Portal of Carisbrooke Castle, Carisbrooke, gateway, photograph, page, photographer: McLean & Melhuish, Carisbrooke Castle, c. 1857 - in or before 1862, Isle of Wight, paper, albumen print, height 74 mm x width 73 mm, Photo on page 193., ruin of a dwelling, house, castle, gate, entrance, A sepia-toned photograph of a stone gateway centered on an aged cream page, showing a large arched doorway set into rough stone walls with a heavy wooden door reinforced by a grid of studs and panels, a smaller rectangular opening within the lower part of the door revealing a distant arched passage, layered stone voussoirs forming the arch, a bell or metal fixture mounted near the right side of the arch, irregular stonework and blocks with contrasting lighter and darker bands at the jambs, a square patch of rubble or protruding stone to the right of the doorway, scattered small stains and foxing marks on the surrounding page, and blocks of printed text below the photograph.
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Portal of Carisbrooke Castle, Carisbrooke, gateway, photograph, page, photographer: McLean & Melhuish, Carisbrooke Castle, c. 1857 - in or before 1862, Isle of Wight, paper, albumen print, height 74 mm x width 73 mm, Photo on page 193., ruin of a dwelling, house, castle, gate, entrance, A sepia-toned photograph of a stone gateway centered on an aged cream page, showing a large arched doorway set into rough stone walls with a heavy wooden door reinforced by a grid of studs and panels, a smaller rectangular opening within the lower part of the door revealing a distant arched passage, layered stone voussoirs forming the arch, a bell or metal fixture mounted near the right side of the arch, irregular stonework and blocks with contrasting lighter and darker bands at the jambs, a square patch of rubble or protruding stone to the right of the doorway, scattered small stains and foxing marks on the surrounding page, and blocks of printed text below the photograph.

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Portal Carisbrooke Castle Carisbrooke gateway photograph page photographer McLean & Melhuish c 1857 - 1862 Isle Wight paper albumen print height 74 mm x width 73 mm Photo page 193 ruin dwelling house castle gate entrance sepia-toned photograph stone gateway centered aged cream page showing large arched doorway set rough stone walls heavy wooden door reinforced grid studs panels smaller rectangular opening within lower part door revealing distant arched passage layered stone voussoirs forming arch bell metal fixture mounted near right side irregular stonework blocks contrasting lighter darker bands jambs square patch rubble protruding stone right doorway scattered small stains foxing marks surrounding page printed text photograph

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