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Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Coventry Cathedral CC47_02918

Coventry Cathedral CC47_02918
Cathedral Church Of St Michael, Bailey Lane, Coventry. The shell of the old Cathedral viewed from the south east with a basement exposed beneath derelict ground at the corner of Bailey Lane

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Mow Cop Castle

Mow Cop Castle
Ruinous folly built as a summer house. IoE 273340

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Holland House library after an air raid BB83_04456

Holland House library after an air raid BB83_04456
HOLLAND HOUSE, Kensington, London. An interior view of the bombed library at Holland House with readers apparently choosing books regardless of the damage. Photographed in 1940

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Botallack Mine K021793

Botallack Mine K021793
BOTALLACK MINE, Cornwall. View of the mine buildings on cliff overlooking the sea

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow 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 Pillow Collection: Reculver Towers N060973

Reculver Towers N060973
RECULVER TOWERS AND ROMAN FORT, Kent. Twin 12th-century church towers bathed in the warm glow of the setting sun at low tide

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Knowlton Church and Earthworks J940538

Knowlton Church and Earthworks J940538
KNOWLTON CHURCH AND EARTHWORKS, Dorset. General view of the site from the West. The siting of this ruined medieval church at the centre of a Neolithic ritual henge earthwork symbolises the transition

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Malmesbury BB95_10457

Malmesbury BB95_10457
MARKET SQUARE, Malmesbury, Wiltshire. A rooftop view looking over Market Square, showing the market cross (c.1500) and the abbey ruins

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Dunstanburgh Castle K021964

Dunstanburgh Castle K021964
DUNSTANBURGH CASTLE, Northumberland. View of the castle with rocks and sea in the foreground

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow 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 Pillow Collection: Whitby Abbey J850257

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

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Berry Pomeroy Castle J860421

Berry Pomeroy Castle J860421
BERRY POMEROY CASTLE, Devon. Reconstruction drawing by Frank Gardiner (English Heritage Graphics Team) showing the 15th century defences, including the gatehouse and the Elizabethan mansion

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow 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 Pillow Collection: Ashby de la Zouch Castle N070093

Ashby de la Zouch Castle N070093
ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH CASTLE, Leicestershire. Aerial view

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Rievaulx Abbey K100008

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

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Witley Court and Gardens 29874_013

Witley Court and Gardens 29874_013
WITLEY COURT AND GARDENS, Worcestershire. Aerial view

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Donnington Castle c. 1900 CC97_02672

Donnington Castle c. 1900 CC97_02672
DONNINGTON CASTLE, Newbury, Berkshire. The Great Gatehouse, a three storey building with two round towers projected from the main body of the castle

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Okehampton Castle K981215

Okehampton Castle K981215
OKEHAMPTON CASTLE, Devon. Motte and remains of keep & bailey buildings

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Byland Abbey J980022

Byland Abbey J980022
BYLAND ABBEY, North Yorkshire. The West front of the church from the South West

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Kenilworth Castle K981291

Kenilworth Castle K981291
KENILWORTH CASTLE, Warwickshire. General view from the South West at sunset

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Roche Abbey J890254

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

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow 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 Pillow 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 Pillow Collection: Fishing boat, Dungeness Beach N100298

Fishing boat, Dungeness Beach N100298
DUNGENESS BEACH, Kent. Beached ruinous wooden fishing boat on the shingle

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Fishing boat, Dungeness Beach N100297

Fishing boat, Dungeness Beach N100297
DUNGENESS BEACH, Kent. Beached ruinous wooden fishing boat on the shingle

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Gisborough Priory K100002

Gisborough Priory K100002
GISBOROUGH PRIORY, Guisborough, Redcar and Cleveland. The sun sets at Guisborough producing a dramatic silhouette of the priory

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Gisborough Priory K100001

Gisborough Priory K100001
GISBOROUGH PRIORY, Guisborough, Redcar and Cleveland. Mist settles above the snow at Gisborough Priory

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: St Pauls Cathedral in bomb damaged surroundings a093716

St Pauls Cathedral in bomb damaged surroundings a093716
ST PAULs CATHEDRAL, London. The cathedral in mist with the snow-covered ruins of a bomb damaged building in the foreground. Photographed by John Gay in 1947

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Whitby Abbey J850254

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

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Tynemouth Priory N080057

Tynemouth Priory N080057
TYNEMOUTH PRIORY, Tyne and Wear. View from King Edwards bay at dawn

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Mount Grace Priory J930091

Mount Grace Priory J930091
MOUNT GRACE PRIORY, North Yorkshire. View of the Priory Church from the South West with daffodils in the foreground

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Clun Castle K060184

Clun Castle K060184
CLUN CASTLE, near Ludlow, Shropshire. General view of the castle showing its picturesque surroundings and extensive earthworks

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Goodrich Castle N070081

Goodrich Castle N070081
GOODRICH CASTLE, Herefordshire. Aerial view

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Castle Acre Priory N070074

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

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow 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 Pillow 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 Pillow Collection: Whitby Abbey at sunset N080808

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

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow 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 Pillow Collection: Reculver Towers N060974

Reculver Towers N060974
RECULVER TOWERS AND ROMAN FORT, Kent. Twin 12th-century church towers in late afternoon sunshine with scattered clouds

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Witley Court N070632

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

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Old Wardour Castle N090397

Old Wardour Castle N090397
OLD WARDOUR CASTLE, Wiltshire. General view with cows. Built in the late 14th century by John Lord Lovel, updated by the Arundell family after c.1570

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Hadleigh Castle N090070

Hadleigh Castle N090070
HADLEIGH CASTLE, Essex. North east and south east towers, view from the east

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Houghton House N080410

Houghton House N080410
HOUGHTON HOUSE, Bedfordshire. View of the house taken from the south east

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Housesteads Roman Fort and surrounding countryside N061001

Housesteads Roman Fort and surrounding countryside N061001
HADRIANs WALL: HOUSESTEADS FORT, Northumberland. Aerial view of the fort with the wall heading off into the distance. hadrian

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Fountains Abbey J980103

Fountains Abbey J980103
FOUNTAINS ABBEY, North Yorkshire. General exterior view of the Cistercian abbey, which was founded in 1132

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Rievaulx Abbey J070049

Rievaulx Abbey J070049
RIEVAULX ABBEY, North Yorkshire. The window at the east end of the abbey church showing autumn colour on the trees beyond

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Dunstanburgh Castle N071212

Dunstanburgh Castle N071212
DUNSTANBURGH CASTLE, Northumberland. View of the castle across bouldered beach with overcast sky

Background imageRomantic Ruins Pillow Collection: Tintagel Castle engraving N070783

Tintagel Castle engraving N070783
TINTAGEL CASTLE, Cornwall. The North View of Tintagel Castle in the County of Cornwall by Samuel and Nathaniel Buck, 1734




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