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Furness Abbey_the church, View of the ruins of Furness Abbey, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Alfred Pettitt, Furness Abbey, Keswick, c. 1870 - in or before 1880, paper, heliotype, height 118 mm x width 166 mm, abbey, monastery, convent, Roman Catholic church, Cumbria, A wide view of a stone ruin with tall arched openings and fragmented walls, showing gothic-style window arches and doorways, crumbling masonry with exposed blocks and weathered surfaces, a large central archway leading into an interior space framed by tall columns and remnants of vaulted structures, areas of vegetation and ivy growing on and around the stonework, scattered fallen stones and rubble in the foreground, and a pale, cloudy sky visible above the ruined walls.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B00_043

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Keywords

Furness Abbey_the church View ruins Furness Abbey page photomechanical print photographer Alfred Pettitt Keswick c 1870 - 1880 paper heliotype height 118 mm x width 166 mm abbey monastery convent Roman Catholic church Cumbria wide view stone ruin tall arched openings fragmented walls showing gothic-style window arches doorways crumbling masonry exposed blocks weathered surfaces large central archway leading interior space framed tall columns remnants vaulted structures areas vegetation ivy growing stonework scattered fallen stones rubble foreground pale cloudy sky visible ruined walls