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Godmanchester is on the site of the Roman town of Durovigutum. There is archaeological evidence of Celtic and earlier habitation prior to the establishment of a key Roman town and a mansio (inn), so the area has probably been continuously occupied for more than 2,000 years. The settlement was at a crossroads of Roman roads Ermine Street, the Via Devana (from Cambridge, between Colchester and Chester) and a military road from Sandy, Bedfordshire. The Roman settlement was sacked by Anglo-Saxons in the third century. In contrast to Huntingdon, archaeological finds have been extensive in the centre of Godmanchester, which has two conservation areas of early recognition,[4] including many timber-framed Tudor houses, the largest being Tudor Farm, dating from 1600 and restored in 1995.
The Roman castra is mentioned in Godmanchester's name, which comes from Anglo-Saxon Godmundceaster, referring to a Roman fortified place or army camp of/belonging to Godmund, a typically Saxon name. The location is likely to have been originally settled due to the gravel beds providing a ford across the River Great Ouse.
The place was listed as Godmundcestre in the Domesday Book of 1086 in the Hundred of Leightonstone in Huntingdonshire.[5] The survey records that there were 26 ploughlands, with capacity for a further 31 and, in addition to the arable land, there were 160 acres (65 hectares) of meadows, 50 acres (20 hectares) of woodland and three water mills, a church and a priest.[6]
Godmanchester was the first chartered by King John in 1212, though it had been a market town and royal manor for some years. King James granted a second Royal Charter in 1604. From Wikipedia
The countryside of the province of Groningen offers wonderful opportunities for these kinds of photos
When we first came to Nablus, the Israeli army was still there and the city was closed. Someone had spray painted over most of the signs in Arabic, so only the Hebrew and English names were left. The star of David had also been spray painted on many houses.
The small city of Wertheim is the second stop along the Romantic Road, located where Main and Tauber river meet.
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taken 11 january 2026
polaroid 600se
mamiya 127mm/4.7
polaroid 669
expired 2/1996
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stop judging others
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your own actions.
One of my favourite signs of spring is the gradual appearance of fresh green foliage on the deciduous trees. This image was captured in the National Trust gardens of Lanhydrock, with post processing limited to reducing highlights and desaturating the green and yellows. Thanks for viewing.
This photo is taken on the Marine Creek Bridge in the Fort Worth Stockyards. It doesn’t look like a bridge because buildings were built on the bridge on both sides of the street. One of these buildings is visible on the extreme left side of the photo. The building on the right is not visible in this photograph. Marking the West side of the Bridge is a sign built across the street welcoming visitors to the Stockyards. Both he sign and the Bridge were constructed in 1910, The sign features two round concrete columns with ball finials that support the "Fort Worth Stock Yards” metal sign. Exchange Avenue, which is paved in bricks, crosses the bridge.
Beyond the sign on the right side of the photo is the Stockyards Hotel. In 1904, Colonel Thomas M. Thannisch, built a wood frame two story hotel on this site called the Stock Yards Club. In 1906-07, he hired contractor C.E. Brown to build a three story brick addition to the hotel on the east side. The architect for the addition is not known. Six years later, Thannisch hired architects E. Stanley Field and Wiley G. Clarkson to design another addition to the hotel that was built on the site of the original building. The three story addition matched the brick building in appearance. Once completed, the brick hotel structure contained 86 rooms and several ground floor retail spaces. Over the years, the hotel has operated under several names, and up until 1949, was called the Stock Yards Hotel. The building features interesting brick patterns with a stepped parapet and cast stone trim. The name of the building in the cornice is inscribed with "Thannisch Bldg." In 1984, the hotel was restored and renamed back to the Stock Yards Hotel. It now has 52 rooms and suites and has a very good restaurant on the ground floor.
On the left side of the photo are store fronts that date from 1910 to 1934. The storefronts have held many types of businesses including restaurants and saloons.
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A sign of the times, another closed down shop leaving deserted high streets as out of town shopping and internet shopping rips the heart out of traditional town centres.
Hartsville, SC
Yogi Bear's Honey Fried Chicken was a chain run by Hardee's starting in the 1960s. The Hartsville restaurant is the only remaining location.
I first noticed this building in the winter. I finally tracked it down again. At night the neon lights up.
This leftover polaroid type 84 film has been VERY unpredictable.
Another of the many funny translated safety signs posted at tourist locations throughout China. This sign as posted on at the entrance to the shaky suspended foot bridge at the entrance to the Shibaozhai Pagoda. The pagoda is located on the northern bank of Yangtze River, to the east of Chongqing.
A retro-style sign for the Thunderbird Motel prominently features neon lights and bold lettering. Located on a quiet street, the advertisement highlights amenities like clean rooms, color TV, and cable HBO.
Dodge City, Kansas
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