Caption

Buildwas Abbey, looking east, Interior of the ruins of Buildwas Abbey, page, photomechanical print, photographer: J. Laing, Buildwas, cliché maker: anonymous, c. 1867 - in or before 1877, Cheshire (county), paper, collotype, photoprint, height 150 mm x width 195 mm, ruin of church, monastery, parts of church interior: nave, A sepia-toned photograph of a ruined stone building showing a long central aisle flanked by rows of large arches supported by thick round columns, with scalloped decorative bands near the tops of some columns and ivy growing on several of the stone surfaces; the far end shows a partial wall with tall narrow window openings and layered archways framing the view, while the grassy floor extends toward the background and chipped and weathered stone blocks form the walls and bases throughout the scene.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B00_059

License type

Rights managed

Available size

56.2Mb (6.6Mb) / 16.0in x 13.6in / 4795 x 4094 (300dpi)

Keywords

Buildwas Abbey looking east Interior ruins page photomechanical print photographer J Laing Buildwas cliché maker anonymous c 1867 - 1877 Cheshire county paper collotype photoprint height 150 mm x width 195 mm ruin church monastery parts church interior nave sepia-toned photograph ruined stone building showing long central aisle flanked rows large arches supported thick round columns scalloped decorative bands near tops columns ivy growing several stone surfaces far partial wall tall narrow window openings layered archways framing view grassy floor extends background chipped weathered stone blocks form walls bases scene