Fortifications Collection (#39)

Archway, Kenilworth Castle, c1870. Kenilworth Castle was a ruin during the 18th and 19th centuries used as a farm popularised in Victorian imagination by Sir Walter Scott

Carreg Cennen Castle, c1870. Carreg Cennen Castle on a limestone precipice in the Brecon Beacons above the River Cennen in Carmarthenshire, Wales

View from Castle Dinas Bran, c1870. View of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct from Dinas Bran, a medieval castle above Llangollen in Denbighshire, Wales built c1260s by Gruffydd Maelor II

Staircase to Carisbrook Keep, c1870. Charles I was imprisoned at Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight, prior to his trial. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. II"

Off Tantalion, c1870. Shipwreck on the rocks below Tantallon Castle on the Firth of Forth in East Lothian, Scotland. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

Dover Castle, c1870. 12th century medieval castle in Dover, Kent developed during the reign of Henry II. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

Corfe Castle, c1870. Corfe Castle on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset was built by William the Conqueror in 11th century and is protected as a Grade I listed building

Guys Tower and the Walls of Warwick Castle, c1870. Guys Tower at Warwick Castle was built under Thomas de Beauchamp to strengthen defences. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol

Windsor Castle, c1870. Windsor Castle built in the 11th century after the Norman invasion of England by William the Conqueror. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

The Curfew Tower, c1870. Curfew Tower at Windsor castle dates from the 13th century. The interior of the tower contains a former dungeon. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol

Ross Castle, Killarney, c1870. Ross Castle, Killarney, 15th-century tower house and keep on the edge of Lough Leane. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

View from the Library Window, c1870. View from the library in Windsor castle. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I". [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, c1870]

The Slopes, c1870. The Slopes is an area of Home Park immediately to the north and north-east of Windsor castle. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

Cawdor Castle, c1870. 15th-century tower house in Cawdor, Scotland best known for its connection to William Shakespeares tragedy Macbeth. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol

Harlech Castle, c1870. Grade I-listed medieval fortification close to the Irish Sea by Edward I between 1282-1289, following the English Civil War, Parliament ordered its slighting

Carnarvon Castle, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Carnarvon Castle, 1898. Grade I listed Caernarfon Castle on the Menai Strait dating from late 11th century was held by Royalists during the English Civil War

Ionic Hall in the Acropolis at Athens, Greece, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Ionic Hall in the Acropolis at Athens, Greece, (1928). 437-432 B.C...Reconstruction of the Ionic hall behind the Doric portico of the Propylaea...Built by the architect Mnesicles (437-432 B.C)

Durham from the River, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Durham from the River, 1898. Construction of Durham Castle began in 1072 under the orders of William the Conqueror, it is a Norman motte and bailey castle

Corner of the pediment of the old Temple of Athena on the Acropolis at Athens, Greece, (1928). 1st Half of 6th Century B.C....Perspective view of the left corner of the pediment of the old Temple of

Johnny Armstrongs Tower, c1870. Gilnockie Tower in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, built c1520 by Johnnie Armstrong, a Scottish raider and folk-hero who was captured

Gate at Chepstow, c1870. Gate at Chepstow Castle. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. II". [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, c1870]

Turnbury Castle, c1870. Turnberry Castle on the coast of Kirkoswald in Ayrshire, Scotland was seat of the Earls of Carrick

Blarney Castle, c1870. 15th century Blarney Castle built in 1446 by Cormac Laidir MacCarthy. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I". [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, c1870]

Bodiam Castle, Sussex, c1870. 14th-century moated castle in East Sussex, England built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge, a knight of Edward III

The Banqueting Hall, Conway Castle, c1870. 13th century medieval ruins of the banqueting hall at Conwy Castle, built by Edward I between 1283 and 1289

The Castle, from Bishopsgate, c1870. Windsor Castle built in the 11th century after the Norman invasion of England by William the Conqueror. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol

The Thames Valley, from the Round Tower, c1870. The Round Tower at Windsor castle built in 12th century by Henry II, renovated by Victorian architects Anthony Salvin and Edward Blore

Le Passage Des Chenizelles A Laon (Aisne), 1903. Creator: Unknown
Le Passage Des Chenizelles A Laon (Aisne), 1903. The lane from Chenizelles to Laon, Aisne, northern France. View of city ramparts in the town of Laon

Scenes in Baltimore, 1874. Creator: James H. Richardson
Scenes in Baltimore, 1874. Places in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Locust Point, " Pungies" [schooners] coming up the Chesapeake, Spears Wharf, Calvert Street

Kaiser Wilhelm II at Amerongen Castle, Netherlands, 1918, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Kaiser Wilhelm II at Amerongen Castle, Netherlands, 1918, (c1920). The Ex-Kaiser in Exile: a snapshot of the deposed emperor, with his suite, on the bridge over the moat at Amerongen

Boston Highlands, 1874. Creator: James H. Richardson
Boston Highlands, 1874. View of the Cochituate Standpipe, a water tower built in 1869, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Armenians defending the city of Van, Turkey, First World War, 1915-1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Armenians defending the city of Van, Turkey, First World War, 1915-1916, (c1920). Before the Russian Occupation of Van: Armenians defending the city against the attacks of the Kurds

The Mort Homme Area and the Defences on the West Side of the Meuse, 1916, (c1920). The Battles of Verdun, 1916; map...showing approximately the limits of the German advance

Tower of London, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Tower of London, 1872. The Tower of London was used as a prison from 1100 until 1952. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Vacation Amusements. (No 1. ) Pheasant Shooting!, 1840. Creator: John Doyle
Vacation Amusements. (No 1.) Pheasant Shooting!, 1840. Prime Minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (right) holds a gun labelled Mistress of the Robes and says What a noble pair of birds

Artillery at Fort Souville, Verdun, northern France, First World War, c1916, (c1920). Within the Inner Lines of Verduns Defences: French guns in Fort Souville

Antwerp and its Roots, 1915. Creator: Unknown
Antwerp and its Roots, 1915. Antwerp was ringed by forts known as the National Redoubt, besieged and captured during the German invasion of Belgium in August 1914

The Most Picturesque City in North America - Quebec from the Citadel, Canada, c1930s
" The Most Picturesque City in North America" - Quebec from the Citadel, Canada, c1930s. View from the Citadelle of Quebec built 1820-1850 on Cap Diamant is the oldest military building in

The Great Wall of 10, 000 Li - in the Rugged Hills near Nankow Pass, China, c1930s. From " Tour of the World". [Keystone View Company, Meadville, Pa. New York, Chicago, London]

Sinaia, a Playground for Kings - the Royal Castle and Summer Palace of the King of Rumania, c1930s. Neo-Renaissance Peles Castle in the Carpathian Mountains near Sinaia

Cairo, the City of Romance, N. W. from Saladins Citadel, Egypt, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
Cairo, the City of Romance, N.W. from Saladins Citadel, Egypt, c1930s. View of the Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan built between 1356-1363 by Sultan an-Nasir Hasan from the citadel built by Salah

Bodiam Castle, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Bodiam Castle, 1898. 14th-century moated castle in East Sussex built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge, a former knight of Edward III with permission of Richard II to defend against French invasion

Hurstmonceaux Castle, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Hurstmonceaux Castle, 1898. 15th century Hurstmonceaux Castle in East Sussex, England was built by Sir Roger Fiennes and on his death in 1449, by his son, Lord Dacre

Lewes, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Lewes, 1898. Market town in East Sussex, England, site of the execution of seventeen Protestant martyrs during the Marian Persecutions of 1555-1557

Pevensey Castle, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Pevensey Castle, 1898. Pevensey Castle, former Roman Saxon Shore fort in East Sussex, repaired during 11th century under William the Conqueror

Maiden Castle, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Maiden Castle, 1898. Maiden Castle is a 4th century Iron Age hill fort in the English county of Dorset. From " Our Own Country, Volume V"

Conway Castle, from the Road to Llanrwst, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Conway Castle, from the Road to Llanrwst, 1898. From " Our Own Country, Volume IV". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1898]

Newport Bridge and Castle, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Newport Bridge and Castle, 1898. Newport Castle built in 14th century on the River Usk, as an administrative office for the collection of rent and taxes from local tenants

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