Armagh Public Library
Card size: 176 x 254mm/ 9.8 x 7.8"
£2.20 per card, supplied with white envelope, includes UK postage.
Armagh Public Library, the oldest library of its kind in Northern Ireland, was founded in 1771 by Archbishop Richard Robinson as part of his plans to establish a university and to improve Armagh. The 1773 ‘Act for settling and preserving the Publick Library in Armagh for ever’ established the Library and its name.
The Library building was designed by Thomas Cooley, and has always housed both the Library and the Library Keeper’s residence. In 1839 a gallery was added to the main public area, called the Long Room, to accommodate the growing collections. This was followed in 1848 by an extension on either side of the original building. It is since that time that the public has entered the Library through a separate entrance to the side of the building, rather than through the Keeper’s residence.
Armagh County Museum
Card size: 350x123mm/ 13.75 x 4.75"
£2.20 per card, supplied with white envelope, includes UK postage.
The oldest county museum in Ireland is set in Armagh’s beautiful Georgian tree-lined Mall. Located near the centre of St Patrick's cathedral city, a visit to Armagh County Museum is a ideal way to experience a flavour of the ‘orchard county’.
The unique character of the Museum's architecture makes it one of the most distinctive buildings in the city. Its collections capture centuries of stories relating to the people who lived, worked and had connections with this famous city and historic county.
Discover a rich and varied legacy revealed in objects ranging from prehistoric artefacts to household items from a bygone age. There are military uniforms, wedding dresses, ceramics, natural history specimens and railway memorabilia. An impressive art collection includes works by many well known Irish artists such as AE Russell and John Luke.
City Of Armagh
Postcard size: 176 x 127mm/ 7 x 5"
£1 per postcard, includes UK postage.
This ancient city in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, is the ecclesiastical capital of all Ireland.
At the base of the image are the surviving walls of the Franciscan Friary, founded by Archbishop Patrick Scannail in 1263-64. Above this, Georgian buildings ascend the Hill of Armagh to the Cathedral Church of St Patrick, founded 445 AD.
The Image Screen of Exeter Cathedral
Card size: 350x123mm/ 13.75 x 4.75"
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The Image Screen shown on this card was begun in the 1340s on the orders of Bishop Grandisson. The Screen was added to the West Front of the Cathedral and was under construction for well over a hundred years.
Bishop Grandisson died in 1369, when the Screen was only partly built. He chose to be buried in the small chapel whose windows are seen to the right of the central door.
This reconstruction is based on minute paint traces that were analysed by the conservator Eddie Sinclair to determine the Image Screen's original medieval colouring. The card shows how the Screen might have appeared when first completed in the 1480s.
The Mechanical Silver Swan
Postcard size: 176 x 127mm/ 7 x 5"
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This musical automaton is much loved and over the last century has become the icon of The Bowes Museum in County Durham. The Silver Swan dates from 1773 and was first recorded in 1774 as a crowd puller in the Mechanical Museum of James Cox, a London showman and dealer. The internal mechanism is by John Joseph Merlin, a famous inventor of the time. The artwork shows the swan in its original 18th-century setting.
Pediments of Armagh
Card size: 176 x 254mm/ 9.8 x 7.8"
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A collection of buildings in Armagh, the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland. In some shape or form, all feature the pediment, which can be a triangular gable forming the end of a roof, or a similar form used decoratively over a doorway or window. Buildings include the Courthouse, Armagh Public Library and Armagh County Museum, and there is a key to them on the card.
Pulteney Bridge in Bath
Card size: 350x123mm/ 13.75 x 4.75"
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Pulteney Bridge in Bath, England, was built between 1769 and 1774 by Robert Adam. Its construction made possible the development of the Bathwick Estate on the other side of the River Avon from the ancient city of Bath.
The structure of the Bridge is on a small scale and has been greatly altered. In 1800 part of the Bridge collapsed in high water and the whole north side was later rebuilt with deeper shops. In the nineteenth century timber extensions were built out over the river. Partial restorations were carried out in the twentieth century, but the front of this card shows the Bridge’s original appearance. Adam’s design includes twenty-two shops, each having a staircase to an attic overhead, and some with a cellar beneath.
In 1774 Forde’s New Ice Cream Shop opened at No.13, selling Italian and fine biscuits. On the inside left of the card, the original shop frontage is seen, while on the right there is a section through typical shops of the period.
The Royal Crescent in Bath
Card size: 350x123mm/ 13.75 x 4.75"
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The majestic curve of the Royal Crescent in Bath, England, designed by John Wood the younger (1727-1781) is one of the great achievements of Georgian architecture. The thirty houses are unified by the façade, but behind this there is considerable variation in both size and layout, for each was constructed by a different builder between the years 1767 and 1774.
Number 1 The Royal Crescent has a fully restored exterior, while inside there is a museum showing Georgian interior decoration, paintings and furniture. The house is also the headquarters of the Bath Preservation Trust.
This card features a unique aerial view covering the whole of the Royal Crescent, and lists important previous residents and visitors. The full-colour image is on the front, while on the inside there is space for your message and a cut-away drawing of a house in the Royal Crescent circa 1780, and space for you message.
Reviews
‘Crescent card is a delight’
”The front cover has the crescent displayed, with its back gardens and 18th-century horsemen on the street outside while inside there is a fine diagram of how these very impressive houses worked. The card, by Stephen Conlin, not only looks good but is also extremely informative....”
Leslie Geddes-Brown, Country Life.
’Crescent is on the cards’
”An innovative idea will give residents and visitors alike an unusual yet inexpensive memento of one of Bath's finest landmarks.”
Bath Life Magazine
The Sheer Weight of Prague
Card size: 176 x 254mm/ 9.8 x 7.8"
£2.20 incl. VAT per card, supplied with white envelope, includes UK postage.
A collection of Prague landmarks assembled to convey some of the richness and styles on view in the Czech capital.
The Springs of Bath
Card size: 350x123mm/ 13.75 x 4.75"
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The City of Bath is in Somerset, a county in the West Country of England, United Kingdom. Three hot springs risen in the centre of Bath since the last Ice Age, bringing mineral water to the surface in huge quantities every day. The card shows all three sources from an aerial view.
On the right of the image The Roman Baths Museum with its remarkable exhibits holds the key to Bath’s importance over time. The Roman temple precinct lies below street level, partly under the Great Pump Room of 1795. Alongside is the Sacred Spring.
To the left of the image are the Cross Bath and the Hot Bath, which form part of the New Royal Bath, where visitors may enjoy spa treatments and bathe in the thermal waters.
