A print from a disbound book of England & Wales published 1900. Blank on the reverse, this has been trimmed from the original page size to fit boarded envelope, scan shows the trimmed page being sold.
Suitable for framing, the average page size is approx 10.75" x 8.25" or 27.5cm x 21cm, including text and border.
Average image size approx 8.75" x 6.25" or 22.5cm x 16cm
This is an antique print not a modern copy or reproduction and can show signs of age or previous use commensurate with the age of the print, please view the scans as they form part of the description.
1900 is the printing date, the original date of creation can be earlier.
All prints will be sent bagged and in a boarded envelope for maximum protection.
While every care is taken to ensure my scans or photos accurately represent the item offered for sale, due to differences in monitors and internet pages my pictures may not be an exact match in brightness or contrast to the actual item.
Text description beneath the picture (subject to any spelling errors due to the OCR program used)
GLASTONBURY AND THE TOR.
Very ancient is this town, formerly called Avallon, or "Apple Island," from the orchards which still remain, and as such enshrined in Arthurian legend. According to tradition, the first abbey was founded by Joseph of Arimathea; Dunstan refounded it, and it prospered again under the Normans, Henry II. building the Lady Chapel, which, under the mistaken title of St. Joseph's, is the chief feature of the present ruin, and for grace and freedom of style almost without a parallel in Britain. Beside the abbey ruins, the tower of St. John's Church is a very noble one, and the "George Inn," and other old houses, will delight the archaeologist. South of the town is the vast hill called the Tor, crowned by a grey tower, which is the last relic of an old pilgrim chapel.