Cernica Monastery is located near the town of Pantelimon, in Ilfov County.

It was founded in 1608 by the nobleman Cernica Știrbei.

The monastery sits on the shore of Lake Cernica, offering a picturesque landscape and a serene atmosphere for prayer and reflection.

Cernica Monastery, established in 1608 during the reign of Radu Șerban, was founded by Cernica Știrbei, the great vornic of Michael the Brave, and his wife, Chiajna.

This monastic complex has been a significant center of monastic education.

Within the monastery grounds, three churches and three chapels have been constructed.

The main church, dedicated to Saint Nicholas, suffered damage during the 1802 earthquake and was repaired between 1809 and 1815 by Archimandrite Timotei.

A major restoration was undertaken in 1925 following another earthquake in 1838 that caused the collapse of a turret, and a fire in 1923.[2]

The church dedicated to Saint George was originally built in the 18th century by Dan Brașoveanu.

It was completely rebuilt between 1962 and 1964, and further consolidated after the damages from the large Vrancea earthquake of March 1977.

In 1804, Archimandrite George constructed the small, beautiful Church of Saint Lazarus within the monastery's cemetery.

The three chapels of the monastery are "The Dormition of the Mother of God," built in 1790, "Saint John," constructed in 1842, and "The Entrance into the Church."

Between 1900 and 1904, the poet Tudor Arghezi was a monk at Cernica Monastery.

The cemetery of Cernica Monastery is the final resting place of many Romanian personalities, including painter Ion Țuculescu, Metropolitan Nifon, theologian Saint Dumitru Stăniloae, writer Gala Galaction, orientalist Athanase Negoiță, sociologist Ernest Bernea, pianist Johnny Răducanu, singer Zavaidoc, actress Stela Popescu, director Geo Saizescu, translator Stelian Gruia, academician Emilian Popescu, broadcaster Marioara Murărescu, and politician Pan Halippa.

The church is built in Neoclassical with Romanian decorative elements.

The architecture of the monastery features monumental churches with trilobed plans, lateral apses, and prominent domes.

Structures like the Church of Saint Nicholas and the Church of Saint George are built with strong masonry columns that support the vaults of the nave and narthex, highlighting a traditional ecclesiastical architectural style.

The Church of Saint Lazarus, located in the monastery's cemetery, is notable for its rich external decorations.

It exemplifies the traditional monastic architectural style that combines functionality with spiritual aesthetics, characteristic of Orthodox Christian architecture.

Found Agfacolor slide in post-1983 thin plastic mount showing a child on a rocking horse.

an attractive and moderately affluent family left their memories deep in the camera bag at the Salvation Army. Taken between 2001 and 2005. Camera and 16mb and 32mb memory cards for a 3.2mp camera were $10!

Found Kodachrome slide dated October 1992 showing a pub called "The Lazy Otter". An online search finds lots of references to the Lazy Otter pub at Stretham in Cambridgeshire, but this building doesn't look quite right to be that one.

Camera - Tony,Stop,Sand

Found unbranded and undated slide showing boats on a lake. A mixture of canoes and dinghies.

This is a field where trailer parks all used to be hooked up to gas meters that can still be seen. The grass has taken over the cement foundations and now the only proof of the town is the left behind meters and air conditioners.

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Found Fujifilm slide, undated, showing a group of teenagers by a river.

Part of a large batch of vintage negatives I purchased at an estate sale. They seem to be mostly NJ, 1930s and 1940s. If you recognize a building, please comment and let me know where it is.

Found 126-format Kodachrome slide dated August 1967 showing children.

Image from a found family album, most images are from the 1950s but a few from the 1940s and 1960s

Found Nemo!

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Found photo

Found Agfachrome slide showing a woman outside the door to a house called Blakes Cottage.

eBay purchase - slide in my collection

Part of a large batch of vintage negatives I purchased at an estate sale. They seem to be mostly NJ, 1930s and 1940s. If you recognize a building, please comment and let me know where it is.

Found at Worcester Show in the late 1960's.

I'm not sure if this is a Sunbeam, advice always welcome.

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Found Kodachrome slide dated July 1976, manually labelled "Lower Holbeam" (which is near Teignmouth, South Devon, UK.)

Found unbranded and undated slide. Chrysanthemums?

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Hayke and me 3 years ago!

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Found in a photo album (flea market)

I recently purchased a bag of negatives at an estate sale. Most are WW2 era photos taken in Germany. I'll add more information as I'm able to identify locations.

Now, I swear my interests are purely sociological ones / I read it for the articles

Found photo. Snyder Studio Millersburg O

found at a yard in wigan

GPO 312F telephone as found in an attic. As you can see, the telephone was in a sorry state and the screw in the centre of the dial had rusted, making a real mess of the dial face. This phone is dated 1956 and I was informed that it had been in this attic for more than a couple of decades. Connected to the 'phone was a bakelite magneto, shown here. This model of phone was fitted with a "Call Exchange" button, for use on party lines.

Found Kodachrome slide dated December 1975 showing a woman reading to a child.

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Found Kodachrome slide dated August 1969 showing a Siamese cat climbing out of a window.