Caption

View of the courtyard of the ruins of Furness Abbey, Furness Abbey_the cloisters court, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Alfred Pettitt, Furness Abbey, Keswick, c. 1870 - in or before 1880, paper, heliotype, height 127 mm x width 172 mm, courtyard, abbey, monastery, convent, Roman Catholic church, Cumbria, A sepia-toned photograph shows a large stone building with a series of arches and tall narrow windows, some arches forming doorways and others set higher in the wall; the masonry appears weathered and textured, with sections of ruined upper walls and an opening where a large arch is partially intact; vegetation climbs part of the facade and low shrubs grow at the base, while a paved path runs along the front and an expanse of grass is visible in the foreground; a fragment of a statue or carved figure sits near one corner of the building.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B00_044

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.9Mb (7.4Mb) / 16.8in x 12.5in / 5033 x 3746 (300dpi)

Keywords

View courtyard ruins Furness Abbey Furness Abbey_the cloisters court page photomechanical print photographer Alfred Pettitt Keswick c 1870 - 1880 paper heliotype height 127 mm x width 172 mm abbey monastery convent Roman Catholic church Cumbria sepia-toned photograph large stone building series arches tall narrow windows forming doorways set higher wall masonry weathered textured sections ruined upper walls opening large arch partially intact vegetation climbs part facade low shrubs grow base paved path runs front expanse grass visible foreground fragment statue carved figure sits near corner building