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Helsinki University of Technology
Otaniemi, Finland 1953-1966
Alvar Aalto, Architect
Honestly, one of the strongest compositions I have had the pleasure of seeing.
Scan from an old print (1987).
Seen from a slightly unusual angle at the corner of Morley and Cobden Streets, this is the fine Fifteenth Century Gainsborough Old Hall. Timber framed, but with parts having an early brick skin, the Hall has been the Town's centrepiece for over 600 years.
The Hall was built (largely) by the Yorkist Lord of the Manor, Sir Thomas Burgh, who entertained King Richard III here in 1470. However, the house was built on the site of a much earlier dwelling, and there is evidence to suggest that there are few sites in England where a house has stood longer.
In 1596 the house was sold to a London Merchant, William (later Sir William) Hickman, and he added the East Wing between 1597 and 1600. In 1720 his decendent, Sir Neville Hickman moved out of the Old Hall, and into a new dwelling at Thonock, about 2 miles away.
By the early 1950s, the building was in a parlous state, and was donated to the Town. Gainsborough Urban Distric Council had plans to demolish the building and build a car park on the site, but fortunately this never came to pass. Thanks to the work of local volunteers, especially Mr Harold Brace and the group he founded - the Friends of The Old Hall, the building was not demolished. Instead the building was restored between the late 1950s and the early 1980s, and is now run by English Heritage, and a visit can not be recomended highly enough.
Camera: Nikon F5
Lens: Nikkor 35-70mm zoom
Film: Fujicolor C200
This is the facade from the bar next to my flat. I like the texture and the thin bricks overlapping.
© Ray Skwire
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Featured Photoist May 7th, 2010
There's always something interesting to see in this city. Recent street resurfacing on Spruce Street has uncovered not only large swaths of the underlying original brick road but also the original (possibly) subway-surface trolley lines, if not just surface lines that used to cover much of Philadelphia suburbs and the city.
If anyone could provide a cite-able date reference for when the roads were last created with bricks as well as when the trolley lines were initially covered up, that'd be great.
Update In trying to determine the age of these tracks, as late as this 1954 map (via www.phillytrolley.org/ ), east/west tracks were still present on Spruce Street as far as 60th to the west and Front St to the east.
In 1932, Spruce ran a continuous line from 60th, down and over the South St. Bridge to Front, back up Lombard, and returning back again over the South St. Bridge.
However, if you go farther back to 1923, starting from the western most turnaround @ 60th Street, it looks like the tracks came east on Spruce until 45th Street, then veered north to Chestnut, leaving an empty patch between 45th and 42nd.
So I'm guessing the line was changed sometime between '23 and '32, making the Route 42 one continuous line from 60th to Front via Spruce St., and removing the sidestep over to Chestnut. My guess was this was done to continue to offer a complete east/west trolley line available on Spruce alone and permitting more vehicular traffic to flow on Chestnut and Walnut where the trolleys only ran east on Chestnut and west on Walnut looping back around 9th St downtown??
That's without researching the history of the El, the automobile, and/or the impact of both on mass transit in Philadelphia.
Pay attention, kids! History can be fun!
File Name: Nebco Brick
Title: Nebco Brick
Creator/contributor: New England Brick Company
Date created: Unknown
Physical description: One (1) clay brick with the name "nebco" printed in relief on the brick's surface.
Genres: Brick (clay material)
Subjects:
Construction materials
Brick trade
Clay industries
Bricks
NEBCO
New England Brick Company
Building materials
New England Brick Yards Co.
Cambridge (Mass.)--Industry
Notes: The New England Brick Company, established in 1897, had an excavation site on Sherman Street in North Cambridge. In 1904 the company was split into two, New England Brick Yards Co. and NEBCO, but they merged again in 1929. The Cambridge location was later sold in 1971 and became a dump.
Collection: CHC Object Collection
Collection ID: OBJ01
Location: Cambridge Historical Commission
Rights: No known restrictions
Preferred citation: Courtesy of the Cambridge Historical Commission, Object Collection
I am currently involved with the renovation of the historic Round House in Camps Bay. It is such a thrill to put new life into the old buildings...
This piece of wall shows the various bricks used over the ages...
Unfortunately I only had my camera phone on me...
Camps Bay, Cape Town, South Africa
I really like the coloration of these bricks near my house and find them very pleasing to look at...