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Newport Railway remains.
Part of the Bolt Street loco depot and Works, started in 1857 and expanded in stages to 1897. Ten locos were built here between 1867 and 1875 and it seems to have been replaced by the new depot in 1920, although the coal stage was still standing in 1965 at least. Beyond the building (looking from this direction) was the later Dock Street coal depot, which continued in use until 1991.
For more info, I highly recommend Railways and Industry in the Western Valley - Newport to Aberbeeg - by John Hodge ISBN 978 1 47383 8 079.
The wall on the right is partly the retaining wall that Herod the Great built round the Temple Mount platform upon which he built the second temple of Jesus' day. The Western Wall is the place of prayer for Jews today. Photo taken about 7.00 a.m. on a Sunday.
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This is St Lawrence, the village church of Aylesby just off the A18 near to Laceby in North East Lincolnshire. This was one of the very first churches that I photograhed when I first got the church crawling bug many years ago - so as I was passing on a lovely spring afternoon I thought it was time to update my image of the place.
St Mary's in the North Lincolnshire town of Broughton. Seen here in HDR against a moody looking sky.
14/02/2011
One of the many re-enactors that spend their time attending the many 1940s and WWII events all over the UK. This last weekend in May 2015 was the Lincoln 1940s weekend. This kind gent was happy to pose for photos in the sunshine outside the stunning Lincoln cathedral.
Thank you to all those who bring the WWII era back to life so that us 'young uns' can appreciate the sacrifice and hardship that this great country of ours went through.
My images are processed to look good on my laptop, and they do look good on there - and on my phone and tablet - I am aware though that some other screens will show my images as either too dark or indeed too light. This is due to individual screen settings and not my inability to produce a clear image ....
Relief of the day 13 Miquiztli (Skull). Temple of the Sun. Earlier (15th Century AD) rebuilding with date glyphs. Volcanic Stone, Mexica, 15th Century AD. Zona Arqueologica de Tlatelolco , Plaza de las Tres Culturas, Tlateloco, Mexico. Copyright 2015, James A. Ferguson. Tlateloco was founded by a sister tribe to the Aztecs at Tenochtitlan and was a major trading center during the Aztec empire, as well as an early competitor of Tenochtitlan. Like all Aztec Temples, these would originally have been covered with stucco and painted.ave been covered with stucco and painted.
Not this evening's plan, clouds to the south messed that up, so, Castlehill Harbour, creels going under!
Castlehill Harbour, Dunnet Bay, Caithness, Scotland.
González Martí National Museum of Ceramics and Decorative Arts, Spain, Aragon, Valencia. Copyright 2019, James A. Glazier.
Interior relief pilasters and roof "beams." Hypogeum Lagrasta I. Dromos tomb of 9 rooms with Ionic pilasters, red and white plaster and "house" relief carving. Hellenistic-Daunian, belonging to the Dasimii family. Built primarily in the 3rd Century BC, used 3rd Century BC - 2nd Century AD. Carved into the tuf groundrock. Excavated 1843 AD - 1853 AD. Canosa di Puglia, Barletta, Apulia, Italy. Copyright 2016, James A. Glazier. I would have liked to visit more of these tombs, but Jim was impatient.
Part of the Historic Winchester Series
Number 9 the close in Winchester Cathedral’s Inner Close was built in the early 17th Century, the symmetrical three storied stone building with its three gables is one of the few buildings in Winchester to be built with both Quarr and Binstead limestone, much of which may have been taken from nearby demolished monastic buildings, this has been finished with an ashlar facing.
The 8 light sash windows with glazing bars on the right hand side of the ground floor and on the first floor are later modifications but the three 8 light mullioned and transom windows in the gables and the two 6 light windows on the left of the ground floor are copies of the original cross-mullions. The Victorian Gothic porch was added in 1840 and inside is a Georgian staircase, the building is used for the Cathedral offices and the Diocesan Board of Finance.
Built in 1914 on a 184-acre tract, the castle was originally a private residence commissioned and designed by William Gillette, an American actor who is most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes on stage.
Riverside view of the abandoned stone building on the bank of the Moira River on Station Street in Belleville, Ontario. This building was restored by local builders to become the offices of the Quinte Construction Association, circa 1990. Vehicles on the used car lot of Trudeau Motors are visible on the left.
One of a series of photographic slides taken by the Keller family of Belleville between 1964 and 1994.
A former mill building along the River Avon in the town of Bradford on Avon (or Bradford-on-Avon; west Wiltshire, in southern England), on an overcast morning in mid-May. This former woollen mill has now been converted into residences.
The town is characterised by limestone buildings that cluster down near the river or perch on a steep hill and along an escarpment above it.
[Bradford-on-Avon mill building river reflection by tree 2010 may 14 o; P5141145]
A teapot, pitcher, vase, and other knick-knacks in a nook in a stone wall inside Curry's Cottage, a bakery and tea room in the town of Westport (County Mayo, in western Ireland), on a mostly cloudy afternoon in mid-September. We stopped there for a welcome pot of tea and slices of cake!
(A picture in my Tea, tea shops, tea rooms album / set.)
[Westport tea room traditional nook mantel 2013 sep 19 p; P1040359]
Isle of Arran, Scotland. Here you can see part of the original castle, a turret. On top of it has been added part of the later castle.
1639-1651: The castle was contested between the Hamiltons and the Campbells and was occupied by Oliver Cromwell's troops, who added a battery and extended the building.
Photographed during a visit to Culloden Battlefield memorial site and museum, Scotland, United Kingdom.
I thought I would try something a little warmer. This set is our trip up Iowa 17 and associated counties traveling from Des Moines back home early this fall. It was a rainy day which always make it more difficult to get the shot, but also has some interesting side effects that you won't get on a sunny day. Enjoy these pics from the road.
Luminance parameters are now in the EXIF data.
Corner and T-junction in tunnel. Undergrounds rectangular tunnel network with light wells and plastered walls. Part of a lost temple complex. Roman Augustan 27 BC - 14 AD. Egnazia, Apulia, Italy. Copyright 2016, James A. Glazier.
This building is in the Flinders Ranges. When the owners of this humble home lived up here it would have been to them as it would be to us living on mars. And it was hot!
I enjoyed my two nights here so much. I am looking forward to heading back when there is no moon to get some of the insane star action that comes with a place this far out.
Peace, Denis
Mainly Gothic stained glass recovered from windows throughout the church and reset behind the altar. Some modern infill, Gothic sculpture of Saint Catherine. St. Stephen's Dom (Cathedral) Catholic temple (church). Gothic. Begin in 1304 AD, vaulting completed in 1474 AD. North tower begun in 1450 AD and finished in 1511 AD. Austria, Vienna. Copyright 2016, James A. Glazier.
Another view of the wonderfully named St Etheldreda in the small Lincolnshire village of West Halton. This church is surrounded by large trees, meaning that the best time to take photos is when the trees are either bare or like now, just coming into leaf for the new season of spring.
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Maybe the bottom of Rapunzel's tower.
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In creating Greenfield Village, Henry Ford acquired a number of structures of interest and had them brought to Greenfield Village, and he had a number of other structures recreated there; this limestone Cotswold Cottage, barn, and wall are part of the former group. Built about 1620 in Chedworth, Gloucestershire, England, Ford bought them in 1929 and had them taken apart, shipped to Dearborn, and reassembled. In 1969, Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum (now jointly called The Henry Ford) were added to the National Register of Historic Places (#69000071); the historic district includes 97 buildings. The occasion of our visit was the Greenfield Village Old Car Festival, which we attended last September with Flickr friend Steve Brown (sjb4photos).
Pennsylvania not only has a lot of beautiful old covered bridges, it also has beautiful stone houses and barns, at least in Lancaster County and along the route of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76 and I-70). This lovely house is on the north edge of Christiana, in the eastern part of Lancaster County. Our quest was the Mercer covered bridge (photo posted earlier), but stumbling upon this old house was a nice bonus. The colors in the stones and the variety of their sizes are particularly appealing, I think, and I like the size and style of the house, including the two chimneys. As the map's satellite view shows, though, the houses doesn't have a good view to the front.
I love stonework, and would like having a stone house. In doing for information on some of the Lancaster County photos, I came across an on-line ad for an old stone farmhouse and barn in Lancaster County; both had been modernized, with central air conditioning, new electrical service, and updated kitchen and bathrooms in the house. Sounded wonderful -- but even if the price had been good (I didn't check), I could not keep up with 99 acres, and the two buildings are situated in the middle of the acreage. Still, for just a little bit, it was a nice dream.
Houses, with small front gardens, along the rectangular place (square) in the hill town of Najac (in the Rouergue, Aveyron département, in the Midi-Pyrénéees region of southwestern France), on a mostly clear morning in early June 2009.
Najac is known for its old stone-and-half-timbered buildings, clustered along a lower ridge below a promontory with a ruined castle / château fort. Its structure is a variant of a typical bastide, a later medieval fortified settlement designed to be easily defensible. It is classified among the "Plus Beau Villages de France" (Most Beautiful Villages of France).
[Najac place houses framed 2009 jun 4 n; DSCN3309]
Two surviving Doric columns of Archaic temple, overlaid with 18th Century AD buildings. Greek, Limestone, 6th Century BC. Taranto, Apulia, Italy. Copyright 2016, James A. Glazier.