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Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Hardwick Old Hall K971992

Hardwick Old Hall K971992
HARDWICK OLD HALL, Derbyshire. General view of the Old Hall and the East Lodge from the roof of the New Hall

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Castle Acre Priory K970927

Castle Acre Priory K970927
CASTLE ACRE PRIORY, Norfolk. West front of the church and priors lodging

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Old Wardour Castle K990149

Old Wardour Castle K990149
OLD WARDOUR CASTLE, Wiltshire. Carved vault at the top of the ruined spiral staircase on the fourth floor

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Goodrich Castle N070081

Goodrich Castle N070081
GOODRICH CASTLE, Herefordshire. Aerial view

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Castle Acre Priory N070074

Castle Acre Priory N070074
CASTLE ACRE PRIORY, Norfolk. Aerial view

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Peveril Castle K060036

Peveril Castle K060036
PEVERIL CASTLE, Castleton, Peak District, Derbyshire. A view from the South East looking across Cavedale towards the Keep with Mam Tor in the distance

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Peveril Castle K041035

Peveril Castle K041035
PEVERIL CASTLE, Castleton, Peak District Derbyshire. General view from the South East looking across Cavedale towards the Keep with Mam Tor in the distance

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Kenilworth Castle J900445

Kenilworth Castle J900445
KENILWORTH CASTLE, Warwickshire. A view from the south with cattle / cows grazing in the foreground

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Wroxeter Roman City J900276

Wroxeter Roman City J900276
WROXETER ROMAN CITY, Shrophire. Tepidarium and Caldarium and the Frigidarium from the south showing the hypocaust heating system

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Whitby Abbey J850257

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

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Whitby Abbey at night N070034

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

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Kenilworth Castle

Kenilworth Castle
Listed at grade I, Kenilworth is the largest castle ruin in England. IoE 307721

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Kirkstead Abbey

Kirkstead Abbey
Former Cistercian Abbey Church, now ruined fragment of south east angle of south transept. Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire. IoE 400432

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Ashby De La Zouch Castle

Ashby De La Zouch Castle
Now a ruin, the castle began as a manor house in the 12th century. Ashby De La Zouch, Leicestershire. IoE 187707

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Piel Castle

Piel Castle
Grade I listed ruins of castle, Piel Island, Barrow in Furness. IoE 388354

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: The Folly

The Folly
Constructed as a ruin and situated on a conspicuous hilltop site in Mount Edgcumbe Park, overlooking Plymouth Sound. IoE 61874

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Penyard Castle DP196614

Penyard Castle DP196614
Penyard Castle, Penyard Park, Weston under Penyard, Herefordshire. General view of the castle and house, shot at twilight. View from south east, 2017

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Scarborough Castle CGH01_01_0024

Scarborough Castle CGH01_01_0024
Scarborough Castle, North Yorkshire. A view from the west showing the entrance and the ruins of the keep. Drawn by C G Harper between 1892-1933

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Cowdray Park 29846_031

Cowdray Park 29846_031
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: Earthworks, Shap 28376_051

Earthworks, Shap 28376_051
Medieval grange and post medieval lime kiln in Shap, Cumbria. This image shows the remains of a lime kiln in Cumbria which would have produced quick lime by burning limestone

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Roche Abbey 17292_28

Roche Abbey 17292_28
Roche Abbey, Maltby, South Yorkshire. An aerial view of the ruins from the south west. This Cistercian Abbey was founded in 1147

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Sherborne Old Castle N150089

Sherborne Old Castle N150089
SHERBORNE OLD CASTLE, Dorset. Aerial view

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: After the flood a53_10717

After the flood a53_10717
Lyn Valley Hotel, Lynmouth, Devon. A view of the hotel after the disastrous flood of 15/16 August 1952. This is one of a series of views of Lynmouth taken by James Nelson both before

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Whitby Abbey 28369_027

Whitby Abbey 28369_027
Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire. Abbey now in the care of English Heritage

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Easby Abbey 28345_030

Easby Abbey 28345_030
Easby Abbey, Richmond, North Yorkshire. Premonstratensian abbey founded in 1152. The site is now in the care of English Heritage

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Easby Abbey 28345_027

Easby Abbey 28345_027
Easby Abbey, Richmond, North Yorkshire. Premonstratensian abbey founded in 1152. The site is now in the care of English Heritage

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Anti-aircraft battery 28324_002

Anti-aircraft battery 28324_002
Bolton Upon Dearne, Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Remains of a heavy anti aircraft battery from the second world war

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Grace Dieu 27592_032

Grace Dieu 27592_032
Grace Dieu Priory, Thringstone, Leicestershire. Remains of the Augustinian priory founded 1235-41

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Thorpe Hall 28325_018

Thorpe Hall 28325_018
Old Hall, Thorpe Salvin, Rotherham, South Yorkshire. Designed and built by Robert Smythson in 1570. Part demolished in 1820, only the south front now remains

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Thetford Priory 27580_009

Thetford Priory 27580_009
Thetford Priory, Norfolk. Aerial view of the priory ruins now in the care of English Heritage. Thetford was a Cluniac house founded in 1103

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Calder Abbey 28462_059

Calder Abbey 28462_059
Calder Abbey, Cumbria. Aerial view. NY0506/9

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Anti aircraft battery 27947_021

Anti aircraft battery 27947_021
Chadwell Heath, Greater London. Aerial view of the remains of a heavy anti aircraft battery from the second world war. TQ4889/65

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Caister Castle a51_03162

Caister Castle a51_03162
Caister Castle, West Caister, Norfolk. A view from the south showing the tower on the west side of the ruins. Photographed in 1950 by Herbert Felton

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Rievaulx Abbey OP07620

Rievaulx Abbey OP07620
Rievaulx Abbey, North Yorkshire, 1850-'1910. Unknown photographer, albumen print. The ruins of Rievaulx Abbey, the first Cistercian abbey in the north of England

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Pulls Ferry, Norwich SED01_01_01

Pulls Ferry, Norwich SED01_01_01
Pulls Ferry, Norwich, Norfolk, 1854. William Russell Sedgfield (1826-'1902), albumen print. William Russell Sedgfield included this image, produced using the waxed paper process

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Waverley Abbey K930409

Waverley Abbey K930409
WAVERLEY ABBEY, Surrey. View of the abbey buildings, looking south. The first Cistercian abbey in England, founded in 1128

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Kenilworth Priory J060011

Kenilworth Priory J060011
KENILWORTH CASTLE, Warwickshire. " The East View of Kenilworth Priory in the County of Warwick". Engraving by Samuel & Nathaniel BUCK, 1729. St Marys Abbey

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Kenilworth Castle J060010

Kenilworth Castle J060010
KENILWORTH CASTLE, Warwickshire. " The East View of Kenilworth Castle in the County of Warwick". Engraving by Samuel & Nathaniel BUCK, 1729

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Goodrich Castle J050069

Goodrich Castle J050069
GOODRICH CASTLE, Herefordshire. Present day aerial view painting by Liam Wales

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Wroxeter Roman City E910155

Wroxeter Roman City E910155
WROXETER ROMAN CITY, Shropshire. " Painting of Unknown Monument". Artist unknown. (Appears to be Wroxeter Roman City)

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Wharram Percy N110347

Wharram Percy N110347
WHARRAM PERCY DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE, North Yorkshire. View of the Church of St Martin across the graveyard

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Reading Abbey CC97_02829

Reading Abbey CC97_02829
READING ABBEY, Reading Abbey, Berkshire. The ruins of the entrance to the east cloister looking south. The Abbey was founded by King Henry I in 1121

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Ruins of Campden House CC72_00974

Ruins of Campden House CC72_00974
CAMPDEN HOUSE, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire. The remains of the house of 1612, destroyed in 1645. It is an important fragment of Sir Baptist Hicks magnificent Flemish-baroque mansion of fine

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Netley Abbey CC56_00897

Netley Abbey CC56_00897
NETLEY ABBEY, Netley, Hampshire. Ivy covering the abbey frames a window in the day room. Founded in the 13th century, Netley is the most complete surviving Cistercian monastery in southern England

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Castle Acre Priory K971173

Castle Acre Priory K971173
CASTLE ACRE PRIORY, Norfolk. The nave and north transept of the priory church from the west

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Tree N090777

Tree N090777
ST AUGUSTINEs ABBEY, Canterbury, Kent. Tree on mound to south east of the ruins. Sun breaking from behind the clouds - monochrome

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Castle Acre Priory EAR006880

Castle Acre Priory EAR006880
CASTLE ACRE PRIORY, Norfolk. Aerial view of the Priory ruins. Photographed by Aeropictorial in April 1946. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Temple Bar in 1877 N110162

Temple Bar in 1877 N110162
MAYSON BEETON COLLECTION. Temple Bar, City of London. " Forlorn condition of Temple Bar" showing ruinous and collapsed adjoining buildings




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