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In the quiet streets of Vigo, Galicia, the past lingers in stone façades and iron balconies weathered by salt air and memory. The walls tell stories of merchants, fishermen, and families who once filled these corners with laughter and life. Today, the graffiti and faded signs mingle with old textures, reminding us that the city carries both history and reinvention in its skin. A moment of stillness in the heart of Vigo — where time does not disappear, it only deepens.
This is St Mary's in the North Lincolnshire village of Roxby. I've been to this church for photos quite a few times - mainly because it's not far from where I live and it's a nice village setting. You don't always need blue sky and sunshine for outdoor photos, sometimes a cloudy sky can be far more dramatic on old stone churches like ths one.
St Seiriol's Priory Dovecote, a lovely building, they spared no money in making it fit well with the other buildings and sit in the landscape
Vista parcial de Matera, cidade situada na região da Basilicata, no sul de Itália, célebre pelos seus "Sassi" — antigos bairros de habitações escavadas na rocha calcária da região. Estes assentamentos rupestres, considerados entre os mais antigos do mundo continuamente habitados, remontam ao período Paleolítico e foram classificados como Património Mundial da UNESCO em 1993. Ao fundo, destaca-se o campanário da Catedral de Matera, edifício românico-apuliano consagrado em 1270, dedicado à Madonna della Bruna e a Santo Eustáquio, erguido sobre o ponto mais elevado da Civita, a colina que separa os dois Sassi (Caveoso e Barisano). Em primeiro plano, observa-se a morfologia cársica típica da Murgia, com afloramentos rochosos esculpidos pela erosão, onde se intercalam pequenas habitações com telhados de telha tradicional. Um grupo de visitantes, acompanhado por um guia, ilustra a vocação turística contemporânea de Matera, que foi Capital Europeia da Cultura em 2019, após décadas de requalificação urbanística e patrimonial.
A partial view of Matera, a city located in the Basilicata region of southern Italy, famous for its “Sassi”—ancient neighborhoods of dwellings carved into the region’s limestone. These rock-cut settlements, considered among the oldest continuously inhabited in the world, date back to the Paleolithic period and were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993. In the background, the bell tower of Matera Cathedral stands out; this Romanesque-Apulian building, consecrated in 1270 and dedicated to the Madonna della Bruna and Saint Eustace, rises above the highest point of the Civita, the hill separating the two Sassi (Caveoso and Barisano). In the foreground, one can observe the karstic morphology typical of the Murgia, with rocky outcrops sculpted by erosion, where small dwellings with traditional tiled roofs are interspersed. A group of visitors, accompanied by a guide, illustrates Matera’s contemporary appeal as a tourist destination; the city was the European Capital of Culture in 2019, following decades of urban and heritage revitalization.
Abbotsbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It is in the West Dorset district and is situated about 1 mile (1.6 km) inland from the English Channel coast. In the 2011 census the civil parish had a population of 481. Wikipedia.
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Built as a High Dutch Reformed church in 1772, used as a fort during the Revolutionary War. Schoharie, New York.
A sunny day at a street corner in Montreal, featuring a mix of historic stone architecture and modern elements, with pedestrians navigating the sidewalk near traffic lights.
Not sure what this cottage is called (possibly called Rose Cottage) but the gated entrance leads to the Bakehouse and Wheelhouse. In Ponsworthy, a Dartmoor hamlet near Widecombe
The Mill of Kintail near Mississippi Mills (formerly Almonte) is the home of the R. Tait McKenie Museum. Tait McKenzie was a noted artist and sculptor who kept the mill building as a summer residence and studio in the early decades of the 20th century. McKenzie was a childhood friend of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball who grew up nearby and with whom he attended McGill University.
Slapton, Devon
The Grade I listed Tower of Collegiate Chantry of St Mary was founded by Sir Guy de Briene in 1373. Henry VIII dissolved the Chantry in 1547 and later put it up for sale, with the condition that it was 'rendered unfit for ecclesiastical use'.
The adjacent The Tower Inn - aptly named! - dates from the fourteenth century (they do a very good lunch).
Slapton was founded by the Saxons, the name deriving from Old English and meaning 'a settlement in a slippery place'.
In late 1943, Slapton (with other villages in the South Hams) was requisitioned and evacuated to allow 15,000 Allied troops to practise for the D-day landings. Villagers and farmers were given six weeks to pack up all their goods and chattels, including livestock and crops, and move elsewhere. In all, 750 families had moved out by 29 December 1943.
Built on the foothills of the Monts of Vaucluse, facing the Luberon, Gordes is one of the most well-known hilltop villages in the region, and one of the most beautiful in France. Its houses and buildings are made of white stone, along with narrow cobblestone streets.
One of Russell Crowe's films called "A Good Year", had some scenes filmed here.
Thomas Monds built this stone mill and powered it with water from the Liffey River. The ivy has been growing up these stone walls for over 170 years now. Here we get a view of the Old Stone Mill at Carrick from the arbor.
View from the bridge over the Indre in the village / small town of Azay-le-Rideau (the département of Indre-et-Loire, located in the Centre-Val de Loire region in central France), on a mostly clear midday in mid-October 2016. Riverside houses are reflected in the calm water above one of the mill-races.
As is characteristic of the area of the Touraine, a historical, pre-Revolutionary province, the buildings are of pale, silvery-grey to near-white tufa limestone (in French, tuffeau or tufeau). While broadly considered part of the "Loire Valley" or Val de Loire, Azay-le-Rideau actually lies along the River Indre, which is a tributary of the Loire itself. Several mills were established in and near the village.
The village is probably best known for the Château d'Azay-le-Rideau, a small gem of the Renaissance period primarily built between 1518 and 1527. The château is surrounded by the Indre, which forms a natural moat, as well as a garden and parkland.
Azay-le-Rideau is located within Le Parc naturel régional Loire-Anjou-Touraine (the Loire-Anjou-Touraine Regional Natural Park).
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This is the Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Stouchburg, PA, taken in June of 2012, when Gaia and I were back East to visit the relatives. It was good to get out on occasion for some pictures.
Many of the older buildings in this part of pennsylvania were built with that light, gray stone, and sometimes with the limestone for accent as is seen here (at least, I think it's limestone). They really are beautiful, but they are still being torn down when they should be preserved.
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The Chapel is part of a complex of historic buildings located in Plaça del Rei, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, and it is considered a masterpiece of Catalan Gothic architecture.
A drive down a side road revealed this little building.
Whilst I was waiting for the light, a local drove by and they told me they had been told it was originally a school house.
I could not imagine spending winters in this building.
The church of St Peter & St Paul in the Lincolnshire town of Caistor. This once Roman town of Caistor is at the north west of the Lincolnshire Wolds and back in the day, the centre of the old town - and where this church is - was surrounded by a wall. While not as grand as the Roman Wall of York or indeed Hadrians Wall, the remains of the Caistor Roman Wall can be seen just at the back of this church.
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The Lincoln Highway Association (LHA) maintains a national tourist center in Franklin Grove, in a historic building built by Harry Isaac Lincoln in 1860, a cousin of Abraham Lincoln so he could expand his dry goods store.. The LHA is a national organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Lincoln Highway, the first road across the United States of America, which was routed through Franklin Grove.
Lincoln Highway Association
136 N. Elm St.
P.O. Box 308
Franklin Grove, IL 61031
What's left of an old family home from the 1870's. This is not far from our home here in Allamakee County. I was struck by the similarity of this photo to those taken of old ruins in Europe.
An all- stone chapel known as the "Church of the Weary Traveller" or the "Church of the Road". This church is about eight feet wide by twelve feet long.
House and small garden in the village of La Chapelle-Montligeon (in the département of Orne, in the Perche region of Normandie / Normandy, in northwestern France), on an overcast morning in early October 2016.
As its name implies, La Chapelle-Montligeon is located below the hill Mont Ligeon (whose name has possible roots in reference to a Roman legion stationed in the area); it is on a small river, la Villette, within Parc naturel régional du Perche (Regional Natural Park of the Perche). A large Neogothic basilica beetles over the village, Basilique Notre-Dame de Montligeon (1896-1911).
In the center of the village is a smaller church, l'Église Saint-Pierre (16th century, in late Gothic and flamboyant style).
(Information from the French Wikipédia, last consulted 15 December 2018.)
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Looking down Owen Gate in Durham city centre. If you're ever here then I can recommend the little cafe/restaurant with the blue door here in the middle of the image.
Gateway to Howden Dam
Howden Reservoir is a Y-shaped reservoir, the uppermost of the three in the Upper Derwent Valley, England. The western half of the reservoir lies in Derbyshire and the eastern half is in Sheffield, South Yorkshire; the county border runs through the middle of the reservoir, following the original path of the River Derwent. The longest arm is around 1.25 miles (2 km) in length. The reservoir is bounded at the southern end by Howden Dam; below this, the Derwent flows immediately into Derwent Reservoir and subsequently the Ladybower Reservoir. Other tributaries include the River Westend, Howden Clough and Linch Clough.
Work commenced on the dam's construction on 16 July 1901 and completed in July 1912. The chief engineer was Edward Sandeman. He was also in charge of building nearby Derwent dam and was awarded the Telford Medal in 1918 for his work ‘Derwent Valley Waterworks’. The works involved constructing a temporary village at Birchinlee, or "Tin Town", for the workers, a temporary railway line from the main line at Bamford, construction of a link aqueduct to the Derwent Dam. The dam is of solid masonry construction, and 117 ft tall (36 m), 1,080 ft long (330 m), and impounds 1,900,000 imperial gallons (8,600 kl) of water, from a catchment area of 5,155 acres (20.86 km2). The workers who died during the construction of the dam were buried in Bamford Church.
To the east of the reservoir stands Featherbed Moss, one of the highest tops in the area at 545 metres (1,788 ft), and one of several tops of that name in the area. This is not to be confused with the more well-known Featherbed Moss on the Pennine Way between Kinder Scout and Bleaklow.