Caption

Furness Abbey_the sedilia, Sedilia in the ruins of Furness Abbey, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Alfred Pettitt, Furness Abbey, Keswick, c. 1870 - in or before 1880, paper, heliotype, height 125 mm x width 175 mm, abbey, monastery, convent, Roman Catholic church, parts of church interior, Cumbria, A section of an ornate stone wall with a series of tall, narrow arched niches topped by decorative carved tracery and pinnacles, supported by slender columns and detailed capitals, with weathered surfaces and patches of discoloration; a rough stone floor and a strip of grass run along the base; portions of adjacent plain stone walls frame the carved section on both sides.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B00_047

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Rights managed

Available size

54.5Mb (6.8Mb) / 16.6in x 12.8in / 4975 x 3831 (300dpi)

Keywords

Furness Abbey_the sedilia Sedilia ruins Furness Abbey page photomechanical print photographer Alfred Pettitt Keswick c 1870 - 1880 paper heliotype height 125 mm x width 175 mm abbey monastery convent Roman Catholic church parts church interior Cumbria section ornate stone wall series tall narrow arched niches topped decorative carved tracery pinnacles supported slender columns detailed capitals weathered surfaces patches discoloration rough stone floor strip grass run base portions adjacent plain stone walls frame carved section sides