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These three different stone-built houses are on the side of the old main road in Brixworth in Northamptonshire. The one nearest to us is the former post office which dates from the 1840s. In the middle, the two-storey house started life as a 17th century thatched cottage. It became a butcher's shop in the 19th century with a slaughterhouse and stables to the rear. At the far end is a three-storey Georgian town house. The small blue plaques are a local initiative to provide historical information about local buildings. All three buildings are on the Local List of important historical buildings and are within the Conservation Area.
Mission Concepción, just south of San Antonio, Texas, is the oldest unrestored stone church in America. It was first established in 1711 in east Texas and in 1731 moved to San Antonio by Franciscan friars from Spain. The purpose of Mission Concepción, one of a chain of similar colonial missions, was to convert native peoples to Catholicism. In this area, the Church also instructed the Coahuiltecan people in farming, ranching and stone masonry. The western entrance to the church is aligned to the sunset in such a way that an "annual double solar illumination event" occurs every year on or around August 15, the feast day of the Assumption of Mary. Source: Wikipedia.
Due the early church’s lack of success in achieving their mission because of rampant disease and threats of attacks by hostile Native groups, the mission was secularized in 1794 and quickly fell into disrepair. Source: www.sanantonio.gov/Mission-Trails/Mission-Trails-Historic...
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization has designated Concepción and four other San Antonio missions, including The Alamo, as a World Heritage Site.
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Bosanko's Cottage
According to Historic England, Bosanko's Cottage, situated in King Harry Passage, Feock, is a small stone house built around the 18th century.
Constructed from slatestone rubble & cob, the cottage was originally thatched but now has an asbestos slate roof.
The interior is virtually unaltered with original floors & roof structure.
Cape Cornwall is a headland located on the southwest tip of England, in West Cornwall, near the town of St Just. It's a popular spot for its dramatic coastal scenery and views of the Atlantic Ocean. The National Trust owns most of the headland, and it's part of the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site.
Davaar Lighthouse situated on the tidal island of Davaar at the entrance to Campbeltown Loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
Davaar Island is situated at the mouth of Campbeltown Loch, and during low tide, is accessible from the mainland via a bank of shingle named the Dhorlin.
Davaar Lighthouse was engineered by David and Thomas Stevenson, and is now listed as a site of Architectural/Historic interest.
Construction on the lighthouse was completed in 1854. One and one third acres of ground were purchased to build the lighthouse and its related buildings, which were estimated to cost between £3,000 and £4,000. The Contractor responsible for the building was John Barr & Co., the lantern was manufactured by James Milne & Son, and the leadwork was produced by John Marshall.