View allAll Photos Tagged StoneBuilding
A limestone and half-timbered gateway in the old town of Evesham (Worcestershire, in west-central England) on a partly sunny early afternoon in mid-May.
This historic gateway leads from the grounds of the former Evesham Abbey to a small square; it was initially built under Abbot Reynold, also known as Reginald, who was abbot of this Benedictine monastery from 1130 to 1149. The black-and-white half-timbered building towards the centre and right is named Church House.
Just on the other side of the gateway, a bit of the Gateway Tearooms can be glimpsed towards the right (including outdoor seating).
While not many of the older buildings survive in this market town, the small historic area is very appealing.
(A picture in my Tea, tea shops, tea rooms album / set.)
[Evesham gateway with Church House 2010 may 18 o; P5181709]
back view of langholm kirk. in a leaf strewn buccleuch park, langholm, dumfriesshire, scotland. with the young poser in foreground, caroline st, and castle hill in background, part suspension bridge on extreme right.
The caretaker's stone building (1890+) in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada.
Mount Pleasant Cemetery came into being in 1890, through a joint effort by Morriburg's St. Paul's Lutheran Church and Knox Presbyterian Church; its one half acre of land gifted by Charles Casselman.
This cemetery is also known as the Mariatown Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
Collier, John,, 1913-1992,, photographer.
Front view of the Pan American Union, Washington, D.C.
1943 May
1 transparency : color.
Notes:
Title from FSA or OWI agency caption.
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.
Subjects:
Pan American Union Building (Washington, D.C.)
Organizations' facilities
World War, 1939-1945
United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
Format: Transparencies--Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection 12002-45 (DLC) 93845501
General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a34535
Call Number: LC-USW36-739
This historic 1930 resort is situated on a 2,600-acre nature preserve in the Appalachian Mountains with elevations from 2,200 to 4,365 feet. It is 7.4 miles from downtown Pembroke in Giles County, (southwestern) Virginia. Dirty Dancing was a 1987 romantic drama film starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. Much of the movie was filmed at the Mountain Lake Lodge. Print Size 13x19 inches.
Another of the churches from a small Nottinghamshire (UK) village. This time from the village of Treswell. St John The Baptist is located just north of the village and surrounded by trees.
This is another HDR image, from three images combined in Photomatix 3.2.7 and then put through CS4.
Wow, sometimes life just gets away form you! I haven't posted anything to flickr for over two weeks. I have a ton of catching up to do, and I promise to get to all your streams soon... :)
this was shot recently at Willowwood Arboretum, and edited in PS to look old... :)
Overlooking the seafront at Beaumaris is the Grade I Listed Victoria Terrace, completed in 1833, a very impressive building whose reason for Listing was because it is "an outstanding and well-preserved late-Georgian terrace of national importance, and for its vital contribution to the historical integrity of Beaumaris sea front." For more information see: -
britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300005636-victoria-terrace-i...
Solo Exercise walk from home to town during Coronavirus pandemic covid-19 : Good Friday 10th April 2020
The first time was in 1853 and 1854, when it was built as a home for lawyer William Richmond, his new wife Emily (nee Atkinson) and their first-born, Mary Elizabeth.
They were among the last of the inter-linked, middle-class Richmond, Hursthouse and Atkinson families to sail to New Zealand. ‘The Mob’, as they were called, arrived in Taranaki in dribs and drabs.
Finally the sun crept over the snowy hill and blasted the east side of the Doudy place with yellow light! It's almost full intensity but still carries the early color. This shot of the Sylvester Doudy house masks South Boulder Creek, which cuts across, left, through Eldorado Springs, Doudy was the first settler in the area. Doudy raised cattle and started both a grist mill and also a saw mill. The shadows of the branches are pretty distinct in the morning light. I had to post this version of the shot because the wave cloud really started to perform. NFL: Not For Long! It was in the capture and not in my grab bag. I could have cheated but didn't! I have several other captures but I think this warrants the extra work. This cloud can be classified as one of the stranger clouds I've seen and it transmogrified elusive shape regularly being a lenticular.
Apparently, I kicked Eddieout of the way to get this shot after dawn. The lenticular cloud is showing off a bit here but I had to sacrifice the presence of the moon with the wide angle. If lenticulars, the clouds should stay put. It's easy to see that they didn't travel for building materials. The rocks probably came down from the Flatirons in the distance. Eons of weather would have done that. The field stone found scattered about probably had to be cleared from the site itself before construction. They were largely sandstone of varied colors. That was the stone used to build what is seen here. In fact a couple of the earlier shots show stones cleared back to create pastures for the cattle. If Doudy wanted a house he had to build it himself. There was a lot of make-do masonry here. But here it stands after a century and some decades. I ask you... Was Doudy the first early-day Boulder stoner? He certainly has a lot of modern day disciples in town.
I had been rousted by Eddie because he wanted grand sunrise skies at his usual haunts. Jeeez, he woke me right up so I was too groggy after only a couple hours sleep. I was still too zoned out to find something to throw at him! OK, OK, I'll go because after his recent posts, I think he is bored. The Colorado Railroad Museum trek kept me worked up for over a month of processing. Viewers kept viewings well up but more will wait until another trip. And here's Eddie who's a process all in himself. I was too busy getting ready while he was lifting some jars of my marinara sauce. Can you imagine that Eddie changed his destination plans on the road and ended up at Doudy that was pretty sodden on the last visit. We waited for sunrise as we knew that there would be a payoff this morning, And we waited as the yuppies streamed past to the trails. The morning sun has just stuck the east side of to old homestead. The birds in the cottonwood were quietly waiting for the toasty rays of the sun. I was in a down jacket and just as happy as the birds to welcome the toasty rays. This weekend will burn off the left over snows. There were buds waiting their turn on the branches I found near the trail.
Perspetiva da Rúa Longa, situada no núcleo histórico de Padrón, na província da Corunha, Galiza. Esta artéria, ladeada por edifícios de arquitetura tradicional galega, caracteriza-se pela robustez da cantaria em granito e pelas varandas com gradeamento em ferro forjado, elementos típicos do urbanismo da região. O ponto focal da composição é a fachada lateral da Casa do Concello (Câmara Municipal), identificável pelas bandeiras oficiais — incluindo a de Espanha, a da Galiza e a da União Europeia — que se projetam sobre a via, sinalizando a função administrativa do edifício.
Padrón detém uma importância histórica e cultural nevrálgica, sendo um ponto de passagem fundamental no Caminho Português de Santiago e estando intrinsecamente ligada à tradição Jacobeia através do "Pedrón", a ara romana onde, segundo a lenda, foi amarrada a barca com os restos mortais do Apóstolo Tiago. A atmosfera tranquila da rua, com o jogo de luz e sombra sobre o pavimento empedrado, reflete a preservação do património numa vila que é também berço de ilustres figuras literárias, como Rosalía de Castro e Camilo José Cela.
View of Rúa Longa, located in the historic center of Padrón, in the province of A Coruña, Galicia. This street, lined with buildings featuring traditional Galician architecture, is characterized by its sturdy granite stonework and wrought iron balconies, typical elements of the region's urban design. The focal point of the composition is the side façade of the Casa do Concello (Town Hall), identifiable by the official flags—including those of Spain, Galicia, and the European Union—which hang over the street, signaling the administrative function of the building.
Padrón is of crucial historical and cultural importance, being a key point on the Portuguese Way of St. James and intrinsically linked to the Jacobean tradition through the “Pedrón,” the Roman altar where, according to legend, the boat carrying the remains of the Apostle James was moored. The peaceful atmosphere of the street, with the play of light and shadow on the cobbled pavement, reflects the preservation of heritage in a town that is also the birthplace of illustrious literary figures such as Rosalía de Castro and Camilo José Cela.
I went to the 1940s weekend at Lincoln on 30th May 2015, the Dakota aeroplane from the BBMF flew over the magnificent Lincoln Cathedral. This cathedral was once the tallest building in the word, now though it's 'just' one of the most magnificent religious buildings in the world.
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 ....
A view of Waltham Windmill and an historic Grimsby Fire Brigade horse drawn water tender. Both seen from the entrance to the Museum of Rural Life, well worth the donation entrance fee.
The Watermans Arms pub, seen from the pub beer garden beside Bow Creek (in the South Hams district of South Devon, southwestern England), near Bow Bridge and the village of Tuckenhay, on a clear evening in early May.
The cold winter of 2009/2010 had delayed spring by several weeks, so a fruit tree (plum or cherry?) is still in full flower. A sign at the pub entrance advertises its Devon cream teas, a well-known Devon treat.
(A picture in my Tea, tea shops, tea rooms album / set.)
For those not already familiar with "cream tea": In addition to the tea as a hot drink itself, a cream tea consists of scones served with clotted cream, which is an especially thick and rich cream, somewhat yellowish in tint and thick enough to spread. Unlike sour cream or yoghurt, clotted cream is very mildly flavoured, not tart. Jam is often included, as well. Some places that serve cream teas put the scone, cream, and jam together from the beginning, while at other pleaces, people spread things on their scones themselves. Clotted cream teas are the pride and joy of tea servers in the West Country of England -- Devon cream teas tend to be the best known, but cream teas are also a speciality in Cornwall and Somerset, for example -- and cream teas can be found in other parts of Britain, as well.
[Bow Creek pub fruit tree 2010 may 7 c; IMG_1289]
View along Main Street in the village of Newtonmore (Badenoch and Strathspey, Inverness-shire), as clouds roll over the Monadhliath Mountains behind the village, including Creag Dubh.
The name of the village in Scottish Gaelic is Baile Ùr an t-Slèibh; its English name, first recorded 1828, was based on being the new town on the moor, or "Newtown-more." It is located in the upper (southern) Spey Valley in the eastern Scottish Highlands, on the railway line between Perth and Inverness -- a major source of its development in the 19th century, according to the Newtonmore Community website (viewed 3 September 2014). (Other information from the Gazetteer for Scotland, plus the Gaelic name from Wikipedia, both consulted 3 September 2014.)
More recently, Newtonmore was also known as the filming location of some of the scenes in the television series Monarch of the Glen.
(From the "archive" -- 2007.)
[Newtonmore high street autumn morning 2007 sep 12 n; DSCN0174]
Margolies, John,, photographer.
Stone Restaurant, angle 2, Route 77, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
1992.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format).
Notes:
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer.
Margolies category: Slides not on original list.
Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-2).
Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Please use digital image: original slide is kept in cold storage for preservation.
Forms part of: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008).
Subjects:
Restaurants--1990-2000.
United States--Oklahoma--Pauls Valley.
Format: Slides--1990-2000.--Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see "John Margolies Roadside America Photograph Archive - Rights and Restrictions Information" www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/723_marg.html
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Margolies, John John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (DLC) 2010650110
General information about the John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.mrg
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/mrg.01402
Call Number: LC-MA05- 1402
The jail was built in 1909 for $7,500 and is still in use today. It's capacity is 8 and has two women's cells and four men's cells.
April 22, 2022 - The Leie River flows through Ghent and many tourist boats can be found sailing on it.
Balcanoona was a former sheep station on a very grand scale, in outback South Australia. It was handed over to the South Australian National parks in the 1970s after successive droughts, a drop in wool price and sistance from market made it unviable. It has left a legacy of vegetation and soil degregation due to a high stocking rate of sheep in the early days.
There's a man wearing what looks like a military greatcoat and hat and using a cane on the far right. A woman stands in the doorway. Part of the roof is missing. Can anybody figure out what is in the two cages? Even when enlarged, I can't make out what it is, each white item seems to have a loop (handle?) on it.
Decided to stop downtown Mason City to take some shots of the historic down town including the Park Inn and City National Bank. Enjoy the main street of Mason City Iowa.
Schech's Mill near Caledonia, Minnesota. The mill was built in 1876 and is still in operation. It is the oldest operating mil with original equipment in Minnesota.
Margolies, John,, photographer.
Apache Canyon Trading Post, stone building, Routes 62 & 180, Whites City, New Mexico
1993.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format).
Notes:
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer.
Margolies category: Indian artifacts.
Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-4).
Credit line: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008), Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Please use digital image: original slide is kept in cold storage for preservation.
Forms part of: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (1972-2008).
Subjects:
Trading posts--1990-2000.
United States--New Mexico--Whites City.
Format: Slides--1990-2000.--Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see "John Margolies Roadside America Photograph Archive - Rights and Restrictions Information" www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/723_marg.html
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Margolies, John John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive (DLC) 2010650110
General information about the John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.mrg
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/mrg.02021
Call Number: LC-MA05- 2021
I had this shoot with Lindsay a couple months ago and it truly was an awesome time. I really liked how this one turned out from this set. Stay tuned for more!
MM #2637318
50mm
Natty Light
© All Rights Reserved - Black Diamond Images
Does anyone know what this building is. It was new or being built in March 2003. Pretty sure it is on the road to Pisac but don't where exactly.
Often referred to as the Coronado Heights Castle, this stone shelter sits at the top of the hill and commands a view of miles in any direction.
If you're interested in purchasing a print of this photograph, check it out on my website! art.katzmatt.com/Categories/Scenes/i-dPpxnhZ/A
The first railway station in Helsinki was built in 1860, as Finland's first railway between Helsinki and Hämeenlinna was opened. The station's plans were drawn by the Swedish architect Carl Albert Edelfelt. However, as the popularity of railways grew, the station turned out to be too small, and a contest was organised in 1904 with the intention of producing plans for a new station.
The contest received 21 entries, and was won by Eliel Saarinen, with a pure national romanticist design, which sparked off a vigorous debate about the architecture of major public buildings, with demands for a modern, rational style. Saarinen himself abandoned romanticism altogether and re-designed the station completely. The new design was finished in 1909 and the station was opened in 1919.
The station was inaugurated 5.11.1919 after 15 years' building work .
The station is mostly clad in Finnish granite, and its distinguishing features are its clock tower and the two pairs of statues holding the spherical lamps, lit at night-time, on either side of the main entrance and are designed by Emil Wikström.
The main maintenance area for the Finnish Railways is located at Pasila, the first station out of Helsinki Central. The old steam locomotive roundhouse facility to the south of Pasila station still stands and is used for sundry functions. The main area is now to the north of Pasila station, in the fork between the Espoo and the Tikkurila lines.
Steam locomotives were replaced by diesel in the 1950s on Finnish railways, and in turn the first electric trains were introduced in 1969–70 on the Helsinki local lines; the trains introduced at that time are still in substantial use. Main line trains were then gradually changed over as the electric network was extended over the bulk of the Finnish rail system, including all trains which serve Helsinki.
President of Finland Kyösti Kallio died at the station on 19 December 1940 of a heart attack, as he was going back home to Nivala after having retired as President. Legend says he died in the arms of Marshal Mannerheim.
The railway station has been renovated occasionally. In the 1960s the underground Asematunneli tunnel was built. The first surveillance cameras in the station hall were installed in the spring of 1968. The first electric train arrived at the station on 13 January 1969. After testing, regular electric train traffic was started between Helsinki and Kirkkonummi railway station on 26 January 1969.
In 1982, Rautatientori metro station was built under the railway station forecourt as part of the Helsinki Metro construction work. In 2000, a glass roof, which had already been in the original drawings by Eliel Saarinen, was built over the railway station's central platforms, although to a new design. In 2003, the shopping wing Kauppakuja was opened along with a hotel.
One of the station's less known features is a private 50-square-metre (540 sq ft) waiting lounge exclusively for the use of the President of Finland and his/her official guests. The lounge, featuring furniture designed by Eliel Saarinen, has two entrances, a bigger one leading outside to the Rautatientori square and a smaller one leading to the main station hall. The lounge was first completed in 1911 and was originally intended for the private use of the Emperor of Russia, but the First World War delayed its official inauguration to 1919, at which point it had been converted into a temporary military hospital, and was afterwards given to the use of the Finnish President. According to Kari Pekka Rosenholm, the former station manager, the lounge is the only one of its kind in the entire world.
the malham circular walk was a wonderful introduction to the Yorkshire d.ales, especially for someone like myself from the fenlands of east anglia where the most elevated position is usually is the upstairs window .
we left malham and followed the signs that lead to Janets Foss , then moved on to Goredale Scar , unfortunately we had to settle for a veiw from the position of the rope that warned us not to proceed any further due to the danger of possible falling rocks because of the recent persistent rain. we the returned to the bridge that we had passed on the way to the scar and had a bite to eat and proceeded to take the trail (UP HILL) to the Malham cove, the limestone pavement was very slippery and so we chose to take the safer route over the top and made our way down the other side down a set of very steep steps. once at the bottom we saw the impressive site of the Cove itself. after a 5 hour trek we rerurned to the car, warmed up and set of to a vantage point to see the cove from afar , by this time the clouds had moved on enough so the sun briefly lit up the hillsides,