Arch Collection (page 48)

Excavations of Viriconium
The remains of the Roman town of Viriconium Cornoviorum, also known as Uriconium, on which the modern day village of Wroxeter in Shropshire partly stands. Date: 1859

Ronda, Spain - Roman Wall and arch gateway Date: circa 1908

Arco della Pace - Milan - Italy
Arco della Pace ( Arch of Peace ) - Milan - Italy Date: circa 1910s

Selcuk - Ephesus - Gateway to Temple of Lysimachus (Macedonian General) Date: circa 1904

British troops at Ctesiphon, Mesopotamia, WW1
British mounted troops at Ctesiphon, Mesopotamia (now Iraq), during the First World War. Date: circa 1915

Lanercost Abbey (or Priory), near Brompton, Cumbria, England, was founded in 1165 by Robert de Vallibus, built from stone taken from a nearby Roman wall. Nave is a church. Date: founded 1165

21st birthday card with lady gathering lavender
A 21st birthday card, showing a lady gathering lavender in her pretty blue garden. Date: 1936

High Methop, Westmoreland
A View of a natural arch in a rock at High Methop, in Westmoreland Date: late 18th century

KIRKSTALL PRIORY, Yorkshire
The ruins of Kirkstall Priory, Yorkshire (here called Kirksdale) Date: early 19th century

Byland Abbey, Yorkshire, England, was founded as a Savigniac abbey in 1135. It became a Cisterian abbey in 1147. Date: founded 1135

Paris Arc Du Carrousel
This arch stands between the Louvre, which you can see beyond it, and les jardins des Tuileries, which lie behind us. It serves no useful purpose but looks impressive. Date: circa 1904

Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk
The impressive entrance gateway to Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk, the seat of Sir Richard Bedingfeld. Date: 1809

Wedding Day card (inside)
Happy Wedding Day, inside of a card, with two bridesmaids, and the words: " My sincerest wish that the sun may shine on you today -- and every day of your life to come." (inside) Date: 1950s

PRUDHOE CASTLE, Northumberland
The ruins of Prudhoe Castle, Northumberland Date: 1845

Roach Abbey, Yorkshire
The ruins of Roach Abbey, Yorkshire. Date: 1813

Lilleshall Abbey
The ruins of Lilleshall Abbey, Shropshire, England, the splendid Norman abbey which was founded in 1145 for Augustinian Canons. Date: 12th century

Gandria - Lake Lugano - Alleyway
Backstreet in Gandria on the shore of Lake Lugano, Switzerland. A woman walks up a steep cobbled passageway with a wicker basket on her back, past a large wood store

Coronation of Faisal I of Iraq (1883 - 1933) on the 23rd August 1921 (at 6am in the morning!) depicted on a Christmas Greetings card

The Old Monastery Gate - St Albans, now part of St Albans Boys School Date: circa 1930s

Porte Saint Denis - Paris, France. Erected in 1671 in memorial of the conquests of Louis XIV in Germany - designed by the architect Blondel Date: circa 1910s

Under Rose Arches
A group of young girls walk under a line of rose arches 1885

Pula - Croatia - Roman Arch. Pula was ceded to Yugoslavia in 1947 and is now part of Croatia. Date: 1920s

Bristol Abbey Gateway
The splendid Abbey Gateway, showing the Norman Arch, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. Date: 15ths

Stowe Corinthian Arch
The fine Corinthian Arch of Stowe House, Buckinghamshire, England. Designed by Thomas Pitt in 1764 -65, completed 1767 as the focal point of the vista from the south front. Date: 18th century

Marble Arch
A close-up of the fine Neo Classical Corinthian capitals and fluted columns of Marble Arch, designed by John Nash in 1828. Date: 1828

Betwys-Y-Coed Bridge
The Waterloo Bridge at Betwys- y-Coed, Caernarvonshire, Wales, was built by Thomas Telford in 1815. The arch was constructed in the same year Waterloo was fought. Date: built 1815

England / Aylesford
Aylesford, Kent, England. The 14th century stone bridge over the River Medway, has one central arch and six smaller arches. Date: 1939

Fountains Abbey Nave
Looking across the Nave of Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire, England, was founded in 1132. Date: 12th century

Fountains Abbey Arches
Norman arches at Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire, England, which was founded in 1132. It lies in the valley of the River Skell, near Ripon. Date: 12th century

Marble Arch 1940S
Marble Arch, designed by John Nash in 1828. Made of Carrara marble and originally intended as a grand gateway to Buckingham Palace. Date: 1940s

Admiralty Arch 1950S
Admiralty Arch, London, was designed by Aston Webb and completed in 1911. The impressive archways form an entrance to Pall Mall, leading up to Buckingham Palace. Date: 1950s

Fountains Abbey Aisle
The North Aile of Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire, England, which was founded in 1132. It lies in the valley of the River Skell, near Ripon. Date: 12th century

Grosvenor Bridge, spanning the River Dee, at Chester, Cheshire, England. It was opened by Princess Victoria was then the worlds largest single arch stone bridge. Date: opened 1832

Three Buses at Once

Marble Arch Traffic Jam
Traffic congestion at the Marble Arch roundabout, central London. Date: late 1960s

Londons Smallest House
Yet another claim to be Londons Smallest House ! This one is No 10 Hyde Park Place, near Marble Arch. It has only two small rooms and is only four feet wide! Date: 19th century

Kings School Canterbury
The splended Norman staircase (c. 1170) of Kings School, Caterbury, Kent, England. It was founded was St. Augustine in 597 and later re-founded by King Henry VIII. Date: founded 597

Fawsley Park Archway
The entrance arch to Fawsley Park, Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, the former estate of the Knightley family. Date: 17th century

Beaulieu Abbey
The ruins of Beaulieu Abbey, Hampshire, England, a Cistercian house founded by King John and lived in by thirty monks from Citeaux, near Dijon, France. Date: founded c. 1204

Royal Courts of Justice
The Royal Court of Justice, London, on the eastern end of the Strand. Famous for its gothic architecture : the main entrance arch. Date: built 1870s

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

Bristol Norman Arch
The Norman Arch, which stands oppsite the west towers of Bristol Cathedral, Gloucestershire, England. It was once the chief entrance to the Abbey of St. Augustine. Date: 12th century

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

Norman Chancel Arch
The Norman chancel arch in the little church of St. Mary, Kilburn, Yorkshire, England. Date: 12th century

Swans & Bridge
Swans on the River Ouse and the bold sweep of the arch in the bridge, leading to Tyringham House, Tyringham, Buckinghamshire, England. Date: 1960s

Russia, Volgograd - A lock on the River Volga
Russia, between Volgograd (Zaryzin, Stalingrad) and Rostov (Don). The bow of the RV Anton Tschechov in the Volga-Don Channel, entering a lock. Date: 2010

Street scene in Baghdad, Mesopotamia, WW1
Street scene in Baghdad, Mesopotamia (now Iraq) during the First World War. Date: circa 1917

Edwin Natural Bridge - San Juan County, Utah, USA Date: circa 1910s

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