Remains of the cloister of Melrose Abbey, photograph, page, inscription: 'With finely-carved Door on the right, ', number: '(No. 9.)', title: 'Remains of ancient cloisters', photographer: WJ Pringle, Melrose Abbey, c. 1860 - in or before 1870, Melrose (Scotland), paper, albumen print, height 171 mm x width 140 mm, ruin of church, monastery, cloisters, A sepia-toned photograph of a stone building corner showing two façades with Gothic architectural details, including tall, narrow arched windows with tracery on the left wall and a row of smaller blind arches along the right wall. The left façade features large rectangular stone blocks and high pointed windows set into deep reveals, while the lower section shows a series of ornate pointed arches resting on clustered columns. The right façade displays weathered stone, projecting corbels near the top, repeated blind arches with molded surrounds, patches of lighter discoloration on the surface, and a narrow ledge running along the base. The ...
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Remains of the cloister of Melrose Abbey, photograph, page, inscription: 'With finely-carved Door on the right, ', number: '(No. 9.)', title: 'Remains of ancient cloisters', photographer: WJ Pringle, Melrose Abbey, c. 1860 - in or before 1870, Melrose (Scotland), paper, albumen print, height 171 mm x width 140 mm, ruin of church, monastery, cloisters, A sepia-toned photograph of a stone building corner showing two façades with Gothic architectural details, including tall, narrow arched windows with tracery on the left wall and a row of smaller blind arches along the right wall. The left façade features large rectangular stone blocks and high pointed windows set into deep reveals, while the lower section shows a series of ornate pointed arches resting on clustered columns. The right façade displays weathered stone, projecting corbels near the top, repeated blind arches with molded surrounds, patches of lighter discoloration on the surface, and a narrow ledge running along the base. The ground in the foreground appears as a textured courtyard surface bounded by the walls.

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Remains cloister Melrose Abbey photograph page inscription finely-carved Door right number No 9 title ancient cloisters photographer WJ Pringle c 1860 - 1870 Melrose Scotland paper albumen print height 171 mm x width 140 mm ruin church monastery cloisters sepia-toned photograph stone building corner showing two façades Gothic architectural details tall narrow arched windows tracery left wall row smaller blind arches right wall left façade features large rectangular stone blocks high pointed windows set deep reveals lower section series ornate arches resting clustered columns displays weathered stone projecting corbels near top repeated blind arches molded surrounds patches lighter discoloration surface narrow ledge running base ground foreground textured courtyard surface bounded walls

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