Field photograph·Csn0338
Chapel in the Solea Valley
Description
A small whitewashed building with a steep pitched roof and a single small window high in its gable wall is shown in the Solea Valley. A large tree with spreading branches overhangs the roof on the right, and hills rise behind. In front, a dark masonry block with an arched recess stands on rough ground, and a printed text strip runs along the bottom edge of the print.
Other scan of this record (1)
- Description, scan 2
- A small building with a steep pitched roof and a pale plastered gable stands on a hillside under a large gnarled tree that overhangs it on the right. A small rectangular window sits high in the gable, an arched opening lies lower down, and a dark stone block stands in front. Scrub grows around the base, and a printed caption strip runs along the bottom edge.
English, as on the record
CHAPEL IN THE SOLEA VALLEY "We crossed into the delightful country of Solea, which is a vale about a mile wide, and winds between the hills for seven or eight miles: it is much improved with gardens and buildings, and is very well watered with springs and rivulets. " Richard Pococke-1738 (Descriptions of the East)
English, as on the record
CHAPEL IN THE SOLEA VALLEY "We crossed into the delightful country of Solea, which is a vale about a mile wide, and winds between the hills for seven or eight miles: it is much improved with gardens and buildings, and is very well watered with springs and rivulets. " Richard Pococke-1738 (Descriptions of the East)