Gothic Collection

Atrium of Sponza Palace or Divona, Dubrovnik, Croatia

The Cloisters at Mont Saint Michel, Normandy, France

LORRIS, Guillaume. Roman de la Rose
The Romance of the Rose. s.XIV. The young lover, redeemer of the garden of delight, reaches a source and finds an inscription saying that there brother Narcissus died. Gothic art. Miniature Painting

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren
King Arthur welcomes the Green Knight into the Banqueting Hall and invites him to dismount and eat with the company. Everyone is amazed to see the unexpected visitor

The Redeemer. Miniature from Liber Scivias by Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1175. Found in the Collection of Eibingen Abbey

Film Poster for Freddie Francis Dr Terrors House of Horror (1964)
Peter Cushing Christopher Lee

Elsa Lanchester in James Whales Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Elsa Lanchester in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Lon Chaney in Rupert Julians The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Lon Chaney in The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

Leith Hill Tower, highest point in south east England, view sout on a summer morning, Surrey Hills, GreensandWay, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Wells Cathedral / 1871
Wells Cathedral, Somerset

Castle Coch (Castell Coch) (The Red Castle) in autumn, Tongwynlais, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Auckland Castle Deer House N060112
AUCKLAND CASTLE DEER HOUSE, Auckland Castle Deer Park, Durham. Exterior view. The Gothic Revival eyecatcher was built in 1760 in the park of the Bishops of Durham

Poster for Tod Brownings Dracula(1931)
Bela Lugosi " The Vampire Bat That Lives On Human Blood"

The Pipe Organ of St Pauls Cathedral in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
St Pauls Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.The cathedral was built in stages and is one of the City of Melbournes major landmarks

Whitby Abbey N080818
WHITBY ABBEY, North Yorkshire. View from across the harbour

Norwich Cathedral / 1905
Norwich Cathedral, Norfolk

Rosslyn Chapel 1880S
Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin, Midlothian: visitors are being given a guided tour

Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany, UNESCO World Heritage Site, North Rhine Westphalia

View down Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Village, London
A superb postcard view down Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Village, London - the detial is incredible, with individual shops identifiable, the pavements as busy (as they ever are)

Papal Palace, Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Cote d Azur, France

Chain Bridge, River Danube and Hungarian Parliament at dusk, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Boris Karloff in James Whales Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Boris Karloff in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Whitby Abbey J850257
WHITBY ABBEY, North Yorkshire. Atmospheric silhouette of the ruins on a full moonlit night

Gloucester Cathedral, city centre, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Choir of Angels. Miniature from Liber Scivias by Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1175. Found in the Collection of Eibingen Abbey

Poster for James Whales Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
" Warning! The Monster Demands a Mate!" Boris Karloff

Rievaulx Abbey J980029
RIEVAULX ABBEY, North Yorkshire. The interior of the abbey church looking towards the East end

St. Pancras Hotel staircase a062211
ST PANCRAS HOTEL, London. Interior of the Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras looking up towards the stone vaulted ceiling above the grand staircase. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1960-1972

Elsa Lanchester in James Whales Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Elsa Lanchester in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Whitby Abbey at night N070034
WHITBY ABBEY, North Yorkshire. A floodlit view of the abbey at night with reflection in the water

York Minster K011134
YORK MINSTER. North Yorkshire. A view from the south west along the city walls near Station Road

Golden Saint Barbara Icon Basilica Saint Michael Monastery Cathedral Kiev Ukraine
Saint Barbara, Saint Michael Cathedral, Kiev, Ukraine. Saint Michaels is a functioning Greek Orthodox Monastery in Kiev

Mexico, San Miguel de Allende. La Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel Church dominates the city at twilight

Lincoln Cathedral / Snow
Lincoln Cathedral in the snow

Lincoln Cathedral 1924
Lincoln Cathedral, Lincolnshire

amiens cathedral, attraction, basilique cathedrale notre-dame d amiens, catholic
Gothic Amiens Cathedral, Notre Dame d Amiens, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Amiens, France, Europe

Whitby Abbey, Whitby, North Yorkshire
View of the ruins of Whitby Abbey (Benedictine), in Whitby, North Yorkshire. Date: 1882

Castell Coch, Tongwynlais, Cardiff, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Royal Courts of Justice, London BB95_15544
ROYAL COURTS OF JUSTICE, The Strand, London. A perspective view of the Royal Courts of Justice, looking east down The Strand towards St Dunstan in the West

John Rylands Library BL15862
JOHN RYLANDS LIBRARY, Deansgate, Manchester. Interior view, showing a staircase and architectural details as seen from a half-landing

St Pancras Station, London
General view of the exterior of St Pancras Station, facing Euston Road, Central London

Castle of Mey, Caithness, Scotland

Effects of Good Government in the city (Cycle of frescoes The Allegory of the Good and Bad Government), 1338-1339. Found in the collection of the Palazzo Pubblico, Torre del Mangia, Siena

St. Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Rievaulx Abbey K100008
RIEVAULX ABBEY, North Yorkshire. View down onto the abbey, seen from Rievaulx Terrace

Whitby Abbey J850254
WHITBY ABBEY, North Yorkshire. Exterior view at sunset

View of Salisbury Cathedral at dusk, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Kirkstall Abbey, near Leeds, West Yorkshire
View of the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey (Cistercian), near Leeds, West Yorkshire. Date: 1882

Wallingford Screen, St Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire
View of the 15th century Wallingford Screen (high altar) in St Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire. The statues were destroyed during the Dissolution, but were replaced in the 19th century

Llandaff Cathedral
Exterior view of Llandaff Cathedral, Llandaff Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales

Rievaulx Abbey DP169301
RIEVAULX ABBEY, North Yorkshire. Church, North and South Transepts showing Nave in centre with Gallillee Porch in foreground, view from west

Nantwich, Cheshire

Beverley Minster N100030
BEVERLEY MINSTER, East Riding of Yorkshire. Exterior of the West Front

The Nave at St Augustines Abbey J990018
ST AUGUSTINEs ABBEY, Canterbury, Kent. Interior View. Reconstruction drawing of the nave of the abbey church by Peter Urmston

Whitby Abbey at sunset N080808
WHITBY ABBEY, North Yorkshire. Floodlit view of the abbey at sunset from across the pond

Whitby Abbey N080548
WHITBY ABBEY, North Yorkshire. Early morning view of the Abbey across the fishpond

Rievaulx Abbey J870075
RIEVAULX ABBEY, North Yorkshire. View from the hillside

Natural History Museum CC97_01692
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, London. A perspective view of the museum from the road with horse-drawn vehicles. The building was designed by Alfred Waterhouse and built in 1881

Westminster Abbey 24414_015
WESTMINSTER ABBEY, London. Aerial view

Roche Abbey J890254
ROCHE ABBEY, Maltby, South Yorkshire. Pulpitum, quire & transepts

Rievaulx Abbey J000004
RIEVAULX ABBEY, North Yorkshire. General view

St Pancras Chambers J950053
ST PANCRAS CHAMBERS, London. Exterior view from the south east

Europe, England, West Yorkshire, Leeds. Grand Theatre

Church of Our Lady before TÛn
TÛn Church, is an imposing structure that looms over the Old Town Square of Prague. An example of Gothic architecture at its best, TÛn Church is almost 600 years old

Gargoyle of the Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France
The gargoyles are an essential part of the history of the cathedral, and a key aspect of the site. The gargoyles main purpose is very practical

The Conversion of Saint Hubert. Shutter from the Werden Altarpiece, ca 1485. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Rynek (Market Square) and the Old Town Hall. This medieval market square is one of the largest in Europe. Wroclaw, Poland

Bernat Martorell (died 1452). Manuscript. Book of hours, 144
Bernat Martorell (died 1452). Catalan painter. International Gothic style. Manuscript. Book of hours, 1444. Folio I. Historical Archive. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain

Sunrise View of the Dom Tower and the Vismarkt-Choorstraat Along Oudegracht, Utrecht, Netherlands
The Dom Tower (Cathedral Tower) of Utrecht is the tallest church tower in the Netherlands and the Gothic-style tower is the symbol of the city

Gothic tracery, decorated window, St. Hilarion Castle, crusader castle, overlooking sea and coast, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Cyprus, Europe

Co Tipperary, Thurles Cathedral, Ireland

Rochester Cathedral viewed from castle, Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cologne Cathedral and Hohenzollern Bridge, Cologne (Koln), North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Doges Palace and Campanile after sunset, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Blitz in Plymouth -- St Andrews Parish Church, WW2
Blitz in Plymouth -- the smouldering remains of St Andrews Parish Church, bombed and badly damaged in March 1941. The church was restored, and reconsecrated in November 1957

London and the Thames (15th c. ). Gothic art
London and the Thames (15th c.). Gothic art. Miniature Painting

AMERICAN GOTHIC, 1942. Ella Watson, a US Government Chairwoman. Photograph by Gordon Parks, 1942

PARIS: NOTRE DAME, 1848. The western facade of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, France. Wash drawing by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, who led the restoration of the cathedral, which began in 1845

Palace of Westminster a98_05898
PALACE OF WESTMINSTER, London. A view of the Houses of Parliament, including the Big Ben clock tower, from the River Thames at night. Photographed by Eric de Mare. Date range: 1945-1980

John Rylands Library BL15845
JOHN RYLANDS LIBRARY, Deansgate, Manchester. Interior, looking east from the gallery. The library was completed in 1899 to the designs of architect Basil Champneys

Birmingham Law Courts BL11046
VICTORIA LAW COURTS, Corporation Street, Birmingham, West Midlands. Interior view of The Great Hall at the Victoria Law Courts

St Austell, Cornwall
Street scene in Saint Austell, Cornwall, with the church tower rising above the other buildings

Poster for James Whales Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Boris Karloff Valerie Hobson Elsa Lanchester

Westminster Abbey Chapter House J890284
WESTMINSTER ABBEY: CHAPTER HOUSE, London. Inner entrance. English Gothic sculpture of Archangel Gabriel

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"Exploring the Enigmatic World of Gothic: From Medieval Tales to Haunting Landscapes" Immerse yourself in the captivating realm as we embark on a journey through time and space. Step into the pages of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, where William McLaren's vivid illustrations bring this medieval tale to life with its dark undertones and mysterious allure. As autumn paints Castle Coch (Castell Coch) in Tongwynlais, Cardiff, Wales, its red walls stand as a testament to gothic architecture's grandeur. The eerie atmosphere evokes thoughts of Elsa Lanchester's haunting portrayal in James Whales' Bride of Frankenstein (1935), leaving an indelible mark on cinematic history. Freddie Francis' Dr Terrors House of Horror (1964) film poster beckons us further into this enigmatic world. With its macabre imagery and chilling narratives, it encapsulates the essence storytelling that has captivated audiences for generations. The haunting melodies emanating from St Pauls Cathedral's pipe organ in Melbourne, Australia transport us deeper into gothic realms. Its majestic sound resonates within our souls, echoing tales whispered throughout history. Crossing Chain Bridge at dusk along the River Danube reveals Budapest's UNESCO World Heritage Site adorned with architectural marvels like Hungarian Parliament. These imposing structures mirror Rosslyn Chapel's intricate carvings from 1880S Scotland or Mexico's La Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel Church dominating San Miguel de Allende; all embodying gothic aesthetics across continents. Boris Karloff immortalizes James Whales' Bride of Frankenstein (1935) with his iconic portrayal that continues to send shivers down our spines. His presence reminds us how classic horror films have embraced gothic elements to create timeless masterpieces. Cologne Cathedral stands tall amidst Cologne, Germany—a UNESCO World Heritage Site—its Gothic spires reaching towards the heavens.