Captions

58 captions found. Showing results 21 to 40.

Caption For Machynlleth, Maengwyn Street 1895

The town's connection with Owain Glyndwr gives it a unique place in Welsh history, as he was the last Prince of Wales to be crowned with the title.

Caption For Belfast, Northern Parliament House Stormont 1936

A fine study of the Parliament buildings when they were only four years old.

Caption For Dublin, Leinster House 1897

Leinster House, flanked by the National Library and National Museum.

Caption For Dublin, Albert Statue 1897

The statue of Prince Albert by John Foley.

Caption For Dublin, Westmoreland Street 1897

The imposing Greek portico is the east front of the Bank of Ireland, originally the entrance to the House of Lords of the Irish Parliament, erected by James Gandon in 1785.

Caption For Dublin, The Grattan Statue 1897

This statue of Henry Grattan (1746 - 1820) stands outside the Bank of Ireland (formerly the Parliament House) and shows the great orator in the act of speaking.

Caption For St Johns, Tynwald Hill 1903

Tynwald is the oldest unbroken parliament in the world.

Caption For Ripon, Market Place 1901

Market stalls huddle around the 90ft obelisk raised in 1781 to commemorate William Aislabie's 60-year stint in the House of Commons as the local Member of Parliament.

Caption For Dublin, Bank Of Ireland 1897

This magnificent building, unobscured by traffic or pedestrians in this photograph, was originally built by Edward Lovett Pearce in 1739 as the Irish Parliament.

Caption For London, Westminster Abbey From Victoria Tower C1955

The camera is on top of the Victoria Tower above the House of Lords.

Caption For London, Royal Exchange 1886

The photographer is standing on the Mansion House balcony looking directly at the Royal Exchange.

Caption For London, Parliament Street 1897

The Union Jack flying on the Victoria Tower indicates that Parliament is sitting.

Caption For Cambridge, Caius College And Senate House 1890

Hansom cabs line up on Senate House Hill, alongside the elegant classically styled Senate House, the 'Parliament' building for the University.

Caption For London, The House Of Lords 1901

The chamber of the House of Lords is prepared for Edward VII's first state opening of Parliament.

Caption For Knaresborough, The Viaduct And The River 1921

The original viaduct of 1847 collapsed after heavy rain, and was rebuilt three years later.

Caption For Preston, Miller Park 1913

Created around 1860 and overlooking the River Ribble, Miller Park is one of several in the town, a welcome contrast to the close-packed housing developments that accompanied Preston's industrial expansion

Caption For Happisburgh, The Lighthouse C1955

Changed to electricity in 1942, the lighthouse was eventually given up by Trinity House in 1987.

Caption For Rhuddlan, The Parliament Building C1940

This hybrid of a survival reveals in its stonework the continuing patchwork of alteration.

Caption For Fleckney, The Grand Union Canal C1965

The locks at Fleckney are a part of the descent of the canal from its high point at Foxton into the Soar Valley.

Caption For Bedford, Stone Bridge 1897

The medieval river bridge was replaced by the Improvement Commissioners set up by Act of Parliament in 1803.