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Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Hardwick Hall 34048_012

Hardwick Hall 34048_012
Hardwick Hall, near Mansfield, Derbyshire, 2018. Hardwick Hall, formal garden and the ruins of Hardwick Old Hall

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Birdsall House 34098_065

Birdsall House 34098_065
Birdsall, North Yorkshire, 2019. Birdsall House and the ruined old church of All Hallows and Cross. SE8164

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Lindisfarne Priory 34014_008

Lindisfarne Priory 34014_008
Lindisfarne Priory, Northumberland, 2018. Site of a pre-Conquest monastery and post-Conquest Benedictine cell. NU1241

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Port Mulgrave 34092_006

Port Mulgrave 34092_006
Port Mulgrave, North Yorkshire, 2018. The remains of Port Mulgrave, a harbour built for the export of local ironstone, partially demolished during World War II as an anti-invasion precaution

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Crystal Palace Park EAW140921

Crystal Palace Park EAW140921
Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Penge, Greater London, 1964. Crystal Palace Park, and site of Crystal Palace. TQ3470

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Radcliffe Tower 33761_037

Radcliffe Tower 33761_037
Radcliffe Tower and site of hall, Bury, 2019. SD7907

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Sibton Abbey 33767_031

Sibton Abbey 33767_031
Sibton Abbey, Suffolk, 2019. The standing ruins and buried remains of a 12th century Cistercian abbey. TM3669

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Glastonbury Abbey 33732_009

Glastonbury Abbey 33732_009
Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset, 2018. ST5038

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Old Sarum Cathedral 33306_036

Old Sarum Cathedral 33306_036
Old Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire, 2017. Remains of the cathedral. SU1332

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Decaying interior DP220750

Decaying interior DP220750
Bunksland Farmhouse, East Anstey, North Devon. Interior view of the farmhouse, showing a ground-floor room with a collapsed cob wall, from the east, with a damaged old chair in the foreground

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Soilmark barrow 29345_035

Soilmark barrow 29345_035
West Overton, Wiltshire. A round barrow showing as a soilmark in a freshly ploughed field, 2015

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Birdsall House 28933_048

Birdsall House 28933_048
Birdsall, North Yorkshire. Birdsall House and the Old Ruined Church of All Hallows and Cross (formerly Old Church of St Mary and Cross), 2017. SE8164

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Birdsall House 28933_037

Birdsall House 28933_037
Birdsall, North Yorkshire. Birdsall House and the Old Ruined Church of All Hallows and Cross (formerly Old Church of St Mary and Cross), 2017. SE8164

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Wingfield Manor 28901_026

Wingfield Manor 28901_026
Wingfield Manor, Derbyshire. The ruins of Wingfield Manor, a medieval great house, 2016

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Wingfield Manor 28901_032

Wingfield Manor 28901_032
Wingfield Manor, Derbyshire. The ruins of Wingfield Manor, a medieval great house, 2016

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: St Lukes Liverpool 28767_030

St Lukes Liverpool 28767_030
Church of St Luke, Liverpool. The Church of St Luke, a ruined Anglican parish church, badly damaged during the Liverpool Blitz on 6th May 1941

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Wroxeter 28748_009

Wroxeter 28748_009
Wroxeter, Shropshire, 2015. The Roman bathhouse complex at Wroxeter Roman city, with the reconstructed villa in the foreground. SJ5608

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Flaybrick Memorial Gardens 28764_058

Flaybrick Memorial Gardens 28764_058
Flaybrick Memorial Gardens, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside. Derelict cemetery chapel, 2015. SJ2989

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Flaybrick Memorial Gardens 28764_050

Flaybrick Memorial Gardens 28764_050
Flaybrick Memorial Gardens, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside. Derelict cemetery chapel, 2015. SJ2989

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Decaying mosaic pavement DP168226

Decaying mosaic pavement DP168226
Doxford House, Warden Law Lane, New Silksworth, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear. Detail of the mosaic floor of the conservatory area on the east side of the derelict house

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Dunstanburgh Castle 28687_012

Dunstanburgh Castle 28687_012
Remains of the 14th century Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland, 2015

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Warkworth 28684_001

Warkworth 28684_001
The village of Warkworth, situated in a loop of the River Coquet, along with ruined Norman castle, Warkworth, Northumberland, 2015

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Rievaulx Abbey 28673_086

Rievaulx Abbey 28673_086
Rievaulx Abbey, North Yorkshire. The standing remains of Rievaulx Cistercian monastery, 2015. SE5784

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Cowdray House ZEH01_01_08

Cowdray House ZEH01_01_08
COWDRAY HOUSE, EASEBOURNE LANE, COWDRAY PARK, EASEBOURNE, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX. Stereoscopic view showing a woman standing in front of the ruins of Cowdray House

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Boxgrove Priory ZEH01_01_06

Boxgrove Priory ZEH01_01_06
BOXGROVE PRIORY, BOXGROVE, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX. Stereoscopic view showing the ruins of the chapter house at Boxgrove Priory

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Corfe Castle ZEH01_01_04

Corfe Castle ZEH01_01_04
Corfe Castle, Purbeck, Dorset. Stereoscopic view showing the ruins of part of the Keep at Corfe Castle

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Glastonbury Abbey ZEH01_01_01

Glastonbury Abbey ZEH01_01_01
Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury, Mendip, Somerset. Stereoscopic view showing the ruins of the east end of Glastonbury Abbey, seen from the west

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: The Crescent Plymouth nbr_leica_vi_34_21

The Crescent Plymouth nbr_leica_vi_34_21
The Crescent, Plymouth. A view from the east showing bomb damage to 15 The Crescent

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: St Andrews Plymouth nbr_leica_v_23_03

St Andrews Plymouth nbr_leica_v_23_03
St Andrews Church, Catherine Street, Plymouth. Interior view of the south aisle of St Andrews Church, showing bomb damage

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Tintern Abbey JRU01_01_178

Tintern Abbey JRU01_01_178
TINTERN ABBEY, MONMOUTHSHIRE, WALES. A view looking north-west towards Tintern Abbey, with a road sign displaying Tintern in the foreground

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Inner Temple Hall CXP01_01_154

Inner Temple Hall CXP01_01_154
INNER TEMPLE, HALL, TEMPLE, CITY OF LONDON. A view of the Inner Temple Hall from Pump Court showing the building lying in ruins after severe bomb damage

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: St Pauls CXP01_01_087

St Pauls CXP01_01_087
St Pauls Cathedral, St Pauls Churchyard, City of London. A view looking north-west across a bomb damaged landscape towards St Pauls Cathedral with St Nicholas Cole Abbey on the left of

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Guildhall York, 1945 a45_05206

Guildhall York, 1945 a45_05206
Guildhall, York. Interior view of the Guildhall showing oak columns standing amid the ruins of steel scaffolding as a result of bomb damage during the Blitz

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: The Rookery Sutton Coldfield, 1942 a42_03385

The Rookery Sutton Coldfield, 1942 a42_03385
The Rookery, Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. The derelict east front of The Rookery. Once described as " The greatest ornament and addition to the town of Sutton"

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Charles Church Plymouth a57_00340

Charles Church Plymouth a57_00340
CHARLES CHURCH, CITY OF PLYMOUTH. Exterior view from the south-east showing the ruins of Charles Church, which was burned out by incendiary bombs in March 1941

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: St Bartholomews Heigham, 1942 a42_03745

St Bartholomews Heigham, 1942 a42_03745
St Bartholomews Church, St Bartholomews Close, Heigham, Norwich, Norfolk. St Bartholomews Church viewed from the south showing bomb damage

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: St Lukes Church Liverpool a63_07033

St Lukes Church Liverpool a63_07033
ST LUKES CHURCH, LEECE STREET, LIVERPOOL. A view from beneath the chancel arch looking west towards the tower in the bombed out ruins of St Lukes Church

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Market Hall Birmingham, 1941 a42_00727

Market Hall Birmingham, 1941 a42_00727
Market Hall, Worcester Street, Bull Ring, Birmingham. Construction workers beside a traction engine inside the bombed out shell of the Market Hall. The former Market Hall dated from the 1830s

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: County Hall Coventry, 1941 a42_00527

County Hall Coventry, 1941 a42_00527
County Hall, Cuckoo Lane, Coventry. County Hall viewed from Cuckoo Lane with the tower of Holy Trinity Church in the background. The former courthouse at County Hall opened in 1783

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Cook Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00376

Cook Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00376
11 - 12 Cook Street, Coventry. Exterior view of the front elevation of 11-12 Cook Street, showing bomb damage. Coventry City centre was devastated by air raids in 1940

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Cow Lane Coventry, 1941 a42_00357

Cow Lane Coventry, 1941 a42_00357
Baker Billing and Crows Charity School, Cow Lane, Coventry. The front elevation of Baker, Billing and Crows Charity School on Cow Lane showing the entrance to Pressings Limited Cow Lane Works

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Little Park Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00356

Little Park Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00356
Court 20, Little Park Street, Coventry. The exterior of numbers 5 and 6, Court 20, accessed between 92 and 93 Little Park Street, showing the roof covered by tarpaulin

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Little Park Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00351

Little Park Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00351
Little Park Street, Coventry. The exterior of 92 Little Park Street showing bomb damage to the facade and notices relating to rationing and air raids posted to the boards covering the broken windows

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Little Park Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00350

Little Park Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00350
Little Park Street, Coventry. The exterior of 91 Little Park Street showing bomb damage to windows and the remains of 90 Little Park Street to the right of frame

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Little Park Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00349

Little Park Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00349
Little Park Street, Coventry. The interior of 90 Little Park Street showing bomb damage. Coventry City centre was devastated by air raids in November 1940

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Little Park Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00347

Little Park Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00347
Little Park Street, Coventry. The exterior of 83 Little Park Street showing damage caused during air raids. Coventry City centre was devastated by air raids in November 1940

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Kirby House Coventry, 1941 a42_00346

Kirby House Coventry, 1941 a42_00346
Kirby House, Little Park Street, Coventry. The rear elevation of Kirby House at 16 Little Park Street showing evidence of bomb damage

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Little Park Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00353

Little Park Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00353
Court 16, Little Park Street, Coventry. The houses of Court 16 at the east side of Little Park Street showing damage caused by air raids




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