Images Dated 13th June 2008

Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, 1924-1926. Artist: FC Varley

Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, 1924-1926. The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely is known locally as the ship of the Fens because of its prominent shape. The building was begun in 1083 by Abbot Simeon. In 1322 the cathedral's Norman crossing tower collapsed. It was replaced by the octagonal lantern tower for which Ely is most famous, which was designed by Alan of Walsingham, the cathedral's sacrist, and completed in 1351. A print from Hutchinson's Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume I, 1924-1926

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Sir Walter Raleigh's house, Youghal, County Cork, Ireland, 1924-1926.Artist: York & Son

Sir Walter Raleigh's house, Youghal, County Cork, Ireland, 1924-1926. After being involved in the suppression of the Desmond Rebellions in Ireland in 1579-1583, Sir Walter Raleigh was given substantial lands in Munster, including the towns of Lismore and Youghal. He had an occasional home in Youghal, and was mayor of the town in 1588-1589. A print from Hutchinson's Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume I, 1924-1926

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Cliveden House, Buckinghamshire, 1924-1926. Artist: HN King

Cliveden House, Buckinghamshire, 1924-1926. Cliveden is set amid 376 acres of magnificent formal gardens and parklands. Now a luxury hotel and National Trust property, the house was built by Charles Barry for the Duke of Sutherland in 1851. Queen Victoria, a frequent guest, was not amused in 1893 when the house was bought by William Waldorf Astor, America's richest citizen. When he gave it to his son and daughter-in-law in 1906 Cliveden became the hub of a hectic social whirl where guests included everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Winston Churchill, and President Roosevelt to George Bernard Shaw. A print from Hutchinson's Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume I, 1924-1926

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