Petter Collection (page 5)

Smailholm Tower, c1870. Smailholm peel tower in the Scottish Borders, built to provide its occupants with protection from English raids. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol

Howth, c1870. Originally a small rural fishing village, Howth, on the north side of Dublin Bay. grew to become a busy and comparatively affluent suburb of Dublin

The Twelve Pins of Binabola, c1870. The Twelve Bens or Twelve Pins, a quartzite mountain range in Connemara, County Galway, on the west coast of Ireland

Clare Island, Clew Bay, c1870. Clare Island at the entrance of Clew Bay in County Mayo, Ireland, famous as the home of pirate queen Grainne O Malley

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

The Courtyard, Penshurst, c1870. Penshurst Place near Tonbridge, Kent, ancestral home of the Sidney family, birthplace of Elizabethan poet, courtier and soldier

St. Michaels Mount, Cornwall, c1870. St Michaels Mount is a small tidal island in Mounts Bay, Cornwall, England, From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

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

Doorway at Rivaux Abbey, c1870. Cistercian abbey in Rievaulx, once a great abbey of England until seizure by Henry VIII in 1538 during the dissolution of the monasteries

Glastonbury Abbey, c1870. Glastonbury Abbey, rebuilt after fire in 1184 was by 14th century one of the richest and most powerful monasteries in England, associated with the legend of King Arthur

Kynance Rocks, Cornwall, c1870. Kynance Cove on the Lizard peninsula in Mounts Bay, Cornwall. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

The Entrance to Fowey Harbour, c1870. Estuary of the River Fowey, a natural harbour which enabled the town to become an important trading centre

The Thames from Richmond Hill, c1870. Former royal deer park enclosed by Charles I on the river Thames in Richmond. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

St. Pauls, from the Shot Tower, c1870
St. Paul s, from the Shot Tower, c1870. The Shot Tower at Lambeth built for Thomas Maltby & Co. in 1826. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

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]

The Vale of Avoca, c1870. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I". [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, c1870]

Melrose Abbey, c1870. Ruined Cistercian monastery in Melrose, Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders founded in 1136 at the request of King David I of Scotland

The Canongate Tolbooth, c1870. Canongate Tolbooth in Old Town, Edinburgh was built in 1591 by Sir Lewis Bellenden and restored by Robert Morham in 1875

The Monkey Tree. Burnham Beeches, c1870. Burnham Beeches, Site of Special Scientific Interest in Burnham, Buckinghamshire. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

Near Lymington, in the New Forest, c1870. Broken tree branch on Lymington River in the New Forest, Hampshire, an 18th century source of timber for the Royal Navy

Oaks in Needwood Forest, c1870. Ancient woodland in Staffordshire, largely lost at the end of the 18th century. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

Chee Tor, Chee Dale, c1870. Limestone rock formation in the Peak District of Derbyshire dating back to the Carboniferous period. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

In Dove Dale, c1870. Dovedale valley in the Peak District of England cut by the River Dove into limestone rock. Tourism began in the 18th century

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

Stratford Church, and Shakespeares House, As It Was and As It Is, c1870. Church of the Holy Trinity, Straford-upon-Avon and Shakespeares 16th-century half-timbered house on Henley Street

Houses Under the Castle, Warwick, c1870
Houses Under the castle, Warwick, c1870. The Great Fire of Warwick in 1694 destroyed much of the medieval town, some medieval timber-framed buildings survive

Warwick Castle, from the West, c1870. Medieval castle built by William the Conqueror in 1068 on the River Avon, rebuilt in stone in 12th century

Pool on the Llugwy, c1870. The River Llugwy is a tributary of the River Conwy in Wales. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I". [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, c1870]

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

In Cedar Walk, Virginia Water, c1870. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I". [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, c1870]

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

Boadicea, 1873. Creator: Unknown
Boadicea, mid-late 19th century. Boudicca encourages her warriors from a chariot with blades on the wheels. The Roman army is gathered near a stone circle in the distance

Aberdare, c1877. Creator: Unknown
Aberdare, c1877. Portrait of British lawyer and politician Henry Austin Bruce (1815-1895), who was elected Liberal MP for Merthyr Tydfil in 1854

Dufferin, c1890. Creator: Maclure and Macdonald
Dufferin, c1890. Portrait of Frederick Temple Blackwood, Earl of Dufferin, British public servant. Regarded as one of the most able of Victorian diplomats

George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, c1890. Creator: Unknown
George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, c1890. Portrait of George Campbell (1823-1900), Scottish Liberal politician and writer. From " The Modern Portrait Gallery"

The Bell at Edmonton, c1876. Creator: Unknown
The " Bell" at Edmonton, c1876. The Bell Inn on Fore Street known by William Cowpers 1782 ballad, The Diverting History of John Gilpin was rebuilt in 1878

Tottenham Church, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Tottenham Church, c1876. All Hallows parish church in Tottenham was built in 12th century and was given to Tottenham by King David I of Scotland

Bruce Castle, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Bruce Castle, c1876. Grade I listed 16th-century manor house in Lordship Lane, Tottenham, home to Sir William Compton and Sir Rowland Hill, used as a school during the 19th century

Tottenham High Cross, 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Tottenham High Cross, 1820, (c1876). First recorded c1600-1609 by Owen Wood to mark the centre of Tottenham Village, ornamented in Gothic style in 1809

Dr. Watts Monument, Abney Park Cemetery, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Dr. Watts Monument, Abney Park Cemetery, c1876. Grade II listed Monument to Isaac Watts (1674-1748) in Abney Park Cemetery

Abney House, 1845, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Abney House, 1845, (c1876). Red brick mansion of Sir Thomas Abney, built c1690 before demolition in 1845. From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

The Old Rectory, Stoke Newington, in 1858, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The Old Rectory, Stoke Newington, in 1858, (c1876). A weatherboard building on the south side of Church Street opposite the church

Views in Stoke Newington, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Views in Stoke Newington, c1876. Regents House, Fleetwood House, St Marys Rectory and New church, the river, Queen Elizabeth walk and an old gateway in 18th century Stoke Newington

Stoke Newington Church, 1750, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Stoke Newington Church, 1750, (c1876). From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. The Western and Northern Studies", by Edward Walford

The Manor-House, Dalston, c1876. Creator: Unknown
The Manor-House, Dalston, c1876. The Manor House, a Victorian villa on Dalston Lane was a girls refuge from 1849. From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People

Balmes House in 1750, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Balmes House in 1750, (c1876). Balmes House, Hoxton rebuilt by Sir George Whitmore, Lord Mayor of London, purchased by Richard de Beauvoir, and later occupied as a private asylum

Howards House, at Clapton, about 1800, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Howards House, at Clapton, about 1800, (c1876). House on Lower Clapton Road of prison reformer John Howard, (1726-1790). From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People

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