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Impressive Collection (page 4)

Background imageImpressive Collection: Milan, Italy - The Duomo

Milan, Italy - The Duomo. The Gothic cathedral took five centuries to complete and is the fourth-largest church in the world. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageImpressive Collection: Manchester - The Royal Exchange

Manchester - The Royal Exchange Date: circa 1910s

Background imageImpressive Collection: Stoneleigh Abbey

Stoneleigh Abbey is the largest house in Warwickshire, England. The impressive facade of the West Wing dates from 1726 and was designed by Francis Smith of Warwick. Date: 18th century

Background imageImpressive Collection: Paris Arc Du Carrousel

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

Background imageImpressive Collection: Clouds over Dorset

Clouds over Dorset
An impressive cloud formation over the countryside near Childeock, Dorset, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageImpressive Collection: Launde Abbey

Launde Abbey, Leicestershire, England, is no loner an abbey, but an impressive Elizabethan manor house, built on the site of an Augustinian priory which was founded in 1119. Date: 16th century

Background imageImpressive Collection: Boughton Park Gateway

Boughton Park Gateway
One of the impressive triumphal gateway arches on the Boughton Park Estate, Northamptonshire, England, the ancient seat of the Vaux, Knolles & Wentworth families Date: early 18th century

Background imageImpressive Collection: Ditching Tools

Ditching Tools
An impressive collection of ditching tools, leaning against a wall in Wales. Date: 1950s

Background imageImpressive Collection: Sicily / Solunto

Sicily / Solunto
The impressive Roman ruins at (Trieste del Gimnasio), Solunto, Sicily, Italy. Date: 1930s

Background imageImpressive Collection: Emperors Bath

Emperors Bath
The impressive scenery at Emperors Bath, Filey Brigg, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageImpressive Collection: Admiralty Arch 1950S

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

Background imageImpressive Collection: Richard Brownlow

Richard Brownlow
RICHARD BROWNLOW Lawyer : Chief Prothonotary (sounds impressive !) of the Court of Common Pleas, London. Date: 1552 - 1638

Background imageImpressive Collection: Great Organ in the Mormon Tabernacle - Salt Lake City

Great Organ in the Mormon Tabernacle - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageImpressive Collection: Christmas Eve Visiting

Christmas Eve Visiting

Background imageImpressive Collection: Advert for the Hotel Cecil

Advert for the Hotel Cecil, London showing the impressive Palm Court Date: 1924

Background imageImpressive Collection: Manchester Board of Guardians Offices

Manchester Board of Guardians Offices
The Manchester Board of Guardians Offices at All Saints, Manchester

Background imageImpressive Collection: The Column, Savernake Forest

The Column, Savernake Forest. First mention of a woodland " Safernoc" was made in 934 in the written records of the Saxon king Athelstan

Background imageImpressive Collection: The Cathedral Body / W H Robinson

The Cathedral Body / W H Robinson
A Bishop would look very impressive in this vaguely church-shaped vehicle, with Gothic windows and an imitation spire, designed to express his personality

Background imageImpressive Collection: An Ibex Ram

An Ibex Ram
Pastel drawing of a fine Ibex Ram by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageImpressive Collection: The Peoples Palace, London

The Peoples Palace, London
The Palace as it was intended to look from the Mile End Road -- but alas, nothing so grand was achieved

Background imageImpressive Collection: Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London

Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London
The impressive front of the Natural History Museum on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse - built and opened in 1888

Background imageImpressive Collection: The Shrine of Imam Reza - Mashad, Iran

The Shrine of Imam Reza - Mashad, Iran. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Background imageImpressive Collection: Throne of England, St Jamess Palace, London

Throne of England, St Jamess Palace, London
The throne of England in the Throne Room at St Jamess Palace, Central London. St. Jamess Throne Room is used for official occasions

Background imageImpressive Collection: Coronation Coach in the Royal Mews

Coronation Coach in the Royal Mews
The Coronation Coach, soon to be used for the Coronation of King George V, in the Royal Mews in Central London

Background imageImpressive Collection: The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Baku, Azerbaijan

The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Baku, Azerbaijan
The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (often referred to as The Gilt Church ) was the main Russian Orthodox cathedral in Baku, Azerbaijan from 1898

Background imageImpressive Collection: Christian Church in China

Christian Church in China
Impressive Christian Church in China

Background imageImpressive Collection: Madhya Pradesh - India - Gateway into a village

Madhya Pradesh - India - Gateway into a village
The impressive gateway into a large village in the Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Background imageImpressive Collection: Victoria Falls, Africa, 1866

Victoria Falls, Africa, 1866
Engraving showing an aerial view of the Victoria Falls, Africa, 1866. The Victoria Falls, one of the worlds largest and most impressive waterfalls, is located on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia

Background imageImpressive Collection: Great Scot, Some Growth

Great Scot, Some Growth
A comment on the impressive growth of contribution by Canada to the Allied effort during World War I. The towering Canadian soldier here is a symbol of numerical force

Background imageImpressive Collection: Segovia Aqueduct

Segovia Aqueduct
Segovias impressive aqueduct was built by the Romans at the end of the first century, when they were using the town as an important military base

Background imageImpressive Collection: The Great Dee viaduct in the Vale of Llangollen

The Great Dee viaduct in the Vale of Llangollen
The Great Dee Viaduct on the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. The viaduct crosses the river Dee in the Vale of Llangollen. The impressive viaduct consists of 19 semicircular arches of 60 feet span

Background imageImpressive Collection: Serbia Smederevo

Serbia Smederevo
(formerly Semendria) Impressive fortress on the banks of the Danube

Background imageImpressive Collection: Cumberland Scenery

Cumberland Scenery
An impressive view of the Hard Knott Pass, looking towards Eskdale, Cumberland, England

Background imageImpressive Collection: Guildford High Street

Guildford High Street, with its impressive buildings and shops

Background imageImpressive Collection: Steam ploughing with Boydells engine, near Louth

Steam ploughing with Boydells engine, near Louth
Engraving showing steam ploughing with Boydells engine near Louth, with a large group of onlookers watching the proceedings

Background imageImpressive Collection: Howden Reservoir

Howden Reservoir
The huge, impressive barrage of Howden Reservoir, north north Derbyshire, built in 1912 to supply water to Derby, Leicester, Nottingham and Sheffield

Background imageImpressive Collection: Cisterns of Carthage

Cisterns of Carthage
Delenda est Carthago (Carthage must be destroyed) declared Roman statesman Cato the Elder, but these cisterns remain, impressive relics of the once-mighty city

Background imageImpressive Collection: Atmospheric Estuary

Atmospheric Estuary
Sunshine and Storm Clouds : An impressive atmospheric scene over the Mawddach Estuary, near Barmouth, Merionethshire, North Wales

Background imageImpressive Collection: Horseback Acrobatics

Horseback Acrobatics
A couple with Barnum & Baileys circus, perform an impressive feat. He controls two horses, with a foot on eachs back, while she stands balanced on his knee

Background imageImpressive Collection: Daros Dancers / 1923

Daros Dancers / 1923
An impressive feat of strength and balance by a pair of the Daros acrobats. He holds a woman in the air by her right ankle

Background imageImpressive Collection: Bank of Ireland / Dublin

Bank of Ireland / Dublin
The impressive facade of the Bank of Ireland building in Dublin

Background imageImpressive Collection: P Radmilovic, world swimming champion

P Radmilovic, world swimming champion
P RADMILOVIC World swimming champion of the 1908 Olympic Games (held in London), proudly wearing an impressive array of medals

Background imageImpressive Collection: Avenue of Trees

Avenue of Trees
The Cathdral of the Trees : Sunshine and shadow during the early morning, an impressive avenue of tall trees set beside the beautiful River Avon at Evesham, England

Background imageImpressive Collection: Admiralty Arch 1930S

Admiralty Arch 1930S
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

Background imageImpressive Collection: Oxford / High Street 1950S

Oxford / High Street 1950S
Elevated view of Oxford High Street, showing the impressive facades, roof-tops and famous " dreaming spires"

Background imageImpressive Collection: Child Fashions C. 1870

Child Fashions C. 1870
Boy: D-B jacket with cape, knickerbockers, striped socks & heeled boots. Girls: striped polonaise & fringed cape; tunic dresses with dentate hems, bustles & button trim

Background imageImpressive Collection: Mr Popple Jumps Gate

Mr Popple Jumps Gate
Mr Popple jumps a five barred gate on his horse Radical. Not so impressive, though, as the gate was lying flat on the ground!

Background imageImpressive Collection: Impressive gateway to stately home

Impressive gateway to stately home
The impressive stone entrance gateway to a large stately home or country manor house. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd



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