Architecture - buildings that is

[Richard Brown]

Thanks so much. Any and all pictures are greatly appreciated!

Hi neither do I have any objections. Thank you for your king comments to us all.

I hope other thread visitors will be inspired to post pictures. An international flavour would be welcome there are so many great buildings out there.

The next pictures I will be posting will be smaller to avoid overloading the thread with huge pictures.

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[Richard Brown]

This set of pictures were taken in the Ardingly and Turners Hill area in E. Sussex.

The railway viaduct is listed. It's the Balcome Viaduct. Worth Googling for images

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[Richard Brown]

I took these 4 photos at Burstow, a tiny village west of Gatwick, under a flight path. (reminds me of the Windsor flight path joke)
The village is lost in agricultural lands and has a quaint charm.

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[Richard Brown]

Some examples of traditional building. Thatch being renewed, and a new timber-framed building being erected. I think the frame is green oak. Taken near Crawley.

The chapel is at Outwood near Gatwick. it is still used. It reminds me of the Pilgrim Fathers."

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[peacebaby21]

Richard Brown, AudiA6, SweetPoison, Hayles66, and Gabriel1: Thanks so much to all of you for taking the time out to post those gorgeous pictures. I, for one, greatly appreciate it. That was the first time I ever saw a thatched roof up that close...amazing! The brick work is fascinating. In the U.S., you don't see a whole lot of brick/stone used in building unless you go to Boston and some of the bigger cities, imho. I loved Richard's pictures of Greenwich. The picture of the colonnade to the queen's house actually gave me goosebumps...! I think the last time I was so in awe of seeing something was when I went to the Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, MA about 10 years ago. Second in line was when I was in elementary school and went on a classroom trip to the Freedom Trail all through Boston. We saw Paul Revere's house, the Old North Church which was the tallest in the city in 1775 was used to transmit the signal "One if by land, two if by sea." We walked so much that day and it was awesome. The sad part is that I spent the first 35 years of my life in Boston and toured the state very little. Now that I live 1300 miles away, I wish I had seen more of my birthplace. Anyway, I'd like to leave a link for everyone for the Boston Freedom Trail. If you ever have a chance to get to Boston, put on your best walking shoes and partake of this guided tour of the Freedom Trail. You folks won't regret it. You'll get some gorgeous pictures of different architecture and you'll sleep well that night from all your walking!

The Paul Revere House

If you click on the above link, it will take you to the Paul Revere House and give you all the info. about the Freedom Trail....Enjoy!! And enjoy Boston if you ever take a vacation across the ocean...

 

[Gabriel1]

Here are some pictures from the village where this poor old Londoner now lives in Kent.

First is St. Dunstons (also known as the cathedral in the Weald, just across the road from my house), then the village windmill (just around the corner from my house) and another picture of the windmill taken from the centre of the village.

As lovely as the place is my heart still resides in London.

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[AudiA6]

Posting a few pictures of some residential campuses that I am designing currently.
A couple of pic are from a retreat club as well

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[peacebaby21]

Here are some pictures from the village where this poor old Londoner now lives in Kent.

First is St. Dunstons (also known as the cathedral in the Weald, just across the road from my house), then the village windmill (just around the corner from my house) and another picture of the windmill taken from the centre of the village.

As lovely as the place is my heart still resides in London.

The Archangel

So pretty and quaint. I've never seen a windmill other than in pictures. Do they call all towns, villages? In the U.S., there are towns, cities, parrishes, and similar, but I know of no villages. What helps me to enjoy all these photo's that folks here post, is the fact that I consider myself lucky enough, to be able to put myself into these pics and imagine myself right there! For that, I give many thanks to all!

 

[Richard Brown]

Hi Peacebaby,

Many thanks for the link to the Boston Heritage Trail. It's fascinating. In the UK we tend to remember Boston for the Tea Party. Certainly I would love to tour Boston and the Eastern states one day.

You were asking about towns and villages in the UK. Cities, which should have a cathedral, are first, followed by towns. Towns can be defined as County, or Market or just towns, depending on their main function. Then there are villages and then hamlets. I believe this is the correct order which is based on the size of population. My classification is very broad and could be better defined. I haven't mentioned conurbations which are the largest urban areas geographically and population wise. A conurbation came about thanks to urban development spreading out from a large town or city to swallow up neighbouring towns and villages. London and Manchester are both prime examples of a conurbation.

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[Richard Brown]

Here are some pictures from the village where this poor old Londoner now lives in Kent.

First is St. Dunstons (also known as the cathedral in the Weald, just across the road from my house), then the village windmill (just around the corner from my house) and another picture of the windmill taken from the centre of the village.

As lovely as the place is my heart still resides in London.

The Archangel

Great place Gabriel. I agree with you about London. Thats when I realise how lucky I am living 25 minutes by train from Victoria, yet Kentish countryside is less than 30 minutes away by car.
Yesterday I joined a party to Larkins Brewery in Chiddingstone. We got there in 35 minutes! Tour started off well with us sampling wares before seeing the works. Perfect & tasty beer. Glad I'd had a good breakfast. . We then lunched at The Rock inn. Excellent. And I do not have a hangover.

I know the area you live in pretty well, and spend many idyllic days in the area photographing listed buildings for the Images of England project.

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[Richard Brown]

I should have include these photos with my last post. The Rock and adjacent house. Both Kentish style, possibly vernacular.
Other pics of oast houses across the valley from Larkins. Other ones self explanatory.

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[Gabriel1]

So pretty and quaint. I've never seen a windmill other than in pictures. Do they call all towns, villages? In the U.S., there are towns, cities, parrishes, and similar, but I know of no villages. What helps me to enjoy all these photo's that folks here post, is the fact that I consider myself lucky enough, to be able to put myself into these pics and imagine myself right there! For that, I give many thanks to all!

I think Richard has explained the village/town/city thing rather well. I could be wrong but I think this village is supposed to be the largest village in England, so not far from being a town. We have a very quaint shopping centre, lots of old fashioned shops and we still have a farmers Market in a hall here where the stalls spill out onto the pavement in the middle of town.

The windmill is probably the bast example I have seen, also apparently the second tallest in England, and attracts a lot of tourists, it is probably most unusual for being almost in the middle of the village as normally they are in the middle of nowhere surrounded by fields.

I have attached another picture from the village, this is the Providence Chapel with it's unusual curved front, another very old building which is hidden away behind the quaint shops, so many of the locals don't even realise that this building exists.

Great place Gabriel. I agree with you about London. Thats when I realise how lucky I am living 25 minutes by train from Victoria, yet Kentish countryside is less than 30 minutes away by car.
Yesterday I joined a party to Larkins Brewery in Chiddingstone. We got there in 35 minutes! Tour started off well with us sampling wares before seeing the works. Perfect & tasty beer. Glad I'd had a good breakfast. . We then lunched at The Rock inn. Excellent. And I do not have a hangover.

I know the area you live in pretty well, and spend many idyllic days in the area photographing listed buildings for the Images of England project.

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Thanks Richard, London for me has a bit of everything, from historical to ultra modern, bustling and buzzing yet parks you could lose yourself in for days and never hear any traffic noise (a picnic in the middle the regents park could be anywhere in the countryside. I love to take the clipper down the Thames past canary wharf, tower of London, oxo tower, etc, etc. I noticed that one of your pics (I think) above shows tower bridge which always requires a lot of explanation on my part as despite the apparent age it is not that old, a steel and blockwork structure clad to look like it could have been built at the same time as St Pauls!

I still work in London but how I wish I could move back there!

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[Richard Brown]

.... I love to take the clipper down the Thames past canary wharf, tower of London, oxo tower, etc, etc. I noticed that one of your pics (I think) above shows tower bridge which always requires a lot of explanation on my part as despite the apparent age it is not that old, a steel and blockwork structure clad to look like it could have been built at the same time as St Pauls!

I still work in London but how I wish I could move back there!

The Archangel

Yes you are right. I included a night view of Tower Bridge taken from close to the mayor's HQ. I have attended a couple of talks about the bridge - fascinating. The scaffolding used during construction was very unsafe. I think a couple of workers died falling off.

I attach a view of a newer icon. Wembley Football Stadium seen from the Horniman Museum area.

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[Richard Brown]

Let's go international. These are Barcelona Pictures taken in 2005. The photos are of, in sequence, Off Las Ramblas, Montjuc
Catalonian Art Museum, Parc Guell under-croft, Mies Van Der Rohe Pavilion, Olympic Football stadium, Gaudi's architecture, Parc Guell
serpentine terrace seating, traditional square, the old quarter, Gaudi detail, inside Mis Van Der Rohe Pav. (2 views),

Now are there any pics of New Delhi?

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[peacebaby21]

I am in total awe!! Wish I could hop on one of these  and come to visit the U.K. Instead, I am happy to see it through all your eyes! 