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A tough little plant seen growing out of the cement in some red bricks.
Seen on the old Leigh Technical college building, Leigh,Lancashire,UK
We traced a path from redbrick out to limestone
We walked across the earth
A compass for a heart
The needle points to North.
With unfinished business, we all returned to Gauber limestone pavements on Tuesday to capture 60021 PENYGHENT crossing Ribblehead Viaduct with 6F69, 12.54 Ribblehead Quarry to Tuebrook.
Two photos from my hometown, Żyrardów. First taken in 70's, second in 2016. On photos - buildings of an old flax factory. The closer building now is empty and waiting for it's renovation. In second building are located two offices (County Office and Labor Office).
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Żyrardów - small town in Central Poland with short, but interesting history :) It is located in the Mazovia region, the heart of Poland. It owes its unique atmosphere to the characteristic architecture of an industrial town. The original spatial layout of the community, which grew around a manufacturing plant in the mid-19th century, has been preserved to the present day. The historic center of Żyrardów (mostly buildings from red bricks) is the only industrial architecture complex from the turn of the 20th c. in Europe that has been preserved to modern times in full. The old settlement covers a 76-ha area in the central part of the town. Diversified architectural forms and styles characterize the city, which has resulted from the multi-cultural character of Żyrardów.
The flax trade gave the town its origins. A plant manufacturing flax that was one of the largest and modern factories in Europe was established there in 1829. Karol Dittrich and Karol Hielle, two industrialists from Germany, founded the plant. The town derives its name from the first technical director of the plant, Philip de Girard who, among others, invented a mechanical flax-spinning machine.
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Żyrardów dawniej i dziś :) Pierwsze zdjęcie robione w latach 70-tych, zaś drugie w tym samym miejscu, w 2016r. Na zdjęciu budynki dawnej fabryki. Ten z prawej obecnie jest pusty i czeka na lepsze czasy, zaś w tym drugim mieści się obecnie Starostwo Powiatowe oraz urząd pracy.
Więcej moich zestawień starego i nowego Żyrardowa jest TUTAJ
Żyrardów leży w centrum Polski, na Mazowszu. Swój niepowtarzalny klimat zawdzięcza charakterystycznej architekturze miasta zaprojektowanej w połowie XIX stulecia. Zabytkowe centrum Żyrardowa jest jedynym w Europie zachowanym w całości zespołem urbanistyczno-architektonicznym miasta przemysłowego przełomu XIX i XX wieku. Do czasów nam współczesnych na terenie położonej w centrum miasta osady fabrycznej zachowało się blisko 95% pierwotnej zabudowy, która w większości przypadków wciąż pełni nadane jej przez budowniczych funkcje. Osada fabryczna obejmuje centralną część miasta o powierzchni ok. 76 ha. Charakteryzuje ją różnorodność form architektonicznych i stylów, co wynika ze zróżnicowania narodowościowego mieszkańców Żyrardowa.
Początek miastu dała fabryka lniarska, która powstała na terenie dzisiejszego Żyrardowa w 1829 roku. Była to jedna z największych i najnowocześniejszych fabryk ówczesnej Europy. Została założona przez dwóch przemysłowców z Niemiec: Karola Dittricha i Karola Hielle. Żyrardów zawdzięcza swą nazwę pierwszemu dyrektorowi technicznemu fabryki, Philipowi de Girard. Był on m.in. wynalazcą maszyny do mechanicznego przędzenia lnu.
Some red hot pokers at Newcastle with the Slieve Donard hotel behind on what was another wet day..Lol! The only colour around.
i think this was some kind of student accomodation. it was quite a striking image, i wanna go back and get a better shot at some point.
This is the lovely Hodsock Priory in Nottinghamshire. We visit every February for their snowdrop display - millions (possibly) of the little white flowers adorne the woodland and formal gardens of this historic house in the north of Robin Hood county.
As you can see, it's not just snowdrops though...
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Disused and derelict windmill outside Appleton Roebuck, near York. Sill think it'll be good for a wire-wool shot.
This lovely old brick-built cottage in Cossington, Leicestershire is a listed 18th and early 19th century building.
I just love the curved features on the windows and doorway and that 10 foot high solid brick wall on the left!
Built of red brick in 1878, the Wandiligong Public Library is a simple building that may be found along Morses Creek Road in the pretty Alpine town of Wandiligong.
Simple it may be, with minimal ornamentation and elegant lines, but this building shows how important and populated Wandiligong was during the Victorian Gold Rush. Not every town had a public library, which makes this survivor a significant piece of history.
Today the Wandiligong Public Library is used as a small local art gallery.
Wandiligong is a town in north-eastern Victoria in the alpine region around 330 kilometres from Melbourne. Established in the 1850s as part of the Victorian Gold Rush, Wandiligong became a hub for many gold miners, including a large Chinese community. At its peak, the town was home to over two thousand inhabitants and boasted shops, churches, a public library, halls and even an hotel. Much has changed since those heady days of the gold rush, and the picturesque town nestled in a valley and built around the Morses Creek, is now a sleepy little town full of picturesque houses which are often let to visitors to the area. The whole town is registered with the National Trust of Australia for its historic landscape and buildings of historic value.
Here we are in Cossington, Leicestershire.
The magnificent old wall is made of stone and red brick. But what is the function of the square black hatch? The base of the hatch door is about 5'9" from the ground going up to about 6'8" at the top. There is no visible means of opening from this side but it clearly hinges outwards from the right edge.
Some of the remains of Cockham Wood Fort on the north bank of the River Medway. It was built in 1669 following a Dutch raid on Chatham naval dockyards, a short distance upriver. A second fort was built across the river, presumably on St Mary's Island, which it faces. It remained in use until the early 19th century when it was abandoned. A good part of it has fallen into the river. The picture here is of its lower tier and battery: the upper tier apparently was earthwork so wouldn't survive as long.
Not far downriver are 2 larger and more recent forts, Hoo Fort and Fort Darnet.
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Murky morning at Wilstone and Drayton Beauchamp.
Sited just outside the village of Wilstone, just below the banks of Wilstone Reservoir.
I always thought I was a pessimist until a few years ago when this property came on the market. A friend and I were discussing what a nice house and location when he spoiled it all by saying “Yeah, but what if the reservoir banks burst?”
I can't say for sure that this work is associated with Ania Bridal, just up the street, but it seems like a good guess.
Maybe not. Seek and ye shall find. Clue is the title in white at ground level - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capax_Infiniti
The Chilehaus (Chile House) is a ten-story office building in Hamburg, Germany. It is located in the Kontorhausviertel. It is an exceptional example of the 1920s Brick Expressionism style of architecture.
This building was designed by the architect Fritz Höger and built between 1922 and 1924. It was commissioned by the shipping magnate Henry B. Sloman, who made his fortune trading saltpeter from Chile, hence the name Chile House..[wikipedia]
Abandoned GM dealership in Bluefield, Virginia. I was getting yelled at by homeless guys while I shot these.