Caption

Wenlock Abbey from NE, View of the ruins of Wenlock Priory, page, photomechanical print, photographer: J. Laing, Wenlock Priory, cliché maker: anonymous, c. 1867 - in or before 1877, Shropshire, Much Wenlock, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 137 mm x width 193 mm, ruin of church, monastery, A wide, sepia-toned scene shows the ruins of a large stone abbey with tall, arched openings and partially collapsed walls, vegetation growing on and around the masonry, an overgrown grassy foreground, scattered remnants of arches and window openings, a distant slender spire rising behind the ruins, and a few small buildings partially visible near the edges of the composition.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B00_065

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Rights managed

Available size

49.4Mb (12.3Mb) / 15.6in x 12.3in / 4687 x 3681 (300dpi)

Keywords

Wenlock Abbey Ne View ruins Wenlock Priory page photomechanical print photographer J Laing cliché maker anonymous c 1867 - 1877 Shropshire Wenlock paper collotype photoprint height 137 mm x width 193 mm ruin church monastery wide sepia-toned scene large stone abbey tall arched openings partially collapsed walls vegetation growing masonry overgrown grassy foreground scattered remnants arches window openings distant slender spire rising small buildings partially visible near edges composition