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 9" x 6.5" or 22.5cm x 16.5cm
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)
FURNESS ABBEY
The ruins of this once splendid abbey stand on the peninsula between Morecambe Bay and the mouth of the Duddon, close to the railway station; the line going through the precincts, and the station hotel standing on the ancient place of the abbot's house. In spite of the invasion of the iron road, however, the site is still a pretty glen between wooded slopes. Much of the abbey is only crumbling ruin, but portions, including the church, are still in fair preservation, and are sedulously cared for by the Duke of Devonshire, to whom the estate now belongs. The noble church—for it is 300 feet long—is of rather severe simplicity, but the effect is fine; the chapter house and refectory are the chief other portions remaining. The abbey was mostly built in the twelfth century.