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Buckfast Abbey, Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. Parts of the present building are medieval, but most of it was rebuilt between 1907 and 1937, when the restoration was completed. Date: 1950s
Newstead Abbey, Nottinghamshire, England, founded as a monastic house in the 12th century, the seat of the Byron family from 1540; sold by Lord Byron in 1818. Date: founded 12th century
England / HoveBrunswick Square, Hove, Sussex, England. Date: 1950s
Fools Parsley (Aethusa Cynapium), a poisonous European hedgerow plant. Date: 1930s
Fermentation LockA fermentation lock, used for brewing beer and wine, popular with home brewers! Date: 1960s
Newark Priory, SurreyThe imposing ruins of Newark Priory, at Pyrford, Surrey, England, almost surrounded by the waters of the River Wey. Date: 13th century
Llanthony Abbey, an Augustinian Priory, originally founded in the early 12th century, a fine example of Norman and early English architecture. Date: 12th century
Hungary / BudapestOn the Fishermans Tower in Buda, Budapest, Hungary. Date: late 1950s
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
Adding YeastAdding yeast make pear wine. Date: 1960s
Buckfast Abbey, Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. Parts of the present building are medieval, but most of it was rebuilt between 1907 and 1937, when the restoration was completed. Date: 1936
Beaulieu AbbeyThe 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
England / QuaintonAt Quainton, Buckinghamshire, England, is this fine example of a cobbled pavement, extremely rare, in these days of asphalt and concrete. Date: 1950s
Buckland Abbey, near Yelverton, Devon, founded in 1278 by Amicia, widow of Baldwin de Redvers, Earl of Devon. Date: 13th century
Whitby Abbey, Yorkshire, England. King Edwin built a small church here c. 630. St. Hilda founded a monastery in 656. The present ruined Norman Abbey was built circa 1222. Date: founded circa 656
BATH ABBEYA charmning glimpse of Bath Abbey, Somerset, England, seen from across the River Avon. Date: 12th century
Waltham Abbey Church, founded in the 11th century and bequeathed by Edward the Confessor to King Harold. The church was restored in the 19th century. Date: 11th century
Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire, founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury as an Augustinian monastery. Also home of Fox Talbot, photography inventor Date: 16th century
Dh Dragon Rapide PlaneA De Havilland Dragon Rapide aeroplane. Date: 1934
Neath AbbeyThe ruins of Neath Abbey, Glamorganshire, Wales. The first Cistercian monks arrived from Normandy in 1130. The abbey was ravished by Welsh uprisings in the 1200s. Date: 12th century
Hungary / BudapestLittle Lake in the Park of Youth, Budapest, Hungary. Date: late 1950s
Lilleshall AbbeyThe ruins of Lilleshall Abbey, Shropshire, England, the splendid Norman abbey which was founded in 1145 for Augustinian Canons. Date: 12th century
Lindisfarne PrioryThe beautiful ruins of Lindisfarne Priory, on the island of Lindisfarne (or Holy Island), off Northumberland, England. Built in 1093 on site of a 7th century monastery. Date: founded 1093
Pope Adrian VI College, Louvain, Belgium. Date: 1930s
LEE ABBEYThe gateway to Lee Abbey, Lyton, north Devon, England. Date: Medieval
Llanthony AbbeyLlanthony Piory, in the Vale of Ewyas in the Welsh Black Mountains, one of the earliest houses of Augustinian Canons to be founded in Britain and one of only a handful in Wales Date: 12th century
The Man Who Blew His Nose In A Silence Zone, by H. M. BatemIllustration by H. M. Bateman showing a man disturbing the peace in a residential area. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to the Sketch, the Tatler and the Bystander
Bored TeenagerA bored teenage girl, sulking in her bedroom, dreaming of being grown up and having fun, her Snoopy posters behind her. Date: 1979
London Pub / The CastleThe Castle public house, Cowcross Street, Clerkenwell, London, where a penniless King George IV once pawned his watch and later granted the pub pawnbrokerage forever! Date: 19th century
Edinburgh in WinterA view of Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland, mantled in snow, as seen from Lothian Road, looking down Kings Stables Road, in the foreground. Date: 1960s
Coastal Sailing BargesThe coastal sailing barges Marjorie, Millie and Saltcote Belle, on the River Stour Estuary, near Harwich, Essex, England. Date: 1950s
Foxglove FlowersA close-up photograph of foxglove flowers. Date: 1930s
Doggie DoctorTess and Twinkle, two remarkably intelligent Alsatians belonging to Mr. L. Goodwin of Cliftonville, give a clever interpretation of a doctors bedside consultation! Date: 1930s
Deer at Whipsnade ZooAxis or Chital Indian Spotted Deer grazing, a peaceful scene at Whipsnade Zoo, Bedfordshire, England. Date: 1940s