13th Collection (#34)

The Charge of the Light Brigade, Balaklava, Crimean War
Commemorative illustration of the famous Charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle of Balaklava, published on the Jubilee of the event

Bosherton Church
The Church of Saint Michael and All Angels, a late Norman church with a square tower, at Bosherton, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Date: late 13th century

Little Leighs Priory
The magnificent Gatehouse of Little Leighs Priory, Essex, England, built in the 16th century on the site of a 13th century former priory. Date: 16th century

New Romney Priory Walls
New Romney Priory, Kent, England. The priory was built in around 1270. Date: 13th century

Restormel Castle
The ruins of Restormel Castle, near Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England. This circular fortress was built in the 13th century on a Norman mound. Date: 13th century

Tatler cover, Queen Mary and Princess Elizabeth of York
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a portrait of Queen Mary (consort of King George V) holding her grand-daughter, Princess Elizabeth of York (later Queen Elizabeth II)

Sospel, France - View of the Old Bridge
Sospel, France - View of the old toll bridge used by travellers to cross the Bevera River, built in the 13th century. Date: circa 1910s

Sidon, Lebanon - beach and harbour. To the right can be seen Sidon Sea Castle, built by the Crusading Knights in the early 13th century. Date: 1899

Edgar Tower, Worcester, England, a fine gatehouse, all that remains of the 13th century Worcester Castle. Adorned with statues of King Edgar and his queens. Date: late 14th century

Lacock Abbey Gateway and Clock House, Wiltshire, England. Founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury as an Augustinian monastery. Date: 16th century

Lacock Abbey Gables
Fine Elizabethan gables of Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire, founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury as an Augustinian monastery. Date: 16th century

Beeleigh Abbey, near Maldon, Essex, England. The building dates back to the late 12th century, although the 13th century Chapter House is the chief remaining relic. Date: late 12th century

Sweetheart Abbey
The Nave and West Window at New or Sweetheart Abbey, Kirkoudbrightshire, Scotland, a Cistercian abbey which dates from the late 13th century. Date: late 13th century

Conway Castle
Conway (Conwy) Castle, the most magificent of English King Edward Is fortresses, in Gwynedd, North Wales. Here we see the harbour and new bridge (built 1958). Date: 13th century

Lacock Abbey, Lacock, Wiltshire, England, was founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury as an Augustinian monastery. Date: 16th century

England / Diss
A glimpse of the fine old market town of Diss, Norfolk, situated in the valley of the River Waveney, with its 13th century church. Date: 1960s

Castle Combe Churchyard
Part of the large churchyard of St. Andrews Church, Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England, founded in the 13th century but largely rebuilt in the 19th century. Date: late 1960s

Lacock Abbey Farmyard
The Tudor farm buildings of Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire, founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury as an Augustinian monastery. Date: 16th century

Leaf Capital
One of the beautiful leaf capitals in the Chapter House of Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire, England; splendidly sculpted depictions of mulberry leaves. Date: 13th century

Elgin Cathedral Cloister
The Cloisters, Elgin Cathedral, Morayshire, Scotland. The existing ruins were built after a fire in 1270, but destroyed by Cromwells Bishops War. Date: 13th century

St. Fagans Castle, near Cardiff, Wales, is a 16th century manor house on the site of a 13th century fortress. In 1948 it became a Welsh folk museum. Date: 16th century

Bradford on Avon Bridge
The Chapel on the Bridge, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, which over the centuries has been a chapel. a lock-up and a toll house. Date: 13th century

Cliffords Tower, York Castle, Yorkshire, England, a remarkable two-storey quatrefoil keep on a stone motte and bailey fortress. Date: 13th century

New Conway Bridge
The fine new bridge which spans the River Conway, beside Conway Castle (13th century), Carnarvonshire, Wales. Date: completed 1958

GRANNIEs TEETH
Grannies Teeth old stone steps on The Cobb, a defence against coastal erosion, dating back to the 13th century and re-fortified many times. Lyme Regis, Dorset, England. Date: 1950s

Cobham Church, Kent, England, is partly 13th century and contains some of the finest brasses in the country. Date: 13th century

Ballybeggs Abbey
The ruins of the old Franciscan Abbey of Ballybeggs, Mallow, County Cork, Ireland. Date: 13th century

Great Canfield Church
Tour cyclists admire the Norman church at Great Canfield, Essex, England, noted for its 13th century wallpainting over the altar. Date: 1930s

Chester Kale Yard Gate
The little Kale-yard Gate, in the walls at Chester, Cheshire, England. This opening was made in the 13th century to allow the Abbey easy access to Kale Yards. Date: 13th century

Southampton Tower
The Tower which formed the south eastern defence of the city of Southampton, England, before the larger (right) tower was built. Date: 13th century

Farmcote Chapel
Farmcote chapel, near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England. Dedicated to St. Faith, it contains a handsome 13th century font. Date: Medieval

Furness Abbey, Cumbria, England, a Cistercian monastery, founded in 1123 by Stephen, Count of Blois. Later extended, the present ruins are mostly 12th & 13th century Date: founded 1123

Furness Abbey Piscina
The Piscina of Furness Abbey, Cumbria, England, a Cistercian monastery, founded in 1123 by Stephen, Count of Blois. Later extended, the present ruins are mostly 12th & 13th century Date: founded 1123

Owen Tudors Birthplace
Plas Penmynydd, the Welsh farmhouse near Pentraeth, Isle of Anglesey, Wales, where OWEN TUDOR (1400 - 1461), father of Edmund Tudor and grandfather of King Henry VII, was born. Date: 13th century

St. Germains Cathedral
The splendid ruins of St. Germains Cathedral, overlooking the harbour at Peel, Isle of Man, England. Date: 13th century

Elgin Cathedral, Morayshire, Scotland, known as The Lantern of the North, seen from across the River Lossie. Date: 13th century

Konya - Minaret and Medressa
Konya, Turkey - Minaret and Medressa Date: circa 1940

Tomb and effigy of Boleslas V of Poland

Turkish prisoners captured, Tuz Khurmati, WW1
Turkish prisoners captured during action in Tuz Khurmati on the Tigris (now in Iraq) during the First World War. They were captured by the 38th Lancashire Brigade, 13th Division. Date: 29 April 1918

Horatio Bottomley at Arras, 1917
Mr Bottomley about to leave a Divisional Headquarters for the front line, in Arras, France during World War One. Horatio Bottomley (1860 - 1933) was a British financier

Highwaymen in Germany
A carriage is attacked in the woods by a gang of highwaymen in Germany. Chaos ensues. Date: 13th Century

Attempt to assassinate King Alfonso XIII of Spain
The aftermath of an assassination attempt on the life of King Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886-1941) (reigned 1886-1931) on his wedding day on 31st May 1906 by anarchist Mateu Morral in Paris

Soldiers of Henry III
Soldiers of the reign of Henry III : on the left a man of arms in full armour; right, a cross-bowman, in a long mail tunic : behind, a peasant, unarmoured, bearing a spear. Date: 1250

Eglinton Tournament 1
Title page of the commemorat- -ive album of the Tournament, staged at Eglinton Castle by Archibald William, 13th earl of Eglinton, an excellent and justly popular nobleman. Date: 30 August 1839

Scots Knight 14th Cent
A Scots knight - probably a chief of the Isles - depicted on the isle of Iona : he carries a spear as well as a long broadsword, and wears a tartan surcoat. Date: 1306

SUMER IS ICUMEN IN
Song for four tenor voices, probably written by John of Fornsete, of Reading Abbey, England : the complexity of the writing is remarkable, puzzling music historians. Date: 13th century

Welsh Dragon Device
The Welsh Dragon. Date: 13th century

Cold Storage Warehouse, New York
Building, Cold Storage Warehouse, 13th Avenue. View from opposite corner of a large cold storage warehouse at 13th Avenue, New York; decorative ironwork and shuttered arched window

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