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Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Jordan Well Coventry, 1941 a42_00339

Jordan Well Coventry, 1941 a42_00339
20 - 21 Jordan Well, Coventry. The exterior of 20 and 21 Jordan Well, premises of L H Fearis Ltd. and Tom Pollard, showing damage to the upper storey windows

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Gosford Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00338

Gosford Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00338
6 - 7 Gosford Street, Coventry. The exterior of shop premises at 6 and 7 Gosford Street showing foodstuffs displayed outside number 7 and a tarpaulin covering damage to the roof of number 6

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Gosford Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00335

Gosford Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00335
Gosford Street, Coventry. The bomb damaged premises of H Godfrey, Tailor and Outfitter, at 112 Gosford Street showing a man sweeping the pavement at the front of the shop

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Mermaid Inn, 1941 a42_00333

Mermaid Inn, 1941 a42_00333
Mermaid Inn, Gosford Street, Coventry. The premises of Eavess at 110 Gosford Street, adjacent to the Mermaid Inn showing bomb damage

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Mermaid Inn, 1941 a42_00332

Mermaid Inn, 1941 a42_00332
Mermaid Inn, Gosford Street, Coventry. The Mermaid Inn at 109 Gosford Street. The windows of the public house are boarded, probably as a result of bomb damage

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Kirby House Coventry, 1941 a42_00343

Kirby House Coventry, 1941 a42_00343
Kirby House, Little Park Street, Coventry. The front elevation of Kirby House at 16 Little Park Street showing evidence of windows broken during air raids

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: New Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00327

New Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00327
New Street, Coventry. The exterior of 30 New Street with a woman standing in the doorway of the house holding a baby and the windows boarded as a result of bomb damage

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: New Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00326

New Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00326
New Street, Coventry. The remains of 29 New Street, showing probable bomb damage. Coventry City centre was devastated by air raids in November 1940

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: New Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00325

New Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00325
New Street, Coventry. The exterior of 22 New Street. The houses appears to be abandoned, probably following damage during the Coventry Blitz

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: New Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00324

New Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00324
New Street, Coventry. A young girl standing on the pavement outside the front door of 13 New Street. The window beside the doorway appears to be boarded, probably as a result of bomb damage

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Gosford Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00330

Gosford Street Coventry, 1941 a42_00330
35 - 36 Gosford Street, Coventry. The exterior of 35 and 36 Gosford Street. The building appears to show evidence of bomb damage

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: St Johns Church, Deritend, 1942 a42_00201

St Johns Church, Deritend, 1942 a42_00201
St Johns Church, High Street Deritend, Deritend, Birmingham. The south elevation and tower of St Johns Church showing bomb damage. This building of 1735 replaced an earlier chapel of 1380

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: St Annes School Deritend a42_00472

St Annes School Deritend a42_00472
St Annes School, Alcester Street, Deritend, Digbeth, Birmingham. An old man seated outside St Annes School, Alcester Street

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Master Mariners Almshouses a41_00139

Master Mariners Almshouses a41_00139
MASTER MARINERS ALMSHOUSE, CARR LANE, CITY OF KINGSTON UPON HULL. An exterior view of the Master Mariners Almshouses, damaged in an air raid in 1941

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Clokes Mill a028901

Clokes Mill a028901
Clokes Mill, Waltham, Canterbury, Kent. A derelict smock mill known as Clokes Mill, photographed in June 1930. This mill appears to have disappeared by about 1931 and was replaced by a store or garage

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Bowes Castle, Durham DP175364

Bowes Castle, Durham DP175364
Bowes Castle, Durham. Henry IIs 12-century keep, on the site of a Roman fort guarding strategic Stainmore Pass over the Pennines

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Launceston Castle, Cornwall K000150

Launceston Castle, Cornwall K000150
Launceston Castle, Cornwall. View from the South West

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Spofforth Castle K030298

Spofforth Castle K030298
SPOFFORTH CASTLE, North Yorkshire. View of remains of fortified house

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Coventry EAW001831

Coventry EAW001831
Coventry. Aerial view of the ruined Cathedral Church of St Michael and the bomb damaged city centre, 12 July 1946

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Housemans Shaft Engine House at South Phoenix Mine DES01_02_010

Housemans Shaft Engine House at South Phoenix Mine DES01_02_010
The roofless shell of Housemans Shaft Engine House at South Phoenix Mine, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall. List entry number: 1140490. Photographed by Eileen Deste. Date range 1960-1976

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Signal Station 28507_052

Signal Station 28507_052
The Roman signal station and ruins of the Chapel of Our Lady, Scarborough Castle, North Yorkshire, 2014

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Gisborough Priory 28539_023

Gisborough Priory 28539_023
Gisborough Priory Augustinian monastery and dovecote, Redcar and Cleveland, 2014

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Middleham Castle DP168721

Middleham Castle DP168721
Middleham Castle, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire. The castle from the south, with Middleham village behind. Photographed in March 2015

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Burnley housing DES01_01_0491

Burnley housing DES01_01_0491
Looking north along Healey Wood Road, Burnley, Lancashire, from the railway line showing abandoned houses awaiting demolition. Photographed by Eileen Deste between 1966 and 1974

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Burnley DES01_01_0539

Burnley DES01_01_0539
The terrace on the east side of Ashworth Street, Fulledge, Burnley, Lancashire, viewed from the junction of Richard Street showing boarded up and broken windows in some houses

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Leeds DES01_01_0534

Leeds DES01_01_0534
Looking along St Marys Street towards St Marys Church, Quarry Hill, Leeds, West Yorkshire, with an elderly man standing in the demolished street

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Gairs Colliery 28499_025

Gairs Colliery 28499_025
Former Gairs Colliery with adits, spoil heaps, tramway and ruins of one building, Hanging Crag, Cumbria, 2013

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Gairs Colliery 28499_019

Gairs Colliery 28499_019
Former Gairs Colliery with adits, spoil heaps, tramway and ruins of one building, Hanging Crag, Cumbria, 2013

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Gairs Colliery 28499_017

Gairs Colliery 28499_017
Former Gairs Colliery with adits, spoil heaps, tramway and ruins of one building, Hanging Crag, Cumbria, 2013

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Cowdray Park 29846_038

Cowdray Park 29846_038
Cowdray House, Cowdray Park, West Sussex. The great Tudor mansion burned down in 1793, but the ruins have been preserved and are Listed

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Panini - Capriccio of Roman ruins with the Pantheon J880469

Panini - Capriccio of Roman ruins with the Pantheon J880469
MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Twickenham, Richmond, Middlesex. " Capriccio of Roman ruins with the Pantheon" by Giovanni Paolo PANINI (c1692-1765). Pannini

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Portchester Castle K991184

Portchester Castle K991184
PORTCHESTER CASTLE, Hampshire. View across the site and Portchester Harbour from the top of the keep

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Witley Court N070632

Witley Court N070632
WITLEY COURT AND GARDENS, Worcestershire. Aerial view

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: De Cort - Launceston Castle K010763

De Cort - Launceston Castle K010763
LAUNCESTON CASTLE, Cornwall. " View of Launceston Castle from the South" c1770 by Hendrik Frans De Cort (1742-1810)

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Panini - Statues in a Ruined Arcade J920083

Panini - Statues in a Ruined Arcade J920083
MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Twickenham, Richmond, Middlesex. " Statues in a Ruined Arcade", reputedly the Gallery of Sculptures in the Baths of Caracalla

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: 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: 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: Snodhill Castle DP181985

Snodhill Castle DP181985
Snodhill Castle, Snodhill, Herefordshire

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Croxden Abbey 33011_022

Croxden Abbey 33011_022
Croxden Abbey, Staffordshire. A ruined Cistercian monastery, photographed in November 2016

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Bolton Priory WSA01_01_13400

Bolton Priory WSA01_01_13400
A fisherman on the River Wharfe, with the ruins of Bolton Priory on the far side. Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire. Photographed in 1940 by Walter Scott

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Wigmore Castle 29878_025

Wigmore Castle 29878_025
WIGMORE CASTLE, Herefordshire. Aerial view

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Rievaulx Abbey DP169301

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

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Weoley Castle 21103_07

Weoley Castle 21103_07
Weoley Castle, Birmingham, West Midlands. A licence to crenellate was granted to Roger de Somery in 1264 and a roughly rectangular moated site was built

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: High Marnham Power Station 28336_002

High Marnham Power Station 28336_002
High Marnham Power Station, Nottingham. A former coal fired power station near the River Trent. Started in 1955, it was fully commissioned in 1962

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Grace Dieu 27592_039

Grace Dieu 27592_039
Grace Dieu Priory, Thringstone, Leicestershire. Remains of the Augustinian priory founded 1235-41

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: St Giles Cripplegate FF003274

St Giles Cripplegate FF003274
The Church of St Giles and the Barbican Estate, City of London, 1962-'4. John Gay (1909-'99), cellulose acetate negative. The Church of St Giles in Cripplegate Ward dates from the 16th century

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Wardour Castle K990187

Wardour Castle K990187
OLD WARDOUR CASTLE, Wiltshire. North east side




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