The East Corridor, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
The East Corridor, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, 1894. View inside the royal residence at Windsor, showing sculpted busts lining the walls, commemorating British monarchs, historical personages

Carlisle Castle, Cumbria, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Carlisle Castle, Cumbria, 1894. Dating from 1093, the castle was built to keep the northern border of England secured against the threat of invasion from Scotland

The Audience Chamber, St. Jamess Palace, London, 1894. Creator: Unknown
The Audience Chamber, St. Jamess Palace, London, 1894. Room sometimes called the Queens Closet. St Jamess Palace in the City of Westminster is the London residence of several members of the royal

The River Nadder, Wilton House, Wiltshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
The River Nadder, Wilton House, Wiltshire, 1894. From Beautiful Britain; views of our stately homes. [The Werner Company of Chicago, 1894]

Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1894. The estate was purchased in 1852 by Queen Victorias husband Prince Albert who extended the 15th century castle

Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire, 1894. The estate at Welbeck dates back at least to the 11th century. The present building, a stately home designed in the 17th century by Robert Smythson

Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, 1894. Berkeley (or Berkley) dates back to the 11th century. Except for a period of royal ownership by the Tudors

Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales, 1894. Cardiff Castle was founded by the Normans in 1091 on the site of an earlier Roman fortress

Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Scotland, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Scotland, 1894. People fishing from a boat on Loch Leven, with the castle in the distance. Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned here between 1567 and 1568

The Council Chamber, Osborne House, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, 1894. Creator: Unknown
The Council Chamber, Osborne House, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, 1894. A former royal residence, built between 1845 and 1851 for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as a summer home and rural retreat

Farnham Castle, near Aldershot, Surrey, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Farnham Castle, near Aldershot, Surrey, 1894. Originally built in 1138 by Henry of Blois, grandson of William the Conqueror

Somerset House, London, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Somerset House, London, 1894. Designed by Sir William Chambers and begun in 1776, Somerset House originally housed public offices, including the Navy Board and the three principal learned societies

Wilton House, Salisbury, Wiltshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Wilton House, Salisbury, Wiltshire, 1894. The first recorded building on the site of Wilton House was a priory founded by King Egbert in the 9th century

The Great Hall, Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
The Great Hall, Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 1894. The Marble Hall, with oak carving by John Bucke, dates from 1611

Hampton Court Palace Gardens, Richmond, London, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Hampton Court Palace Gardens, Richmond, London, 1894. Vista of the radiating yew tree avenues and formal walks, with fountains laid out in the 18th century

The Broad Walk, Oxford, 1894. Creator: Unknown
The Broad Walk, Oxford, 1894. Elm avenue in Christ Church Gardens and Meadow, dating from at least the mid seventeenth century. From Beautiful Britain; views of our stately homes

The Ruins at Canterbury, Kent, 1894. Creator: Unknown
The Ruins at Canterbury, Kent, 1894. Ruined medieval Infirmary, Canterbury Cathedral. From Beautiful Britain; views of our stately homes. [The Werner Company of Chicago, 1894]

Stirling Castle, Scotland, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Stirling Castle, Scotland, 1894. Situated on top of a volcanic outcrop known as Castle Rock, Stirling Castle is one of the largest castles in Scotland

Denbigh Castle, Denbighshire, Wales, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Denbigh Castle, Denbighshire, Wales, 1894. 13th-century castle. Henry de Lacy, the Earl of Lincoln, built a new castle and walled town on top of what was a traditional Welsh stronghold

Moor Park, Hertfordshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Moor Park, Hertfordshire, 1894. Palladian mansion rebuilt in 1678-1679 for James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth. From Beautiful Britain; views of our stately homes. [The Werner Company of Chicago, 1894]

Iffley Mill, Oxfordshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Iffley Mill, Oxfordshire, 1894. Watermill on the River Thames dating from the 12th century, burned down in 1908. From Beautiful Britain; views of our stately homes

Old Moat, Portchester Castle, Hampshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Old Moat, Portchester Castle, Hampshire, 1894. Medieval castle built within a former Roman fort constructed in the 3rd century. From Beautiful Britain; views of our stately homes

Brook and bridge in the New Forest, Hampshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Brook and bridge in the New Forest, Hampshire, 1894. Large tract of unenclosed pasture land, heathland and forest in the south-east of England, covering southwest Hampshire and southeast Wiltshire

York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, 1894. Creator: Unknown
York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, 1894. The cottage, in the grounds of Sandringham House, was built as an overflow for the royal residence

Mont Orgueil Castle, Jersey, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Mont Orgueil Castle, Jersey, 1894. Mont Orgueil Castle (also known as Gorey Castle) was built in the 13th century to defend Jersey from possible French invasion after the division of the territory of

The Cottage near Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
The Cottage near Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, 1894. Lodge of the custodian of Haddon Hall. From Beautiful Britain; views of our stately homes. [The Werner Company of Chicago, 1894]

Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 1894. Ruined medieval castle on the edge of a basalt outcropping surrounded by extremely steep drops on either side

Stoke Park, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Stoke Park, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, 1894. Georgian mansion in parkland. From Beautiful Britain; views of our stately homes. [The Werner Company of Chicago, 1894]

Cowdray House, Midhurst, Sussex, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Cowdray House, Midhurst, Sussex, 1894. Ruins of the Tudor mansion which burned down in 1793. From Beautiful Britain; views of our stately homes. [The Werner Company of Chicago, 1894]

The Queens Sitting Room, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
The Queens Sitting Room, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, 1894. One of the state rooms in the royal residence at Windsor. From Beautiful Britain; views of our stately homes

Holland House, Kensington, London, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Holland House, Kensington, London, 1894. Jacobean mansion, built in 1606, held by the Earls of Holland and the Fox family, and the scene of salons and society parties

Hawarden Castle, Flintshire, Wales, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Hawarden Castle, Flintshire, Wales, 1894. Also known as Hawarden Old Castle, the earthwork embankments date back to the Iron Age

Buckingham Palace, London, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Buckingham Palace, London, 1894. The official London residence of the British monarch, viewed across an ornamental lake. Acquired by George III in 1761 for his wife, Queen Charlotte

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