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At the open-air museum of Groß Raden. This is the site for a Slavic settlement from the 9th and 10th centuries AD - and show two distinct building phases. The first settlement dates to the middle of the 9th century, but after just a few decades it was totally destroyed through fire. But the settlement was rebuilt again around 900.
The building to the left, with wattle and daub walls, is how the houses in the first phase looked. When the settlement was repopulated they built the kind of much sturdier blockhouses you can see to the right.
The place is thought to have been a gathering place, both for religious things and the exchange of goods, for the West Slavic tribe the Warnower (or Warnabi, Wrani et c. - the name comes in many forms).
The settlement (the name lost to us) was destroyed again around the year 1000 - but how is still a bit of a mystery. It has been speculated, though not proven, that this had something to do with the campaign by German king Otto III against Slavic tribes he made in 995.
After the abandonment this spot was left alone, not used to much more than animal grazing, until the archaeologists started to dig there in the 1973. The museum was opened in 1987. The main archaeologist behind this excavation, Ewald Schuldt, lived to see this, but died just a couple of weeks later.
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Cavendish Road, a street in Markyate village (Hertfordshire) flanked by 1930s semi-detached homes. For "first-time buyers", this type of home used to be affordable and, therefore, the first step on the "housing ladder". In today's Britain, however, and in may parts of Europe in fact, young people are increasingly unable to afford the purchase of even small homes as prices have rocketed. Renting such homes is not only expensive, perhaps even more expensive than paying off a mortgage, it also prevents young people from ever getting on the housing ladder. Dreams and expectations remain unfulfilled. And for that, we all will have to pay a price. Leica M8, Voigtlaender NC 1.4/35 (polariser).
Appartementencomplexen Armada
De gebouwen met bolvormige zuid gevel van roestvast staal en rode bakstenen achter gevel, liggen aan het water. Met het oog op licht, lucht, land en water heeft de architect en stedebouwkundige Anthony (Tony) Mc Guirk van Building Design Partnership deze tien Armada complexen aangevuld met een parkeergelegenheden onder de binnentuin. Armada is opgeleverd in 2005. Naast een aantal bekroonde werken op zijn naam te hebben staan en een design award in 2006, heeft Anthony (Tony) Mc Guirk tevens de architectuurprijs 2003 voor Armada in ontvangst genomen.
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Excellent location & a homely place of Puri Hotel
The Marine Drive Road at Puri stretches from Puri Hotel at one end to Light House at other end.
"Huys Afrika", Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Modern housing connected to the old warehouses "Afrika".
Design (2009): KCAP Architects & planners.
11 000 large scallop shells were used as roof tiles, with a further 4,500 crushed into aggregate for the building's concrete front patio. This summer refuge was constructed towards the end of the loop known as the 'Circuit des cabanes' in Limognes-en-Quercy, on the high plateau above the river Lot. Over 20 shepherd's huts and cabanes, along with many associated walls were restored by a talented team over a period of some 20 years. The quality of their work certainly deserved recognition and financial support, as the 'petit patrimoine' of the Occitanie is in much need of skill-set, raw material and chronophage purpose. The above building offers new lines and is the second example of modern refuge, or sleep-over point along the Europes main pilgrim's path to north west Spain. A second example - Super-Cayrou (linked below) - helps to add dynamic to the subject of dry stone. The above 'Pecten Maximus' project is not without interest, despite an entrance that perhaps feels closer to 'residential supplement' than rural practicality.
AJM 04.12.22
With new housing now a feature at Woodthorpe, Riddles designed Standard '5MT' 4-6-0 no.73156 heads past with the up 10:40 Loughborough-Leicester North train.
2022 GCR Last Hurrah Steam Gala
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It can happen to anyone, from any walk of life.
20 years ago I had a career that I was incredibly proud of, saving lives, I had a home, mortgage, car and disposable income. I was confident and, even though I hate to blow my own trumpet, I was incredibly good at the work that I did.
I was, however, bullied, harassed, abused, belittled and ostracised by management and many colleagues in a toxic environment where this behaviour had spread like a cancer. This went on daily for 13 years. I thought that I was 'ignoring' it and just knuckling down in my work. I didn't know, until it was too late, that this was damaging both my physical and mental health.
After some time off due to a stress breakdown I returned and the bullying turned into a witch hunt. They succeeded. My mental and physical health had been destroyed. I was wrongly advised to resign by a union that had representatives embedded in management. I was too unwell to pursue any means of recompense.
Losing my career lead to my first Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy attack. This one was nearly fatal.
I have suffered from Complex Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) for at least 20 years as a direct result of this. Only finally receiving help for the condition last year after years of medical denial because the establishment at the time did not understand the connection between non-life threatening instances and PTSD despite mounting evidence. Thankfully it is much better understood today.
The bullies took my career, my confidence, my identity, my physical health, my mental health and now they have taken my relationship and my home. My ex being unable to cope with my PTSD and reacting to it in a way that was making it worse in a cycle that just destroyed our relationship.
Now, unable to work and unable to claim benefits for the moment, unwell, terrified and struggling at times to cope with basic life things, I am facing this horrendous situation that is so daunting there are times that my thoughts go to a very dark place.
I never imagined any of this would happen to me. I was on top of the world back in the early 2000s. The best time of my entire life.
Maybe I deserved this. Maybe I did something terrible in a former life. I don't know. I can't make sense of it.
I don't want to give up just yet. I want to fight back. I just have so little actual physical support. PTSD can cause isolation. Distrust. Withdrawal.
I have lost my few best friends since moving to Scotland for numerous reasons outside of my control. My family are 300 miles away and offer just loving thoughts. I am on my own.
On Friday I will be completely on my own for the first time in 20 years. This time without the confidence and abilities I had back then. I have to try and find them but without safety, comfort and familiarity I face an impossible task. It can take monumental effort just to cook a simple meal. PTSD is a terrible thing to have.
I am sharing my story as I don't know when or how I will return to Flickr.
Photography has been my recovery. My saviour from PTSD. An adrenaline kick from street photography, the excitement of the edit when you return home. Sharing my photographs with you and taking time to enjoy your photographs. The Flickr routine has kept my sanity and been an important part of my day for years now. I fully intend to return but the odds are against me at least for the moment.
Some of you wanted to help by donating towards the expensive Internet costs I will face in temporary housing.
I hate asking for help but please know that I am incredibly grateful for the help that I have received, both financially and otherwise. Just knowing that people care is a help in itself.
If you wish to keep in touch with me via WhatsApp while I am unable to get my PC online then please Flickrmail me your contact details. (bearing in mind that over the next few days my time is limited).
My PC will be packed tomorrow so I may make one more post before I go. I'll make sure it is a happier picture.
Thank you for taking the time to read this. I am profoundly thankful for the friendships and acquaintances that I have made here. You are all wonderful, awesome people. Thank you.
Homelessness can happen to anyone.
Ok, a hostel on stilts.
With a great difference between high and low tide levels all properties on the River Gamboa protect themselves by being built on a lattice foundation.
...Waiting (for a bus?) The sign in Irish, behind the man, is announcing a coming county council housing project...years behind schedule, most likely due to the pandemic.
Mural banner based on a work by Njideka Akunyili Crosby seen on the wall of the vacant Jane Addams Homes on Taylor Street in the Little Italy area of Chicago, Illinois. The location is the site of the future National Public Housing Museum.
Housing Bubble
You've all heard of 'The Housing Bubble', but have you ever SEEN one?
This is great fun, difficult to do if there's the slightest breeze, frustrating at times and, above all, full of surprises! I had expected to see a soap bubble full of flowers, but instead ended up with a soap bubble with a distorted double reflection of the front of my house! (see the large version) The daisies are Osteospermum.