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Background imageRomantic Ruins 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 Collection: Botallack Mine K021793

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

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Mow Cop Castle

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

Background imageRomantic Ruins 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 Collection: Corfe Castle MCF01_02_0951

Corfe Castle MCF01_02_0951
CORFE CASTLE, PURBECK, DORSET. Looking along East Street towards the Greyhound Hotel with the ruins of Corfe Castle on the hill beyond

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Housesteads Roman Fort N060996

Housesteads Roman Fort N060996
HADRIANs WALL: HOUSESTEADS FORT, Northumberland. Aerial detail view of the granaries with visitors providing scale. hadrian

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Okehampton Castle K981215

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

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Reculver Towers and Roman Fort DP434420

Reculver Towers and Roman Fort DP434420
Reculver Towers and Roman Fort, Reculver Road, Reculver, Herne Bay, City of Canterbury, North Thanet, Kent. 12th-century towers of the former monastic church of St Mary that sit within a ruined Roman

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Reculver Towers and Roman Fort DP434410

Reculver Towers and Roman Fort DP434410
Reculver Towers and Roman Fort, Reculver Road, Reculver, Herne Bay, City of Canterbury, North Thanet, Kent. 12th-century towers of the former monastic church of St Mary that sit within a ruined Roman

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Launceston Castle, Cornwall DP264413

Launceston Castle, Cornwall DP264413
Launceston Castle, Castle Lodge, Launceston, Cornwall. Drone photography, aerial view of the motte, shell keep and gatehouse from the south-west

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Brough Castle, Cumbria DP371412

Brough Castle, Cumbria DP371412
Oblique aerial drone photograph of Brough Castle

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Sea defences at Reculver P_A02576_007

Sea defences at Reculver P_A02576_007
Reculver, Herne Bay, Canterbury, Kent. General view during construction of the new concrete block defences adjoining the north east corner of the site from the east with St Mary's Church

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Charles Church 35150_052

Charles Church 35150_052
Charles Church, now a war memorial, the roof was destroyed in World War II, Plymouth, City of Plymouth, 2022

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Charles Church 35149_038

Charles Church 35149_038
Charles Church, now a war memorial, the roof was destroyed in World War II, Plymouth, City of Plymouth, 2022

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Middleham Castle 35143_012

Middleham Castle 35143_012
The standing remains of Middleham Castle, once the childhood home of Richard III, Middleham, North Yorkshire, 2022

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Middleham Castle 35143_014

Middleham Castle 35143_014
The standing remains of Middleham Castle, once the childhood home of Richard III, Middleham, North Yorkshire, 2022

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: West Front P_A02107_007

West Front P_A02107_007
Bury St Edmunds Abbey, Abbey Church, Bury St. Edmunds, Abbey Precinct, St. Edmundsbury, Suffolk. Abbey West Front incorporated into later buildings

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: West Front CC78_00232

West Front CC78_00232
The West Front, Bury St. Edmunds, Abbey Precincts, St. Edmundsbury, Suffolk. An exterior view of the houses which were built into the remains of the west front of the church at Bury St Edmunds Abbey

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Bury St Edmunds Abbey 24654_035

Bury St Edmunds Abbey 24654_035
The Abbey ruins, Bury St Edmunds, St. Edmundsbury, Suffolk, 2007

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: St Annes Hospital WSA01_01_E0131

St Annes Hospital WSA01_01_E0131
St Anne's Hospital, High St Agnesgate, Ripon, Harrogate, North Yorkshire. The ruins of St Anne's Hospital Chapel, 1934

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Berwick Castle and Station 20396_001

Berwick Castle and Station 20396_001
Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland. The castle and railway station

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Blackfriars CC76_00520

Blackfriars CC76_00520
Blackfriars, Hereford, 1907. A view looking past the ruins of Blackfriars Friary towards the 14th century Preaching Cross

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Blackfriars Preaching Cross BB87_10176

Blackfriars Preaching Cross BB87_10176
Blackfriars Priory, Preaching Cross, Widemarsh Street, Hereford, 1850-1860. Two men and a woman beside the Preaching Cross in front of the ruins of Blackfriars Priory

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Pulpit DD73_00146

Pulpit DD73_00146
Shrewsbury Abbey, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, 1860. The 14th century, red sandstone pulpit at Shrewsbury Abbey covered in vegetation. The pulpit was formerly in the refectory of the Benedictine abbey

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Cowdray House EAW229710

Cowdray House EAW229710
Cowdray House, Easebourne, West Sussex, 1972

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Wingfield Manor 35051_006

Wingfield Manor 35051_006
The ruins of Wingfield Manor House and farm, South Wingfield, Derbyshire, 2021

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Wingfield Manor 35051_009

Wingfield Manor 35051_009
The ruins of Wingfield Manor House and farm, South Wingfield, Derbyshire, 2021

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Annesley Hall 35048_019

Annesley Hall 35048_019
Annesley Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, 2021. The remains of Annesley Hall, which suffered a fire in 1997, and the roofless ruin of All Saints Church

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Annesley Hall 35048_020

Annesley Hall 35048_020
Annesley Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, 2021. The remains of Annesley Hall, which suffered a fire in 1997, and the roofless ruin of All Saints Church

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Berkhamsted Castle 35042_015

Berkhamsted Castle 35042_015
The ruins of Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire, 2021

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Berkhamsted Castle 35042_008

Berkhamsted Castle 35042_008
The ruins of Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire, 2021

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Berkhamsted Castle 35042_010

Berkhamsted Castle 35042_010
The ruins of Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire, 2021

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Bradgate House stables 35006_008

Bradgate House stables 35006_008
The ruined stables and kennels to Bradgate House, Leicestershire, 2021

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Guys Cliffe House 35001_044

Guys Cliffe House 35001_044
Guy's Cave hermitage and other rock cut chambers and the ruins of Guy's Cliffe House, Warwickshire, 2021

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Bridge repairs 34110_035

Bridge repairs 34110_035
Repairs to bridge that collapsed during floods of July 2019, near Grinton Moor, North Yorkshire, 2019

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Front line 34109_050

Front line 34109_050
Second World War lozenge pillbox falling into the sea as a result of coastal erosion, near Holmpton, East Riding of Yorkshire, 2019

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Coastal erosion 34109_042

Coastal erosion 34109_042
Fort Godwin coastal battery severely damaged by coastal erosion, near Kilnsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, 2019

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Clun Bowling Club PLA01_06_0016

Clun Bowling Club PLA01_06_0016
Clun Bowling Club, Castle Street, Clun, Shropshire. The bowling green of Clun Bowling Club seen from the ruins of Clun Castle to the north-west

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Corfe Castle MCF01_02_0977

Corfe Castle MCF01_02_0977
CORFE CASTLE, PURBECK, DORSET. A view of the ruins of Corfe Castle from the south-west. In the negative index for the collection

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Gateway MCF01_02_0987

Gateway MCF01_02_0987
Sandy Hill Lane, Corfe Castle, Purbeck, Dorset. A man with a horse-drawn cart walking through a gateway above Sandy Hill Lane, with the ruins of Corfe Castle and the village in the distance

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Corfe Castle MCF01_02_0976

Corfe Castle MCF01_02_0976
CORFE CASTLE, PURBECK, DORSET. The village of Corfe Castle seen from the ruins of Corfe Castle with the south-west gatehouse on the left of the foreground

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Corfe Castle MCF01_02_0971

Corfe Castle MCF01_02_0971
CORFE CASTLE, PURBECK, DORSET. A view of the ruins of Corfe Castle from east on Sandy Hill Lane. In the negative index for the collection

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: The Greyhound Hotel MCF01_02_0954

The Greyhound Hotel MCF01_02_0954
GREYHOUND HOTEL, THE SQUARE, CORFE CASTLE, PURBECK, DORSET. The Greyhound Hotel with the ruins of Corfe Castle on the hill beyond, seen from the raised pavement on the west side of East Street

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: The Greyhound Hotel MCF01_02_0953

The Greyhound Hotel MCF01_02_0953
GREYHOUND HOTEL, THE SQUARE, CORFE CASTLE, PURBECK, DORSET. The Greyhound Hotel with the ruins of Corfe Castle on the hill beyond, seen from south-east in the churchyard

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Waverley Abbey MCF01_02_1449

Waverley Abbey MCF01_02_1449
WAVERLEY ABBEY, FARNHAM, WAVERLEY, SURREY. A view of the lay brothers quarters at Waverley Abbey from the north-west, showing trees and foliage growing in the ruins

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Ruined north aisle HKR01_04_108

Ruined north aisle HKR01_04_108
Fountains Abbey, Fountains Abbey Estate, Lindrick with Studley Royal and Fountains, Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Looking along the remains of the ruined abbey churchs north aisle

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Rievaulx Abbey BB57_00160

Rievaulx Abbey BB57_00160
RIEVAULX ABBEY, RIEVAULX, RYEDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE. View of the nave and choir from inside the ruins at Rievaulx Abbey. View of the nave and choir taken from inside the ruins

Background imageRomantic Ruins Collection: Fountains Abbey BB57_00157

Fountains Abbey BB57_00157
Fountains Abbey, Fountains Abbey Estate, Lindrick with Studley Royal and Fountains, Harrogate, North Yorkshire. View of Fountains Abbey ruins with a triptych of arches in the foreground



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