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Petter Collection (page 4)

Background imagePetter Collection: A Gala Day at Hampton Court, c1870

A Gala Day at Hampton Court, c1870. Building of Hampton Court Palace at Richmond upon Thames began in 1515 for Thomas Wolsey, and was expanded for King William III in 17th century

Background imagePetter Collection: On the River Lledr, c1870

On the River Lledr, c1870. Afon Lledr in north-west Wales is a major tributary of the River Conwy. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

Background imagePetter Collection: The Valley of the Wharfe, c1870

The Valley of the Wharfe, c1870. Wharfedale valley in the Yorkshire Dales on the River Wharfe. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

Background imagePetter Collection: Ross Castle, Killarney, c1870

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"

Background imagePetter Collection: Pandy Mill and Fall, near Bettws-Y-Coed, North Wales, c1870

Pandy Mill and Fall, near Bettws-Y-Coed, North Wales, c1870. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I". [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, c1870]

Background imagePetter Collection: In Sherwood Forest, c1870

In Sherwood Forest, c1870. Royal forest in Nottinghamshire, England, famous for association with the legend of Robin Hood and an important site of ancient oak trees

Background imagePetter Collection: Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, c1870

Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, c1870. Rhenish Tower in Lynmouth, Devon, built in late 1850s by General Rawdon to store salt water for sea baths

Background imagePetter Collection: The Old Weir Bridge, Killarney, c1870

The Old Weir Bridge, Killarney, c1870. Ancient stone bridge on the Lakes of Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland believed to date back to the 16th century

Background imagePetter Collection: The Lower School, c1870

The Lower School, c1870. Eton College independent boarding school in Berkshire, England, was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

Background imagePetter Collection: Torc Cascade, Killarney, c1870

Torc Cascade, Killarney, c1870. Torc Waterfall on the Owengarriff River in Killarney. According to legend, Irish warrior, Fionn MacCumhaill

Background imagePetter Collection: Entrance to the Playing Fields, c1870

Entrance to the Playing Fields, c1870. Eton College independent boarding school in Berkshire, England, was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol

Background imagePetter Collection: Strancally Castle, c1870

Strancally Castle, c1870. Strancally Castle country house in County Waterford on the River Blackwater was destroyed after occupation by Spaniards who dropped landowners through a secret trapdoor into

Background imagePetter Collection: Magna Charta Island, c1870

Magna Charta Island, c1870. Magna Carta Island on the River Thames in Berkshire, where King John sealed the Magna Carta in 1215

Background imagePetter Collection: The Chestnuts in Bushey Park, c1870

The Chestnuts in Bushey Park, c1870. Bushey is a Grade I listed Royal Park at Richmond upon Thames, England. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

Background imagePetter Collection: William the Conquerors Oak, c1870

William the Conquerors Oak, c1870. Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) in Windsor Great Park. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I". [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, c1870]

Background imagePetter Collection: Raleighs House at Youghal, c1870

Raleighs House at Youghal, c1870. Myrtle Grove, Elizabethan gabled house in Youghal, County Cork, Ireland, home to Sir Walter Raleigh from 1588 to 1589

Background imagePetter Collection: The Watch Oak, c1870

The Watch Oak, c1870. Hunters below the Watch Oak in Windsor Great Park. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I". [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, c1870]

Background imagePetter Collection: The Dargle, c1870

The Dargle, c1870. The River Dargle in the Wicklow Mountains of Ireland From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I". [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, c1870]

Background imagePetter Collection: The Fishing Temple, Virginia Water, from the Belvidere, c1870

The Fishing Temple, Virginia Water, from the Belvidere, c1870. Originally designed by Sir Jeffry Wyatville for George IV as an ornamental fishing lodge on a small island at Virginia Water in Windsor

Background imagePetter Collection: Abbotsford, c1870

Abbotsford, c1870. Historic country house in the Scottish Borders on the River Tweed and former residence of novelist and poet

Background imagePetter Collection: View from the Library Window, c1870

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]

Background imagePetter Collection: Innisfallen, Killarney, c1870

Innisfallen, Killarney, c1870. Innisfallen island in Lough Leane, County Kerry, Ireland. The monastery was founded in 7th century and dispossessed in 1594, by Elizabeth I

Background imagePetter Collection: The Slopes, 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"

Background imagePetter Collection: Depedale Church, c1870

Depedale Church, c1870. 12th century All Saints Church in Dale Abbey formerly Depedale in Derbyshire, one of the smallest churches in the country

Background imagePetter Collection: The Apprentice Pillar in Roslin Chapel, c1870

The Apprentice Pillar in Roslin Chapel, c1870. According to legend, the Apprentice Pillar in Roslin Chapel was carved by an apprentice who was then struck on the head by the master mason

Background imagePetter Collection: Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, c1870

Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, c1870. Arch Rock, a well-known local landmark at Freshwater Bay on Isle of Wight collapsed on 25 October 1992. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol

Background imagePetter Collection: The Huntsmans Leap, c1870

The Huntsmans Leap, c1870. A deep, narrow coastal chasm on the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales. Local legend says a hunter on horseback jumped from one side to the other

Background imagePetter Collection: Cross at Carew, c1870

Cross at Carew, c1870. Carew Cross is an 11th-century Grade I listed monument in the village of Carew, Pembrokeshire, Wales believed to commemorate the brother of Hywel ab Edwin

Background imagePetter Collection: The Lydstep Caverns (South Wales), c1870

The Lydstep Caverns (South Wales), c1870. Lydstep Caverns in coastal Wales. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. II". [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, c1870]

Background imagePetter Collection: Falls of the Hespte, c1870

Falls of the Hespte, c1870. Waterfall on the Afon Hepste, a river in Powys, Wales. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. II". [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, c1870]

Background imagePetter Collection: Honister Crag and Pass, c1870

Honister Crag and Pass, c1870. Honister Crag a fell in the Lake District of Cumbria is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Honister Pass has one of the steepest gradients in the area

Background imagePetter Collection: Dungeon Ghyl, c1870

Dungeon Ghyl, c1870. Dungeon Ghyll waterfall in the Great Langdale valley of the Cumbrian Lake District. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. II"

Background imagePetter Collection: Coniston Water, c1870

Coniston Water, c1870. Third-largest lake in the Cumbrian Lake District. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. II". [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, c1870]

Background imagePetter Collection: Windermere, from above Ambleside, c1870

Windermere, from above Ambleside, c1870. Windermere lake in Cumbrias Lake District viewed above Ambleside. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. II"

Background imagePetter Collection: Dittisham, on the Dart, c1870

Dittisham, on the Dart, c1870. Fishing village on the west bank of the tidal River Dart. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. II". [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, c1870]

Background imagePetter Collection: Cawdor Castle, c1870

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

Background imagePetter Collection: The Gate of Honour, Caius College, c1870

The Gate of Honour, Caius College, c1870. Graduating students pass through the Gate of Honour on Caius Court at Caius College, Cambridge, added to existing structures by John Caius in 1565

Background imagePetter Collection: South Stack Lighthouse, Holyhead, c1870

South Stack Lighthouse, Holyhead, c1870. South Stack Lighthouse on a small island on the coast of Holy Island, Anglesey, Wales built in 1809 by Daniel Asher Alexander to warn ships on the Irish sea

Background imagePetter Collection: Harlech Castle, c1870

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

Background imagePetter Collection: The Lime Walk, Trinity, c1870

The Lime Walk, Trinity, c1870. Lime walk at Trinity College, Oxford founded in 1555 by Sir Thomas Pope. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. II"

Background imagePetter Collection: Tower in the Schools Quadrangle, c1870

Tower in the Schools Quadrangle, c1870. Tower of the Five Orders at the Bodleian Library in Oxford built between 1613 and 1619

Background imagePetter Collection: On a Highland Stream, c1870

On a Highland Stream, c1870. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. II". [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, c1870]

Background imagePetter Collection: Benvenue, c1870

Benvenue, c1870. Ben Venue, a mountain in the Trossachs area of Scotland. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. II". [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, c1870]

Background imagePetter Collection: The Cloisters, Lincoln, c1870

The Cloisters, Lincoln, c1870. The Cloisters at Lincoln Cathedral built from 1072 in medieval Gothic style. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. II"

Background imagePetter Collection: Lincoln, from Canwick Hill, c1870

Lincoln, from Canwick Hill, c1870. View of Lincoln Cathedral from Canwick, a village in Lincolnshire, England. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. II"

Background imagePetter Collection: Durham Cathedral, from the River, c1870

Durham Cathedral, from the River, c1870. 11th century Norman Cathedral in Durham on the River Wear, a designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol

Background imagePetter Collection: The Norman Staircase, Canterbury, c1870

The Norman Staircase, Canterbury, c1870. 12th century Norman staircase at Kings School, Canterbury, traditionally Archbishops of Canterbury address the School from the staircase during visits

Background imagePetter Collection: Johnny Armstrongs Tower, c1870

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



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